A clean slate
Rules are made to be broken, and limiting white to summer is one we’ve gladly kicked to the kerb. Our homes and wardrobes are whitewashed in the best possible way.…
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The all-white Nico dress
People throw the term ‘iconic’ around pretty loosely, but if there ever was an in-house style we think is destined for that tag, it’s our Nico dress. With its classic…
Fabrics of Nicobar: Denim
The word denim is derived from “serge de Nimes”, a reference to the French city of Nimes, where it is said to have originated. Denim became popular in the 1800s,…
Fabrics of Nico: Travel
Design is as much about the unseen as the seen. Often considered a surface attribute, with all focus on the finished product, what differentiates a design object from an ordinary…
Summer white
Yes, we know, ‘white in summer’ isn’t exactly path breaking stuff, but here on the subcontinent, when summer hits, the sun’s out and the temperature’s soaring, it’s pretty much essential,…
The case for the simple t-shirt
There’s a hero in every closet. Not a cape, but the simple organic cotton t-shirt. Your wardrobe might be stacked high with cool trousers and jackets, the perfect jeans and…
Essential pockets
Pockets. We cannot live without them. Obvious, you might say, but we’re not talking any pockets, we mean pockets for women, an almost revolutionary addition to women’s garments during the…
It’s a wrap: new ways to tie a scarf
Bulging wardrobes. Ugh. It’s so much simpler (and so much more sustainable) to own fewer key pieces that can be worn many, many ways. This might be surprising wisdom coming…
Slow living with Tanya Fadte
Tania Fadte grew up in Goa, moved to Mumbai for work, and then moved back home to the seaside state to launch her own line of clothing, Mogachea. We met…