Harper's Bazaar India

Our collective enchantment with the shades black and white goes beyond the reasonings of a colour card. The fundamentals of colour therapy place the shades of darkness and light on opposite spectrums. They will tell you that black—the first pigment u

A Padma Shri- and Padma Bhushan-awardee, Ruskin Bond is an author who is much-loved by children and adults, alike, for the hundreds of short stories, essays, novellas and books. Some of his most famous works include The Room On The Roof, the Rusty se

Weave your way through life with exaggerated sleeves with sinuous lines across it. Embrace a goth-inspired look by including feminine accents, like this design that features a billowing skirt. Top you style with an abstract headgear that heightens yo

WORDS: DEVINDER BAINS. PHOTOGRAPHY: AASIYA JAGADEESH. STYLING: JADE CHILTON. PRICES APPROXIMATE ■

The innocuous stripe was once the symbol of rebellion in the 1960s… denouncing old traditions to establish a new counterculture. ■

The term polka dot finds its origins in the mid-19th century craze of the polka dance that swept through Europe.

When 31-year-old Nutan, the founder of the all-black sustainable fashion label Turn Black got married in 2017, she noticed a change in the way she was expected to dress. In fact, she hardly recognised herself in the mirror in the bright colours and s

Sometimes a single phrase encapsulates everything you need to know about a timeless classic. Little black dress, or as it goes by the darling moniker of LBD, is one such phrase. From Paul Poiret’s black lace and gilt Samovar Dress of 1919 to Christia

The ubiquitous white collared shirt has the power to switch its identity according to the occasion and styling, but getting the perfect fit for your body type and personality can be a quest. To your rescue (hardly a dramatic statement, in our humble

COMPILED BY SNEHAM CHOUDHARY AND AAKANKSHA BATRA. IMAGES: COURTESY THE BRANDS ■

All prices are upon request. Styling assistants: Isha Gera, Mahak Bhatia, and Akriti Rastogi. ■

Model: Sodam. Hair and Make-up: Shin Hyun-Seop. Assistant: Kim Kyung-Hoo. ■

Never in the history of haute joaillerie has there been a collection dedicated solely to a perfume. But the house that Coco Chanel built is known for doing things on their own terms. So, in honour of the 100th anniversary of the N°5 perfume this year

It has now been a little over a decade since Louis Vuitton first dipped their toes into the prestigious pool of high jewellery and from the get-go, the French luxury house has been making quite the splash. From the debut of their adventurous L’âme du

Research shows that humour plays a vital role in not just improving your well-being, but also your performance at work. And while a good laugh certainly helps relieve stress and uplift the spirits, it also helps boost concentration, creativity, and a

Untitled by anonymous, oil on silver albumen print pasted on cardboard, on view at DAG ■

In Billy Wilder’s classic noir, Double Indemnity (1944), a woman in a bad marriage (Barbara Stanwyck) has an affair with an insurance agent (Fred MacMurray) whose help she needs to murder her husband. In order to acquire her independence, she decides

The sweet-scented Cape Jasmine flower or the Gardenia was such a favourite with renowned jazz singer Billie Holiday that she perched it on her hair and made it part of her personal style. This summer bloom is a delight to behold as it blossoms in the

An early interest in war films and flying machines captured veteran artists R.M. Palaniappan’s imagination in the 1970s, helping him appreciate different perceptions of the world, through documentation. A subsequent visit to Germany’s parliament in 1

It is where all the magic happens, and also where the demons come to play… Home is, as the past year has shown us, a place to navigate and love, or escape from. Taking from this essential truth, DAG is hosting an exhibition titled Home Is A Place: In

Move aside, banana bread—the latest gourmet obsession for home-bound souls is sushi-making workshops. Try the cook-it-yourself kits by Chefling, where they will send you all the ingredients—from rice to tempura, wasabi powder, and rolling mat—in serv

“We are all Marco Polos under the skin, dreaming of far-flung voyages with all the fervor of a 19th-century romantic,” said the celebrated British photographer Cecil Beaton, whose works capture Venice like never before. Curated especially for Louis V

Areformed kleptomaniac has the misfortune of meeting his erstwhile victim in the same compartment on a train journey. The kleptomaniacturned-musician also has a vivid imagination. Not the best of combinations for a guilt-ridden traveller, you would s

Out of the blue you maybe invited to take part in a trip or get-together. Any decisions on this matter should, if possible, be made soon to avoid unreliable information. You don’t want to be left wondering whether you are, perhaps, being duped. LUCKY

FOR JANHVI KAPOOR: HAIR: PRIYANKA BORKAR. MAKEUP: RIVIERA LYNN AT ANIMA CREATIVE MANAGEMENT. FASHION ASSISTANTS: HUMAIRA LAKDAWALA AND JAISHREE CHHABRA. FOR ARJUN KAPOOR: HAIR: BASHIR AT TEAM HAKIM'S AALIM. MAKEUP: VICKY BANATKAR. PRODUCTION: P. PROD

The banyan roots hang from aboveand reach her feet,I find myself bowing down alike,mogra lingers in her tresses,she smells of holy spirit,there is a temple in her heart. I have walked, crawled, and wept at the altar,and she has fed love into my tiny

“I don’t miss much from the Trump presidency, but I wonder what will happen to protest chic? The former leader’s ‘locker-room’ politics sparked a new wave of pushback at which women excel: dressing to express dissent. The very day after Trump’s inaug

Family relationships are far from black-and-white, as a bit of introspection will reveal. And our cover stars, step-siblings Arjun Kapoor and Janhvi Kapoor, concur. This is Arjun’s and Janhvi’s first-ever photoshoot and cover together, as they unite

“Families fascinate me. They have been around since the beginning of civilisation, although they have morphed in unexpected ways with the passing of centuries. You cherish the members of your family. They know you like no-one else—and, on occasion, t

ODELS: AVANTI NAGRATH AT INEGA MODEL MANAGEMENT AND APURAV NAUTIYAL AT RUNWAY LIFESTYLE. HAIR AND MAKE-UP: BISHU SINHA AND PARAMITA SINHA CHOUDHARY. PHOTOGRAPHER’S ASSISTANT: NISHANT SHARMA AND ANKIT CHATTERJEE. FASHION ASSISTANT: BLISS RAPHAEL, JAYE

Models: Appoorva Rampal at Inega Model Management; Gauthami Jeji at Ninjas Models; Tenzin Nyidon at Ninjas Models; Naayaab Sheikh at Anima Creatives; Scarlet Raphael Achangadan and Ketaki Pimpalkhare at Feat. Artists. Hair and Make-up: Ashima Kapoor.

Model: Dayana Erappa. Hair and Make-up: Krisann Figueiredo. Production: Studio Little Dumpling. Fashion Assistant: iRetouche. ■

Model: Kristine at MMG. Creative Director: Dane Stojanovic. Make-up: Manuel Losada. Photography Assistant: Mohamed Bendaoud. Styling Assistant: Noor Naimi. Post Production: Elisa Ritter. Producer: Aamar Shawwa. ■

Models: Avanti Nagrath at Inega Model Management and Apurav Nautiyal at Runway Lifestyle. Hair and Make-up: Bishu Sinha and Paramita Sinha Choudhary. Photographer’s Assistant: Nishant Sharma and Ankit Chatterjee. Fashion Assistant: Bliss Raphael, Jay

Arden’s award-winning formula has remained virtually unchanged for almost a century. No tweaking is necessary when the balm’s skin-soothing ingredients, including petrolatum and Vitamin E, can effectively banish dryness from head to toe. First launch

I have a favourite mirror elaborately framed with cloudy-white porcelain flowers, each petal paper-thin. It was originally my grandmother’s and now sits on my dressing table, the antique glass lightly marbled with mercurial marks. My grandmother, my

FOOD PHILOSOPHY: “I don’t practise any kind of cleanse, and like to eat intuitively. I listen to my body and consume foods according to what I am craving. I am also very mindful of not force-feeding myself—it has taken me years to come to this unders

It is love that drove Sonya Khubchandani de Castelbajac—founder of the new scent brand Alasa Bombay—to create a delightful range inspired by India, with a French twist. For inspiration, she turned to the love poetry by Bilhana in Caurapañcasika or Th

To mark the 100th anniversary of Chanel N°5, the Maison has developed a collector’s collection called Chanel Factory. An homage to the very first iteration of Chanel N° 5—which was packaged in a simple laboratory bottle—Factory 5 features N° 5 as its

“In the winter of 2015, the Embassy of Poland invited me to visit their country for an artist residency. When they asked me where I wanted to stay, I said Gdansk, for two reasons: first, the Second World War started from the city of Gdansk with the G

Harper’s Bazaar has always celebrated strong, inspiring, stylish women throughits covers and stories. And a fine example lies in this special cover with PrincessDiana in December 1995 for the US edition. The black-and-white portrait of thePrincess of