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…
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Punit Jasuja’s guide to throwing a great party
The best parties have little to do with beautifully laid tables or expert mixology. In fact, our top shindigs have been the simplest ones, starring a well-stocked bar, plenty of…
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…