Patterns of Nico: the polka dot
I love the polka dot; it expresses the black and white theme without being monotonous or repetitive. In the 1930s, Frank Sinatra sang about a woman clad in “polka dots…
Fabrics of Nicobar: Chanderi
We love that chanderi is an all natural fabric, that keeps our pieces airy, light and most importantly, Indian. It takes colour beautifully, the fabric is delicate and needs to…
Fabrics of Nicobar: Matelasse
Matelasse, pronounced Mat-La-Say, (we struggled with this one a fair bit to start) is one of our very favourite fabrics in our home collection. Closely resembling French quilting and with…
The Wedding Edit
It’s one thing to marvel at a gorgeously draped sari, and another thing altogether to replicate it. This is where we step in for a tag team effort at draping,…
Pocket squares, many ways
Because accessorising should be fun. USE IT AS A CUFF This one’s self-explanatory. AS A HAIR-TIE Wrap it around a top-knot if your hair’s long, a tighter wrap for a…
We take on the Harem Pant
We won’t say harem pant, Persia and MC Hammer in the same breath, but we will say the evolution of the harem pant’s been constant, and it’s a silhouette we’ve…
Cocktail Club: The Nico 75
There are dueling histories about the French 75: some say it was invented in flapper-era Paris, at Harry’s, the historic bar at the Ritz. Others believe it originated in America,…
Food styling pro-tips from Shivesh Bhatia
While the rest of us wasted our childhoods in jungle gyms and sandpits, Shivesh Bhatia played in heaped-high spoonfuls of sugar. When we first met Bhatia a couple of years…
Mason & Co chocolate
Mason and Co make the best bean-to-bar chocolate in the country. Founders Jane and Fabien, from Australia and France, are both lovers of fine flavours and organic produce, and the…
Cocktail club: The Soprano by Perch
Perch might be the bar to beat in Delhi when it comes to cocktails: their Bourbon Toast, tempered by chamomile, is a modern update on the whiskey sour, and you’ll…