Giya Sood

1 month ago | thevoiceoffashion.com | Tanishka Aggarwal |Unnati Saini |Snigdha Ahuja |Giya Sood

Tears and LaughterThe book, a laugh-out-loud riot, begins in Mumbai where Garg grew up—the youngest of four siblings, and most rebellious. Raised by an uncompromising father who wants to get her married soon after her mother’s death, a 14-year-old Garg runs away. Sleeping on benches, finding shelter at the homes of acquaintances and often being homeless for over a year, she finally moves to the US to live with her sister and brother-in-law.

1 month ago | thevoiceoffashion.com | Sumitra Nair |Giya Sood |Shefalee Vasudev

Cut to now, and Indian celebrities take to the Cannes red carpet with a clear eye on photo ops and publicity, and the backing of top luxury brands and designers. The style journey of Indian actors at the festival runs on a track parallel to the country's growing fashion ecosystem, with Indian fashion designers becoming an annual presence at the festival as much as actors and filmmakers.

1 month ago | thevoiceoffashion.com | Saumyaa Vohra |Giya Sood |Unnati Saini |Shubham Ladha

In India, the jutti has also grown from mass-market to fashion-forward, and designed for newer audiences ready to invest in a luxe version at top price points. The jutti forms a large section of India’s booming footwear business (currently valued at ₹1,23,500 crore, the 2nd highest globally). Of that, exporters like Saluja Punjabi Jutti and Anand Exports ship over 50 percent of products to Canada, USA and Australia.