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The Gucci Gambit: Sorry, Not Sari
Gucci's approach represents a different kind of cultural navigation—one that sidesteps the sari-versus-lehenga debate entirely by refusing to engage with South Asian garment categories at all.
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Punjabi Aa Gaye, at the Met: Diljit Dosanjh’s Met Gala Debut is a Cultural Reset
Diljit Dosanjh made history as the first Punjabi artist to walk the Met Gala red carpet — dressed in custom Prabal Gurung, styled by Abhilasha Devyani.
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Artist Spotlight: Mahnoor Ahmed
On Representing Pakistani Beauty
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Mirror, Mirror, On the Wall: Do We Really Need Beauty Pageants Anymore?
As beauty competitions take baby steps into being more inclusive, it’s worth asking whether there is a path of progress to even be had?
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Pink Tax: The Subtle Tax of Being a Woman
Sakshi Sadashiv Kadam writes about the subtle, invisible, gendered tax levied on women.
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Breaking the Binary Code: Knocking Down the Brick House of Fashion
Mehak Walia writes about individuals breaking the mould of heteronormative fashion standards to express their unique sense of self.
10 min read


Beauty Debates: In Defense of Vanity
Sindhu Rajasekaran writes the first part of a debate around beauty- the perils of social media, notions of self-love and defending vanity.
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The Body Hair Affair
How the simple act of grooming one’s own body, or not, got politicised.
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Explainer: Fast-Fashion and Exploitation of the South Asian Garment Industry
Regardless of the pandemic, the fast fashion industry sustains vast inequalities in South Asian countries, as garment and factory workers...
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