Kahini Calcuttawalla

4 days ago | thevoiceoffashion.com | J. Shruti |Shefalee Vasudev |Shweta Shiware |Kahini Calcuttawalla

Carter’s Afrocentric ApproachFor Black Panther, which was set in a fictional uncolonised kingdom, Carter summoned Afrofuturism, drawing on colour symbolism of the Maasai people, Samurai armour and the jewellery of Nbedele women. An international team of researchers, including buyers, tailors, beaders as well as engineers, undertook the task, exploring not only clothing histories but also new technological possibilities, such as 3D printing.

1 week ago | thevoiceoffashion.com | Arun Janardhan |Shefalee Vasudev |Shweta Shiware |Kahini Calcuttawalla

The Pottery Barn global team developed a collaborative line with her, reflecting the actor’s persona and lifestyle—with products like salad bowls, cheese boards and napkins. Bham remembers the interest Padukone’s name generated, in-store and online, and via social media. “It contributed to incremental sales in business, but the (Pottery Barn) page views increased. Beyond her collection, customers saw other products as well,” he says.

2 weeks ago | thevoiceoffashion.com | J. Shruti |Shefalee Vasudev |Shweta Shiware |Kahini Calcuttawalla

Here, edited excerpts from a conversation with Mandhwani. Women were both reading and writing for these magazines, both fiction and non-fiction. It feels like they weren't being pushed toward an ideal of who they should be, but were simply allowed to be. It’s not that women didn’t read earlier. There was already a vibrant culture of publications and books in Hindi and even more so in Urdu, engaging women readers.