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"I have to fight for a seat at the table. Some just get it. If there’s no seat at the table, no problem, because I’m bringing my chair.” Bhavya Kalsi’s father was…
It was a newspaper clipping many years ago that sent me driving down narrow dusty roads off the Bangalore-Mysore highway to look for a village called Kodiyala. This was a weaver community…
Had it not been for her mother, Texas-based Silk Threads founder Ruby Bhandari may never have had a career in fashion at all. In the 8th grade, Bhandari begrudgingly followed her mom’s advice and…
New York City-born Megha Rao is a designer, curator, and former model. With her contemporary South Asian fashion line holiCHIC, Rao is helping women build their confidence through colorful, flowing dresses and vibrant…
Check out the latest collection from Aysha Saeed, Founder of Aysha NY. If you're like most women, sheltering in place at home has probably led to some shopping-withdrawal. While you might not…
Indian weddings are typically extravagant and beautiful affairs. Yet there’s one component that is often surprisingly complex for South Asian brides planning their weddings in the U.S., and that’s selecting bridal party…
Masaba Gupta has never been afraid of contrast. Since her first collection paraded down the runway, she’s relished using traditional fabrics in brand-new cuts, or pairing bold and outgoing contemporary prints with…
Sabyasachi Mukherjee, known for his high-end clothing and bridal designs, has now expanded his empire to cover interior design as well. You can catch his classic and frequently cinema-inspired styles inside the…
Anita Dongre made her earliest design vision an international sensation. Following her 1984 graduation from SNDT College with a degree in fashion design, Dongre knew creating a house devoted to fashion influenced…