Pooja Singh

New Delhi

National Features and Style Editor at Mint

National features editor @livemint fashion editor @mint_lounge| Covering all things that matter | @Columbia alum | @cheveningfcdo fellow | [email protected]

Articles

The salwar is not dead

2 weeks ago | livemint.com | Pooja Singh

For the past few years, the salwar hadn’t been on top of the list of looks for labels and designer brands. Palazzos, cigarette pants, dhoti-pants, harem pants, wide-legged pants and skinny pants ruled, and continue to do so on runways, streets and fast-fashion racks. The salwar has been part of the Indian dress code from the Mughal era and is traditional wear in the states of Punjab, Haryana, Kashmir, Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh.
The salwar is not dead

2 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Pooja Singh

2 hours agoWoman Launches Bathing Products Made Using Expired Breast Milk; Here’s How She Makes ThemWhile breast milk is considered the best food for newborns, the woman is tapping into its moisturising properties to create bathing products to fight …2 hours agoRadisson Hotel Group unveils Aaramgah Jawai Resort & SpaWith a strategic focus on strengthening its presence in India’s leisure destinations, Radisson Hotel Group announced the debut of Aaramgah Jawai …
The last generation of rafugars

2 weeks ago | livemint.com | Pooja Singh

“It’s like losing a family member," says Manmeet Kaur Bindra, her five friends nodding in agreement. The neighbours in Delhi’s Kalkaji are discussing the locality’s darner or rafugar, Wasim Khan, who died, aged 85, on 17 March. The six women, in the 45-55 age group, have many stories about masterji—a tall, lanky bearded man who sat hunched on a wooden stool, under a peepul tree, from 11am-6pm, darning clothes.
HT Syndication: The last generation of rafugars

2 weeks ago | htsyndication.com | Pooja Singh

New Delhi, April 4 -- "It's like losing a family member," says Manmeet Kaur Bindra, her five friends nodding in agreement. The neighbours in Delhi's Kalkaji are discussing the locality's darner or rafugar, Wasim Khan, who died, aged 85, on 17 March. The six women, in the 45-55 age group, have many stories about masterji-a tall, lanky bearded man who sat hunched on a wooden stool, under a peepul tree, from 11am-6pm, darning clothes.
What Vivienne Westwood's India show did not get right

3 weeks ago | livemint.com | Pooja Singh

It was all of this minus the extraordinary-ness. On Tuesday, while hundreds of attendees sat through an hour of summer heat and rain, with the front-row occupied by celebrities like Kareena Kapoor Khan and Janhvi Kapoor, over 60 looks were presented on a 166ft long runway with a scaffolding-clad Gateway of India as the backdrop.
HT Syndication: Lakme fashion week in review: Too much Bollywood, too little ready-to-wear

3 weeks ago | htsyndication.com | Pooja Singh

Posted On: 2025-04-01 Posted By: Pooja Singh Entertainment Health & Lifestyle National Technology MINT New Delhi, April 1 -- When actor Kareena Kapoor Khan took the stage on 30 March in Mumbai to close the five-day Lakme Fashion Week, in collaboration with the Fashion Design Council of India and Reliance, she made it point to pay tribute to everyone behind the scenes. "The real icons are fashion stylists, make-up artists, hair stylists, choreographers and the 60 smashingly hot fashion models...
Lakme fashion week in review: Too much Bollywood, too little ready-to-wear

3 weeks ago | livemint.com | Pooja Singh

Lounge Summary The 25th Lakme fashion week showcased ready-to-wear clothes that were a bit too glamourous to be considered everyday wear This is a Mint Premium article gifted to you. Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. When actor Kareena Kapoor Khan took the stage on 30 March in Mumbai to close the five-day Lakme Fashion Week, in collaboration with the Fashion Design Council of India and Reliance, she made it point to pay tribute to everyone behind the scenes.
Lakme fashion week review: Too much Bollywood, too little ready-to-wear

3 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Pooja Singh

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HT Syndication: Sephora's global CEO Guillaume Motte has big plans for India

3 weeks ago | htsyndication.com | Pooja Singh

New Delhi, March 29 -- India's beauty market is getting too crowded-that's a line one hears often. New homegrown brands emerge almost every month while more international names announce their entry. Guillaume Motte thinks otherwise. "India isn't saturated at all," says the global CEO-president of French multinational beauty retailer Sephora when we meet at Mumbai's Bay Club. "It's in a very early stage and it's a unique market."He explains what he means by unique.
Sephora's global CEO Guillaume Motte has big plans for India

3 weeks ago | livemint.com | Pooja Singh

“India has a combination of very high growth potential, a very high young population, and it’s very receptive to make-up. Some markets are only about skincare, some about fragrances. Here, make-up is, in a lot of ways, part of the culture...