September 18, 2024

Tiny Love Stories: ‘This Quiet, Handsome Cowboy Would Never Notice’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. Brian Rea Mac’s Best Riding Pard Mac’s spurs lightly jingled as he walked […]
September 11, 2024

India Has Become the Watch Industry’s Next Big Prize

Experts say that, given the rising wealth and a pending cut in customs duties, it won’t be long before the country ranks among the top export […]
September 21, 2023

Want to Attend an Indian Wedding? Now You Can Pay To.

Join My Wedding allows tourists to purchase tickets to Indian weddings. Some say it’s resulted in meaningful cultural exchange. Others believe selling the experience can be […]
August 31, 2022

Designers From Around the World Use

Designers from around the world find inspiration in traditional garment making in their quest to eliminate fabric waste. This article is part of a series examining […]
May 27, 2022

A Gem Cutting Style Gets a Reboot

The portrait cut, which produces a thin, flat stone, has enchanted a new generation of designers and clients. The main attraction of any diamond is its […]
June 25, 2021

A Graceful Place Where Bhangra and Bollywood Meet

Manpreet Toor, who has found success on YouTube and TikTok, reflects a new wave of Indian diaspora dance. Growing up in California, Manpreet Toor remembers being […]
April 25, 2021

India’s Fashion Artisans Face ‘Extreme Distress’ in Pandemic

The working conditions of the so-called karigars, who make handicrafts for luxury brands, have long been an issue. Now many have no job at all. Saddam […]
April 15, 2021

How Working From Home Changed Wardrobes Around the World

It wasn’t all sweats and leggings. A whirlwind tour of how the pandemic affected what we wore, from India to Italy. Have months of self-isolation, lockdown […]
August 10, 2020

The British Designer Paying Tribute to the Immigrant Experience

In 1990s South London, a young Priya Ahluwalia would watch as members of her extended family got ready for garage raves, styling themselves in matching two-piece […]
July 25, 2020

Travel the World Through These Dance Tutorials

Do you have itchy feet after all these months of lockdown? Now could be the time to do a little homework on the world of dance. […]