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Celebrating body
confidence through
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price upon request.

the stories of 12
extraordinary women

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THE SECRET GARDEN

Everyday flowers that

help your skin look better,
feel better

UNDER THE SUN

Six key pieces for a complete
summer wardrobe

Cover Look
IMAGE: COURTESY BREGUET

Jameela Jamil wears a suit, Bibhu Mohapatra. Earrings, Dolce & Gabbana.
Watch, TAG Heuer Formula 1 Lady. Shot on OnePlus 7 Pro.
Creative director: Yurreipem Arthur. Fashion editor: Kristen Ingersoll. Photographer: Jennifer Massaux.
Model: Jameela Jamil, founder of i_weigh. Hair: Terrie Velazquez Owen. Makeup: Simone Siegl using Hourglass
at Starworks Artists. Location: Courtesy The Standard, Downtown. Photographer’s agency: Estelle Leeds
Artists Management. Production (LA): Johnny Pascucci & Jason Agron at Photobomb Production.
Production (India): Parul Menezes at P. Productions.

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FASHION
PORTRAIT OF A BRIDE 137
Photographs by Tina Tyrell

LIFE, LOVE & LIBERTY 154

Text by Juliet Nicolson

FEATURES
TWO TOGETHER 52
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THE COLLECTOR’S CODE 108

Dior bag,
price upon request.

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Giorgio Armani shoe,

`65,000 (approx).

BAZAAR BEAUTY
96 Sweet Dreams
98 Here I Am
100 Mother Nature
103 Note Perfect
105 Beauty Diary

BAZAAR HOT LIST

BAZAAR STYLE
114 Art Around The World
33 10 Things We Love
115 Ambling Along With ‘Mr. Bombay’
49 My Moodboard
117 Centre Of Attraction
50 Intimate Revelations 118 Heroes With Demons
Text by Phyllida Jay Text by Shruti Rya Ganguly
122 Natural Corner
BAZAAR ACCESSORIES BAZAAR ESCAPE
56 Wonderland 164 To The Bosphorus And Beyond
60 Lasting Impression Text by Fahad Samar
62 Modern Icon
66 Miracles Of The Sea BAZAAR FLASH
69 No Stone Unturned 170 Scottish Accent
70 A Star Is Born 174 Smart Style

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18 Contributors
22 Editor’s Letter
176 Where To Buy
178 How Bazaar

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upon request.
DEPUTY EDITOR
ESHA MAHAJAN
FASHION FEATURES EDITOR
BUTOOL JAMAL
ACCESSORIES EDITOR CHIEF DESIGNER
SITARA MULCHANDANI NIKHIL KAUSHIK
BEAUTY EDITOR SENIOR DESIGNER
KELSEY KISSANE WUNGRAMVAO SHIMRAY
ASSISTANT EDITOR DESIGNER
RADHIKA BHALLA EDITOR-IN-CHIEF VINAY KUMAR JHA
SENIOR BEAUTY WRITER AROON PURIE
PRODUCTION MANAGER
PRABLEEN GUJRAL GROUP EDITORIAL DIRECTOR
PARUL MENEZES
FEATURES WRITER RAJ CHENGAPPA
GARIMA GUPTA PUBLISHER EDITORIAL COORDINATOR
KAREN WILSON KUMAR PRACHI GANGWAR
ASSISTANT FASHION EDITOR
SMRIDHI SIBAL VIDEO EDITOR
EDITOR
SENIOR FASHION STYLIST TENZIN TSUNDOE
NONITA KALRA
MOUMITA SARKAR
CREATIVE DIRECTOR PRODUCTION
FASHION STYLIST YURREIPEM ARTHUR CHIEF PRODUCTION
PARVATI MANGAL FASHION DIRECTOR GAJENDRA BHATT
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CONTRIBUTORS

Khorshed Deboo is
a Mumbai-based
Jennifer Massaux is Meghna Pant is independent writer
a Belgian director and an award-winning and editor. Her
photographer based and bestselling author, writing on art and
between New York journalist, and speaker. culture has appeared
City and Los Angeles. Her latest releases in publications such
She celebrates the Kristen Ingersoll,
How To Get Published as Mint Lounge, The
uniqueness of her a New York City-
In India and Feminist Hindu, and Roads &
subjects through based brand advisor
Rani have been Terrie Velazquez Kingdoms. She is also
intimate, original, and stylist, produces
published to Owen is an Emmy- curatorial assistant
surrealist perspectives. fashion, beauty, and
commercial and winning hairstylist, (Visual Arts) for the
She has worked with lifestyle content for
critical acclaim. Here, who has worked in Serendipity Arts
artists like Madonna, global print and
she writes about what feature films, Festival, Goa. Here,
Miguel, and Shania digital platforms. She
fat shaming tells us television, print, and she writes on the late
Twain, and directed has worked with
about women in advertising. She has Foy Nissen’s
campaigns for brands celebrities like Ashley
‘A Matter Of Size’, collaborated with photographs in
such as Michael Kors Graham and Gisele
pg 84. “From Kristen Bell, Jennifer ‘Ambling Along With
and adidas by Stella Bündchen. In this
featuring me with our Lopez,Tom Cruise ‘Mr. Bombay’’, pg
McCartney. Here, she issue, she styles our
best, like KR Meera and many others. In 115. “It was exciting
photographs our cover star in ‘The Way
and Manisha Koirala, this issue, she works to work on my first
cover star Jameela I Am’, pg 124. “I will
to publishing my her magic on our piece for Bazaar,
Jamil against have very fond
articles on agency and cover star in ‘The Way particularly since it
Downtown LA’s memories of this
body shaming, Bazaar I Am’, pg 124. “I was involved reading up
cityscape in ‘The Way shoot because Nonita
has always been the honoured when on Bombay of yore,
I Am’, pg 124. and Yurreipem
go-to platform for a Jameela asked me to and coming across
brought love,
woman of today who be part of this special interesting details
creativity, and positive
has found her voice.” all-female shoot.We about places you
energy to the entire
team.We shared truly enjoyed each think you’ve been
stories about women other’s company and familiar with all
ALL IMAGES: THEIR OWN

empowerment and laughed all day. It’s your life.” ➤

how to navigate uplifting to see
this world.” women support
each other.”

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CONTRIBUTORS

Simone Siegl is an
Emmy-nominated
makeup artist who has Shruti Rya
worked in Hollywood Ganguly is
for over 17 years now. a filmmaker based in
She collaborates with Laurence Laboria is New York City and Vrushali Telang is
celebrities likes a Paris-based beauty Oslo. Her films have a Mumbai-based
Kristen Bell, Laura been screened at Christian Perez-
and fashion Morin is an LA-based novelist. She was
Dern, and Katherine photographer with Sundance,Venice, and a reporter for news
Heigl for red carpets, Berlin film festivals, graphic designer,
25 years of experience. painter, and musician. networks and
films,TV, and With a focus on and she recently a producer for music
editorials. In this issue, produced a film in As a kid he grew up
beauty, her images fascinated with the television, before
she gives our cover reveal the striking competition at Tribeca. authoring books like
star a natural look in She runs a production local Latino graffiti
femininity of her and has been Can’t Die For Size
‘The Way I Am’, subjects. She has company called Zero. Her recent mafia
pg 124. “The team honto88. Here, she immersed in visual
collaborated with culture ever since. thriller Prime Time
involved had Armani Beauty, Make probes our relationship Crime will soon be
a beautiful vision for with our idols in In this issue, he writes
Up For Ever, and about LA’s musuem, adapted for screen.
the gorgeous and Audemars Piguet. ‘Heroes With Here, she writes about
empowered Jameela. Demons’, pg 122. The Broad, making
Here, she captures the art accessible in how the birth of her
She is a wonderful power of flowers for “This essay forced me daughter taught her
client and I’m proud to ask more questions ‘Centre Of
glowing skin in ‘The Attraction’, pg 118. to appreciate her large
to support the creative Secret Garden’, pg 90. and grapple with how frame in ‘Big Love’,
process of such to manage my own “My mother studied
“The real connection fashion and I grew up pg 86. “We are
a strong woman between flowers and expectations, hope, conditioned to hate
representing India and disappointment reading Harper’s
beauty is very fleeting Bazaar. It’s literally our bodies.This piece
and inspiring others.” but interesting to when it comes is a personal story of
ALL IMAGES: THEIR OWN

to understanding been my childhood

capture, especially as dream to contribute how I began to
the flowers cut from my heroes who respect my ‘perfect’
have demons.” to such a classic
their sap withered publication.” body despite being
very quickly.” a curvy woman.” ■

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any self-pride, whereas it is very respected in men.We’re also shamed about feeling
anything other than very grateful for any opportunity that we earn for ourselves.
And it’s time to take back the power. One of the reasons I don’t smile in my photos
FROM THE EDITOR is because I feel like I’m told to smile all the time by men. Otherwise I’m not
likable. I look at every inch that my body grows as I’m getting older and my
metabolism is slowing down, and I think here is a little more space I’m taking
in the world,” says Jameela Jamil.
As we sat down for the interview, I knew I would be hitting rewind on that
tape many, many times, because finally here was a celebrity who is using her
influence to change the world. From her personal posts to her Instagram
community @i_weigh, the message is clear: I am not ashamed.
Frame this interview. Quote it. Make it a user’s manual.
May’s cover has been a long time in the making. Over a year ago, deputy
editor Esha Mahajan had announced that Jameela was the quintessential Bazaar
woman. She insisted we follow her on Instagram, she profiled her in the
magazine,and even persuaded her to write for the January-February 2019 issue
of Bazaar.Very soon, one of the reasons I checked social media was to see how
this incredibly smart, hugely articulate, young activist engages with the world.
The Body Issue is a direct result of that. It is a celebration of a world that
women have been creating for themselves.A safe space, without judgment.
Or man-made rules. Strung together with the line,“Because the best love
stories begin with you”, we asked a few extraordinary people to write a letter
to themselves. Each piece, every word, should be a daily prayer.
In an office largely filled with women who have a lot to say, the biggest perk
of my job lies in the listening. But nothing beats days everyone speaks at the same
time. It’s as if they have so much to say that they cannot contain themselves.
That, to me, is the sound of freedom. ■

This month, in an exciting first,

Bazaar shot the cover and the
PHOTOGRAPH: JATIN KAMPANI. MAKEUP: NAMRATA SONI. HAIR: ITY AGGARWAL.

cover story on the soon to be

released OnePlus 7 Pro. Our
N O N I T A’ S M U S T- H AVE S diktat from Jameela was “no
digital retouching, no
airbrushing”. This was a
perfect fit, specially since the
camera on the phone is made
to capture life in all its
b e a u t i f u l v i b ra n c y. We
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p re s e n t to yo u i m a g e s
through the lens of honesty.
Sans digital distortion.

(From left) Bag, `1,37,000 (approx), Jil Sander.

Ring, price upon request, Bulgari. Shoe, `48,900 (approx), Paul Andrew.

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Hermès bag, `6,67,000 (approx). Chloé sandal, `93,000 (approx).

Ulysse Nardin Marine Torpilleur Military watch, price upon request. Celine sunglasses, price upon request. ➤

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Bottega Veneta bag, price upon request. Manolo Blahnik shoe, `63,000 (approx).
Jaquet Droz Petite Heure Minute Pig watch, price upon request. Jacob & Co. bangle, `9,78,000 (approx). ➤
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Fendi bag, price upon request. Emilia Wickstead shoe, `52,000 (approx).
Louis Vuitton wallet, price upon request. Gucci glasses, `70,000 (approx). ■

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THINGS
10 W E L OV E

Brighten up
your wardrobe
with must-have
pieces. Plus,
Sabyasachi’s latest
collaboration with
Christian Louboutin, and
the designers reinventing
workwear.
MODEL: AVANTI NAGRATH AT RUNWAY LIFESTYLE. HAIR AND MAKEUP: SRISHTI ANAND. FASHION ASSISTANT: MOUMITA SARKAR.

Dress, `45,000,
Hemant &
Nandita. Earrings,
price upon request,
DiaColor. Hat, price
upon request, Tutla.
Fashion editor:
Smridhi Sibal.
Photograph by Runvijay Paul.

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The
SUIT
A great investment
piece, its summer iteration
comes in airy fabrics
and matching prints

Suit, `32,500,
Rajesh Pratap Singh.
Earrings, price upon request, Dior.
Shoes, `61,700, Santoni.
Fashion editor: Smridhi Sibal.

UNDE R
TH E SUN
Summer dressing has never been so easy.
Here are six key pieces that will take you
through the season.
Photographs by RUNVIJAY PAUL
 The
SHOE
Can’t live without your
pumps? Try a geometric
square-toe in ochre for
a more youthful, fresh look.

Dress, `32,000, Ralph Lauren.

Shoes, `57,000, Santoni.
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The
PRINT
Welcome the warm weather
with cheerful floral prints—
follow our lead and wear them
all over, merrily and madly

Top and shorts, prices upon

request, Michael Kors Collection.
Sunglasses, price upon request,
Marc Jacobs.
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CRAFT
Edgy shapes and modern
colour combinations bring
back tie-dye firmly into the
current mood of fashion

Tunic, `19,990, Ka-Sha.

Skirt, `21,690, Ralph Lauren.
Necklaces and ring, prices
upon request, Louis Vuitton.
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The
JACKET
Channel off-duty dressing with
a lightweight utility jacket. It strikes
a perfect balance between function
and fashion.

Top, `16,990, Rara Avis. Jacket, price upon request, Fendi.

Skirt, `9,500, Pallavi Singh.
Earrings, price upon request, Dior.
See Where to Buy for details.
Model: Avanti Nagrath at Runway Lifestyle.
Hair and makeup: Srishti Anand.
Fashion assistant: Moumita Sarkar.
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sunshine yellow.
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NANDITA MAHTANI

As she marks
15 years in fashion,
we spoke to the versatile
designer about her biggest
collaboration yet

Tell us about your recent collection.

It’s a capsule line that I’ve designed in
collaboration with Cartoon Network. I am the
first Indian designer they have signed on.
I’ve used characters from The Powerpuff Girls,
Johnny Bravo, Dexter’s Laboratory, Courage the
Cowardly Dog, and Samurai Jack. All are ’90s icons.
But the collection is for grown-ups. There are
denim jackets, bombers, sweatshirts, and lots of
(Clockwise from top sequin and beading work. Most of it is outerwear,
left) a look from the which you can wear to a cinema or on a flight.
Gully Boy collection; I’ve also done menswear for the first time.
Nandita Mahtani;
Malaika Arora Khan It’s been 15 years since you started your
and Dino Morea namesake label. How did the journey begin?
walking the ramp in I used to run my own multi-designer store,
2007; a model
wearing LoveGen. Ananya, first in Delhi and then Mumbai. I was
also designing a few pieces for the store and
eventually I realised that they were selling really
well. I had my first fashion show in December
2003 at a club called Rock Bottom in Juhu.
There were kaftans and dresses—it was resortwear
that was fun, breezy, and feminine. I asked a few
friends to walk for me and, at the end of the show, everyone came backstage and
bought the whole rack right then.
You founded the brand LoveGen in 2016 with your friends
Dolly Sidhwani and Bhavana Pandey. Tell us about it.
We felt that there weren’t enough high-street brands making comfortable,
easy ready-to-wear specifically for Indian body types. I’m head of design, Dolly
looks at the technical and manufacturing side of the business, and Bhavana handles
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the marketing and PR.

What are some of your biggest inspirations?
Music has always inspired me. I love old-school hip-hop artists like Snoop Dogg
and Dr Dre. Recently I created a collection linked to the film Gully Boy,
which I really enjoyed. We used quotes and lyrics from the film on vests, sweatshirts,
and slogan T-shirts. ➤

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THE FASHION SCOUT:

AISHA SARAF
KOTHARI

“Every time I visit a new city, I want to walk away

with a piece of its heart, not a souvenir,” says
Antwerp-based Aisha Saraf Kothari. To make
(Clockwise from top left)
holiday shopping more meaningful, Kothari, Bags, `78,800, and `58,500,
a business strategy graduate from The Wharton Rosantica; a rack of shoes
School of the University of Pennsylvania, at the Noë store; sunglasses,
`25,700 each, Timeshades.
founded online platform AISPI in 2018. The

IMAGES: COURTESY AISPI

site is a directory of unique emerging designers
and boutiques from across Europe. It covers
most major European cities and its curated
shopping lists include recommendations from
resources like The Guardian, The Times, and
international editions of Bazaar. We asked Kothari to
shortlist three of her favourite niche European brands to know about now.
TIMESHADES “Their sunglasses are designed by Marco Mavilla, an Italian
watch designer who wanted to expand in the accessory business. They are
well-made, super sturdy and are immediate head-turners. My husband,
a crazy watch enthusiast, found them while browsing the internet and
I tracked them down in Milan.”
ROSANTICA “This Italian handbag manufacturer is known for its creative
shapes. They use materials like feathers, metals, beads, and pearls for
designs that are truly one-of-a-kind. I first saw their pieces at London
Fashion Week and immediately fell in love.”
NOË “This Belgian shoe brand has an interesting story. It was
born from a father’s [founder Luc Dureu] desire to make
shoes to match every dress that his daughter owned. Now
they have about six or seven classic styles like pumps and
sandals in 88 colours. Each pair is extremely comfortable
and also completely customisable.” ➤ By Saniya Gupta
Aispi.co

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“A big part of the project is
documentation. Luckily I had
access to a series of rare
photographs from around 1880
of the royals of the time wearing
the risha [a narrow piece of fabric
that was traditionally used as
a breast cloth]. They were crucial
to set the original context for how
the risha was made and worn.”

Photograph taken by Bir Chandra,

monarch of the Manikya royal family
POSTCARDS FROM HOME:
TILLA BY ARATRIK
DEV VARMAN
SPRING 2019 NOTES
“While some pieces were woven in
Tripura, we’ve also used khadi,
mulmul, and Chanderi that were
FOR SPRING 2019, woven elsewhere to make
AHMEDABAD-BASED a contemporary line of dresses,
ARATRIK DEV VARMAN skirts, and separates. I want to bring
took inspiration from the something new to the textiles, while A look from the
textiles of his home state of Spring 2019 show
retaining their cultural identity.”
Tripura. The founder of the
brand Tilla spoke to Bazaar
about his most personal
collection yet. arm
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researching Tripuri at work
weaves for a while,
particularly the risha. LANDSCAPE OF FASHION
Its minimal aesthetic is “I grew up in Kolkata and Chennai, and then
made up of only warp studied in Ahmedabad and Paris. In a way I’ve
stripes, which is a come into this project like an outsider. Earlier
rarity in textile I used to travel to Tripura twice a year on
weaving. Traditionally, holiday. The weather and the greenery made
the risha was woven by it a great break from studio time. But now
women for their own I feel more connected to the place. The
use on the loin loom language, the community—it’s a rediscovery
[or back-strap loom].” that’s very emotional and intellectual.” ➤

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The Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New
York’s annual fashion exhibition.This year’s show, titled Camp:

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Notes on Fashion, traces the origins of fashion’s love for flamboyance.
“The essence of Camp is its love of the unnatural: Of artifice and
exaggeration,” wrote American philosopher and author Susan Sontag in
her seminal 1964 essay Notes on ‘Camp’. Sontag’s “jottings” of the
exuberant aesthetic inspired head curator Andrew Bolton.The display
features over 200 pieces including works by Gucci’s Alessandro
Michele, John Galliano, Franco Moschino, Marc Jacobs,
Jeremy Scott, and Manish Arora among many others.
On view from May 9 to September 8.

IMAGES: COURTESY THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, PHOTO © JOHNNY DUFORT, 2019/18;
MONTREAL MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, PHOTO © NICOLAS RUEL.

Display at the exhibition Thierry Mugler: Couturissime

THIERRY MUGLER: COUTURISSIME

Cardi B walked the 2019 Grammy’s red carpet in vintage
Thierry Mugler, and Kim Kardashian is often spotted in
pieces from archives of the man who is said to have
revived French haute couture in the 1980s and ’90s. The
designer’s work is having its moment. For the first time
ever, Manfred Thierry Mugler’s fantastical creations are
on display at Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Canada.
The retrospective show traces Mugler’s oeuvre from 1977
to 2014 and features over 140 pieces including the
superwoman-worthy chrome bustiers and Plexiglass
bodysuits that captured his vision of feminine power and
sexuality. There are also accessories, archival theatre
costumes, videos of his over-the-top fashion shows, and
photographs of his works by the likes of Richard Avedon
and David LaChapelle on view. After Montreal, the
exhibition travels to Rotterdam in October and Munich
the next year. ➤
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NOTEBOOK
Niharika Gupta often
raided her brother’s
wardrobe as a child, drawn
to the comfortable fabrics
and functionality of
menswear silhouettes.
It’s fitting, then, that the
Footwear Design &
Development Institute,
Noida graduate went on to
launch Notebook, her label
of utility clothing, in 2018.
Gupta re-engineers shirting
fabrics and tailoring
techniques into a line of
polished ‘urban uniforms’.
CHILLOSOPHY
The latest collection
includes drawstring shifts, Growing up in Daman, where fashion choices were
shirt dresses, and boiler limited, Silky Ahluwalia was obliged to make the
jumpsuits in shades of rust clothes she wanted to wear. She eventually moved
orange, oxford blue,
to Gurugram to open her own restaurant and bar
and pale pink.
but in 2018, took the plunge to launch her label
Thenotebookstudio.com
despite not having any training in fashion.
With Chillosophy, Ahluwalia takes cues from
architecture, geometry, and art. Her Spring 2019
collection is inspired by Japanese origami, which
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With her prêt label, Delhi-based
Aaina Mahajan designs the perfect
pairing of comfort and high fashion.
After graduating from London College of
Fashion, Mahajan launched her label in 2016 to
make clothing that was versatile. Keeping in mind
Delhi summers, she uses light denim and cotton
in easy fits and contemporary cuts. The key
pieces—co-ordinates and formal shirts in a
primary palette of white, blue, and black—are
elevated by quirky embellishments. Think
statement sleeves, ruffles, metallic
eyelet embroidery, tassels, and
beaded details.
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2019; inside a
weaver’s studio;
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a look from the
collection.

THE TEXTILE: VAISHALI S

Look closely at the Khun textiles used by designer Vaishali Shadangule and you’ll notice images
emerge from the cloth. Patterns of a devi’s face shaped like the sun, decorated elephants, or
geometric floral forms. The Mumbai-based designer says these motifs are visible throughout the
region where Khun is crafted, the village of Guledgudda in Karnataka. “Historically, these textiles
were meant to be offerings in temples,” says designer Vaishali S about the vibrant, lightweight,
brocade weave. “I noticed it on women selling vegetables in Mumbai, who used it for their sari
blouses. I loved the way it looked, so in 2012, I set out to find the source. It took me about two
or three days by road till I finally tracked down the right village.”
Originally a computer science graduate, Shadangule founded her eponymous brand in 2001.
After eight years of running her own label, in 2009, she decided to formally study design at
Pearl Academy, Delhi. “When I left my home [Vidisha, Madhya Pradesh] I didn’t know
anything about design. I just loved textiles so I began travelling through villages in Chanderi,
IMAGES: COURTESY VAISHALI S

Maheshwar, Paithan, and West Bengal. I realised how many different silhouettes and textiles
exist in our country.”
For her recent collection, which she presented at Lotus Make-Up India Fashion Week
Autumn/Winter 2019, Shadangule showcased the versatility of Khun. She used the textile to
make trench coats, cropped jackets, capes, and high-waist shorts. “I also make artworks and décor
pieces with them. I’m not limited to fashion. It’s about the possibility of creating something
regardless of the medium.” ➤ By Butool Jamal

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ON OUR RADAR:

JACQUEMUS
Here’s what you need to
know about the work of this
French design star

COUNTRY BOY
Simon Porte Jacquemus grew up in the village of Mallemort, in the South of
France. The self-taught designer worked as a sales clerk at a Comme des
Garçons store in Paris before starting his label in 2009. His clothes radiate
sunshine and an easy sensuality that is often attributed to his countryside
upbringing (shirts are printed with sunflowers, he has a preference
for loose, high-waist trousers, and abbreviated mini dresses and
skirts, which make an appearance in each collection).
TWISTED TAILORING
While humour and a sense of play are important to Jacquemus—
the Fall 2015 range included trousers with an impossibly wide
waist, while for Fall 2016 he sent out a trouser suit slashed
diagonally in half and retied with ribbons—it’s his tailoring and
shirting that are the biggest sellers. The designer’s deconstructed
and twisted white shirts are easy to wear and feature details like
ruffled necklines, extended sleeves, and added panelling.
IMAGES: COURTESY IMAXTREE

(Clockwise from above) Details from the
designer’s latest Spring 2019 collection
and Simon Porte Jacquemus
STAR SUPPLEMENTS
Jacquemus’s conceptual accessories are equal parts impractical and
irresistible. Our Instagram feeds were swamped with images of
the oversized straw hats he showcased for Spring 2018 that were two feet
wide, the giant raffia totes from Spring 2019, and the toy-sized mini bags
from Fall 2019, which would just about fit a tube of lipstick. ■
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A tale of passion and intrigue set in northern Africa plays
muse to Genes by Didier Lecoanet and Hemant Sagar

The spectacular desert scenery of Paul Bowles’s book The Sheltering Sky (1949), and its
cinematic interpretation in 1990 by Bernardo Bertolucci, was the inspiration for
Moroccan Masala—the Spring 2019 collection by Genes, Hemant Sagar and Didier
Lecoanet’s ready-to-wear line.
The landscape of the Sahara Desert reflects in the details: Architectural motifs printed on
hooded kurtas, solid overalls for men, and palm-tree prints on T-shirts. “Bowles resided
in Morocco for decades and his novel drew travellers in search of sand dunes, desert
IMAGES: COURTESY GENES BY LECOANET HEMANT

storms, spice markets, and the hustle bustle of the souks. These are the flavours we
wanted to capture in our collection,” says Sagar.
(Clockwise from Everyday fashion staples have been elevated to statement pieces and brand classics
right) Lace bomber
jacket and shorts like polo T-shirts are reimagined with mosaic patterns and pomegranate prints.
with printed T-shirt The duo’s favourites from the range are the summer blazers for men and dresses
and embroidered for women in rust and navy. Made mostly in poplin and cotton, the leftover
bag; knotted dress
with geometric material is upcycled for packaging and accessories.
embroidery; and The story of craft is evident throughout the collection, like in the woven
runway looks bags, espadrilles shoes, and braided belts with fringe tassels and beadwork.
that inspired the
moodboard for They’re enough to inspire your next summer escape, for as Sagar says,
Genes Spring 2019. “Genes is designed for the international Indian.” Q
By Radhika Bhalla
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INTIMATE
REVELATIONS
A new wave of body positive
lingerie brands are calling out
impossible beauty standards.
Columnist Phyllida Jay reports.

Airbrushing, says Bazaar cover star, actor, and

activist Jameela Jamil, is a profoundly damaging
thing to have happened to women. It promotes
an impossible ideal of flawless skin and bodies.
It distorts reality, causing so many of us to experience
body dysmorphia by comparing ourselves
to digitally-manipulated images. Airbrushing is
part of an advertising industry where perfectly
symmetrical faces, the fairest of unblemished skin,
and thin body types have dominated imagery for
decades. However, change is in the air.
Inclusivity, diversity, and body positivity are
now the leitmotifs of a sea of change occurring
in the way women respond to the imagery that
is pushed at them from every angle, 24 hours
a day, seven days a week. Women are calling out
impossible beauty standards, which are racist,
sexist, and exclusionary to their core. In turn,
many brands themselves now realise it’s not only
ethical but also good business sense to create
alternatives that relate more fully to women’s
diverse realities.
These brands proactively celebrate the diversity
of women and men’s beauty, bodies, and
experience. As creative director Abishek Elango,
one of the founders of young Indian underwear
brand Tailor & Circus, says, “We were tired of
subjecting ourselves to a mind-numbing cocktail
of hyper-sexualised men and women every
time we shopped underwear.” Their latest un-
airbrushed, body positive campaign is nothing
short of incendiary in a broader context where
airbrushing normalises impossible standards of
perfection; and where the cosmetics and diet
industry depends upon this distortion
of reality to turn over billions annually.
Tailor & Circus
of self-worth by their looks, weight, and perceived attractiveness.
Wolf surmised that this constant undercurrent of pressure, engineered
by patriarchal capitalist interests, is nothing short of a war on
women’s advancement.
It’s a carefully calculated checkmate, driven by a multi-billion crore
industry, with vested interests in making an abnormal beauty standard
seem the norm for millions of women around the world.
It’s important to remember that calling out airbrushed impossibilities
promoted by the fashion and beauty industry doesn’t mean we can’t
enjoy and harness the ability of healthy diet, exercise, spa treatments,
and cosmetics to make us feel beautiful and empowered.
It really always comes down to conscious, personal choices and
we need brands and platforms that free us from narrow stereotypes
of femininity, race, ethnicity, sexuality, and respectability. That’s why
it’s so incredibly refreshing that smaller lingerie brands like Tailor &
Circus, Angia, and Parfait are offering Indian women real alternatives.
They’re part of a global wave of brands that celebrate the diversity of
women’s experience, including Rihanna’s Savage by Fenty, Aerie, and
Neon Moon.
Their campaigns feel more like celebration of women than
the predictable (and now outdated) supermodel fetish of
brands like Victoria’s Secret. Nor is this new wave of body
IMAGE: COURTESY TAILOR & CIRCUS

However, it’s not just money at stake—
the problem goes much deeper still.
In 1991, American writer Naomi
Wolf’s seminal book, The Beauty Myth,
deconstructed how advertising, media,
and normalised attitudes in society at
large conspire to define women’s sense
positive brands offering up the equally narrow stereotype
of the female body which is erroneously celebrated
in surgically enhanced celebrities such as Kim Kardashian.
Whether super thin or super curvy, neither can be touted
as an ideal, because as radical new brands and body positive
influencers show, we no longer need ideals to be pushed at us,
as templates to judge ourselves against. ■

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Christian Louboutin and Sabyasachi Mukherjee

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T O G E T H E R
On a balmy Saturday evening in
April, an international crowd of
fashion insiders and celebrities
descended in Mumbai. The
occasion will probably go down as a
landmark in Indian fashion history.
It was iconic designer Sabyasachi
Mukherjee’s 20th anniversary
celebrations and the launch of his
fourth collaboration with his close
friend, the accessory designer Christian
Louboutin.
The show was a visual feast of
ready-to-wear silhouettes brought to
life with embroideries, prints, textiles,
and spice tones inspired by cultures
along the historic Silk Route.
Accessories included the newly-
launched Marie Jane purse, a covetable
East-meets-West hybrid of a bucket bag
and potli in velvet or nappa leather.
In their second interview with Bazaar,
the charming pair spoke about the women
they admire, creating together, and the links
between sexuality and fashion.
Harper’s Bazaar: Tell us about the bag you
have designed together—the Marie Jane.
Where does the name come from?
Christian Louboutin: The bag is named after
Marie-Jeanne Pascal, the mother of my two
daughters. It embodies her. She has produced
the Indian film Masaan by the way.
LOCATION: COURTESY GRAND HYATT MUMBAI
Sabyasachi Mukherjee: She is a film
director and producer and, if I may say so,
one of the most beautiful women I know.
There are some people who just exude
radiance, like her. She is cultured and has
a very strong global worldview.
A big anniversary and the celebration of
feminine strength mark Sabyasachi Mukherjee
and Christian Louboutin’s latest offering
Photograph by ABHEET GIDWANI
Text by BUTOOL JAMAL
HB: What is it like to create together?
SM: Usually it’s a back and forth. Each of us
gives ideas. It’s two people, not two
companies coming together. The funny
thing is that I was ready to convince
Christian that we should make something
like a batua, a bag with an Indian flavour.
That turned out to be what he had in
mind as well.
CM: Creating is always a conversation.
I’ve done collaborations that take up lots
of time, and are not a lot of fun. So I’ve
decided that it’s only worth it if it
doesn’t seem like work.
HB: In your first interview together for
Harper’s Bazaar in November 2016, we
spoke about how both of you seek to
create beauty. What is your first
memory of something beautiful?
CL: I clearly remember seeing this
one particular portrait in the Louvre
when I was very young. It was on
the way to see La Joconde [the Mona
Lisa], which never really interested
me. The painting is by [Baccio]
Bandinelli and it shows a very pale-
faced young boy caressing
a small sculpture. I was fascinated
by the fact that if you looked
closely, the sculpture looked like
him, although it was a woman’s
figure. There is a sense of ➤
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androgyny, something almost

feminine about the boy.
SM: In the colony I grew up in
Kolkata, there was a woman
named Mrs Ghosh. She used to
wear silk saris and sleeveless
blouses, chew copious amounts of HB: What is the link between fashion
paan, laugh loudly, and powder and feminism?
herself liberally, even her underarms. SM: Fashion has to reflect what is going on in
She was always made up, her hair the world right now. Look at the movement
immaculate, and her dresser was full towards gender equality—that’s why someone
of things like Elnett and hairpins. like Dior will make a T-shirt that says, ‘We
I have always liked strong women Should All Be Feminists’. If you are not going
and, to me, she was a fascinating to do something topical with fashion, then you
[example of one]. are irrelevant.
HB: Both of you have grown with HB: From sexy sari blouses to sky-high
sisters and other female role models. stilettos, sexuality and fashion
Would you call are closely linked in your
yourselves feminists? brands. Do you agree?
SM: I don’t know if I like “If you look at my SM: It’s time for designers in
that word. I don’t think current campaign, our country to talk about
women need a term to try sexuality. Things can
and prove that they are there’s a big focus become very regressive and
equal to men. In fact, on the cleavage. it’s our responsibility to talk
women are far more about the things that no
powerful. Even in my People can’t stand one talks about. If you
company almost everybody women who own look at my current
who holds a high position is campaign, there’s a big
a woman. I’m not their sexuality and focus on the cleavage.
discriminating, but women in are happy and This has been done very
India are smarter, more specifically. People can’t
aggressive, and more capable confident about it.” stand women who own
than men. I don’t want to their sexuality and are
make a sweeping statement but — Sabyasachi happy and confident
they have really had to fight Mukherjee about it. If the models
hard to overcome the patriarchy, were wearing bikinis
just like gay men. instead of saris and
CL: I agree that I’ve never lehengas, people would not feel as
understood feminism. To me, women are outraged as they do right now.
not second best so I don’t feel like I have to CL: It’s the suggestion of it versus
explain that they are not. Feminism should be complete exposure. For example,
a very natural state of being. I like to design shoes that are very
low at the front, you can almost
see the toes. But it makes a lot of
women very uncomfortable,
they say they feel naked. That’s
even if they are wearing sandals
where the feet are fully exposed.
That toe cleavage suggests
something far more. ■

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just a timepiece.
It’s a symbol of a familial
bond: A collaboration between
Silvia Venturini Fendi, the brand’s creative
director for accessories and menswear, and her
daughter, jewellery designer Delfina Delettrez Fendi.
First unveiled in 2016, the timepiece features
a combination of colours and materials set on overlapping
ellipses. Available in options of lapis lazuli, malachite, pink
opal, and mother-of-pearl placed against diamonds and
gold, the watch has a dynamic silhouette that creates an
illusion of movement.
Being a part of the Fendi family certainly informed
Delfina’s creative process. “I told her to do whatever
she wants, as long as it says and breathes Fendi.
She was inspired by the Palazzo della Civiltà Italiana,
[the House’s headquarters in Rome]. The circles
come from the arches, and one of the first
versions featured a stone that looked like the
white marble in this building,” says Silvia.
In fact, the contrast in the materials
recalls the inlay workmanship that
how she had absorbed the DNA of Fendi, just by being
with me and watching the shows, even if she never
worked here,” added Silvia.
“When I see the watch, there is always an emotion.
It has a sentimental value for me. In working with
Delfina, I saw a little bit of myself. I recognise the way
she works,” explains Silvia of their latest experience.
Delfina has previously worked with the House to
design the catwalk jewellery for the Spring and Fall
2014 collections.
In 2017, Fendi launched the Policromia made-
to-order service, allowing you to select the dial
size, the stones and their setting, resulting in
over a hundred thousand unique design
combinations. In that light, so fitting
is the watch’s unique name—
IMAGE: COURTESY FENDI

has been a hallmark of Fendi furs drawn from the Greek words
and bags since the brand’s poly (multiple) and
launch in 1925. “I saw khrôma (colours). ■

Fendi Policromia Pink Opal watch, price upon request.

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MODERN
ICONMaria Grazia Chiuri creates a new line
of bags for Fall 2019 in tribute to
Dior’s historical address—
30 Avenue Montaigne
“The connection we develop to a place can be
extremely powerful,” says Maria Grazia Chiuri,
artistic director of Dior, referring to 30 Avenue
Montaigne, Paris, the birthplace of the House.
With its clean lines and perfect proportions,
it was love at first sight when Christian Dior set
his eyes on the building over 70 years ago. On
December 16, 1946, just weeks before his first
show, it became the first retail outlet for Dior, and
still exists today. In honour of the iconic store, and
its significance as the heart and soul of the brand,
Chiuri has designed a collection of bags, called
30 Montaigne.
“I thought about creating a new line that
would reflect the identity of the House
and, at the same time, offer women the
opportunity to create a ‘My Dior’ allure
in harmony with their lifestyle,”
explains Chiuri. Her idea of
creating a genuine Dior wardrobe
consisting of emblematic pieces
that reflected the House’s
elegance encompasses
a capsule of iconic Dior
looks for the Fall 2019
R e a d y - t o - We a r
collection. This
includes the Dior
Book Tote bag
(which can be
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that would reflect the identity of the House and, at the same time,
offer women the opportunity to create a ‘My Dior’ allure.”

personalised), a classic white shirt, a skirt which she reinterpreted from

one of Christian Dior’s original designs, and lastly, the 30 Montaigne bag.
Inspired by the House’s sense of creative renewal in recent history,
30 Montaigne will be available in 10 different variations in box
calf leather, monogram blue, or burgundy Dior Oblique canvas.
Made in natural materials of wool, silk, cotton, lace, and denim, the
colourways come in classic contrasts of black and white, designed
in different tones, depending on the chosen material and finish.
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Its hardware is what sets this bag apart, featuring customisable metal
clasps. The bag is embellished with the founding couturier’s initials,
reinvented as a unique, oversized closure. The multi-functional
design incorporates an adjustable strap so that it can be worn as a top
handle, crossbody, or on the shoulder, and has the 30 Montaigne logo
embossed on the back.
The signature details and timeless accents exemplify the House’s iconic
history, making 30 Montaigne a permanent line for Christian Dior. ■
The collection will be released on May 10 at select Dior boutiques.
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IT’S IN
THE BAG
A charming, whimsical space to share your
love of bags and a smart stopover for making
the right investments, PurseBop spotlights the
(From top) Chanel Classic Flap in Pink
Python Medium, So Black Jumbo, Green
Patent Mini, all in PurseBop-designed
frocks, and an Hermès Birkin 30 in Gris
Mouette by the beach.
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MONIKA ARORA HAS HAD A LIFE-
LONG LOVE AFFAIR WITH BAGS.
“My earliest memory is of me sitting in a stroller,
with my thela in hand. When we were children,
even our snowman, with its two branches for
arms, always carried a purse. When my mother
stitched a dress for me, she made me a matching
bag to go with it,” she recalls. After spending
nine years designing and manufacturing a
high-end line of denim, Chicago-based Arora
decided to create a global community blog for
bag lovers as her new project. PurseBop started
six years ago, and today it has over half a million
loyal readers [Google Analytics] and 1,86,000
Instagram followers.
At a time when influencers’ faces cram our
social media feeds, at PurseBop the bag is the face,
and the heart of the narrative. The anonymity
is refreshing. “Blogs are usually so driven by a
person showcased in every photo, but I wanted
to create a community
without the identity
of an individual. So
I created the character
of PurseBop,” says
Arora, who has a flair
for storytelling. For
instance, one post
shows a Birkin by the
side of a pool, with a
wide brimmed hat,
and a pastel-pink silk
frock thrown lightly
over it.
PurseBop’s content
connects with its
object, not the people who covet it audience in an
endearing, emotional
manner but Arora also
means business. The
website is a one-stop destination for luxury bag trends, financial news that
might affect your purchase, style guides, price alerts, and trivia such as which
piece to buy when you’re travelling to a specific city, and advice on how to
maintain and travel with bags. A steady stream of contributors from all over
the world send in their stories, with beautifully-shot, natural photographs.
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“The diversity is lovely. I didn’t realise that women in the Middle East
and African countries are such discerning collectors. What has also been
interesting is how women from different cultures experience their bags
differently. Our contributors don’t have to necessarily show who they are, so
it’s not about race, size or skin colour. All of a sudden the uniting thread for
all these women is the passion for bags. Simple.” ■
By Komal Sharma
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ACCESSORIES
MIRACLES
THE SEA of
The world’s oldest gem
becomes the latest trend in
fashion, and at private sales
Two-strand
natural pearl
necklace,
formerly in
the collection
of Empress
Joséphine de
Beauharnais
Empress of the French, Joséphine de
Beauharnais was known for her love of jewellery.
The first wife of Napoleon, she had exclusive pieces
from Chaumet and Fabergé, and a bespoke diamond-
encrusted watch by Abraham-Louis Breguet as part
of her collection. Among her favourite pieces was
a stunning necklace with two strands of natural
pearls and seven detachable drop-shaped pearls
with caps set with rose-cut diamonds. This was one
of over 50 rare, extraordinary pieces on display at
a first of its kind private sale, Magnificent Pearls, held by
Christie’s at Bahrain in March.
The world renowned art house has never before,
since it was founded in 1766, put together an exhibition
focusing solely on natural pearls. There’s good reason for
that. “Only a handful of jewellers, and collectors,
can own high-grade seawater pearls—making it
unimaginable to collect as many as five dozen
jewels with such valuable pearls,” says David
Warren, Christie’s’s International Director of
Jewellery. And they’re becoming increasingly rare.
“Only one out of 200 oysters have a natural pearl
in it,” explains Kenneth Scarratt, CEO of DANAT
(Bahrain Institute for Pearls & Gemstones), a testing
laboratory that certified the pieces showcased. “Today
pollution in oceans and overharvesting of natural beds
has also affected the pearling industry.” These priceless
A natural pearl
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Ostrich brooch
gems are now restricted to auction house sales or
displayed behind glass in museums as a majority
of them were harvested 100 years ago. The value of
pearls now reflects this reality. At Magnificent Pearls
itself, pieces sold for anywhere from $50,000 to
$11,000,000—depending on size, quality, and the
maker’s hallmark.
Pearls have always been associated with some of
the most iconic women—and fashion statements.
Think Audrey Hepburn’s multi-strand necklace in
Breakfast at Tiffany’s; Coco Chanel’s irreverent layers;
Princess Diana’s choker with a striking sapphire blue
clasp; and Elizabeth Taylor’s famous La Peregrina. Even
now, their allure remains strong. At the 2019 Grammys,
we saw Cardi B emulate an oyster shell, Kate Middleton
wore Princess Diana’s pearl earrings at BAFTA, and
characters in the critically-acclaimed The Favourite were
dressed in luminous necklaces and pearl-drop earrings.
Their limited availability now makes them an
excellent investment. Size, shape, smoothness,
lustre, and colour all play a role in setting the
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value. “A 10mm diameter is a benchmark, as
five carats is for a white diamond. Fine drop-
shaped pearls are in demand, and a white-
cream colour with light pink overtones is the
most desirable,” says Scarratt. “Keep them in
a soft pouch and they will last you a lifetime.” ■
By Prableen Gujral
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Bazaar
ACCESSORIES
A NEW L I FE
Pressto Cobbler takes you through the process of
making your favourite items look brand new again
City living brings many challenges, and shabby shoes and worn-
in bags are two that can make your daily routine a little less
pleasant. While not all shoes and handbags are created equally,
they all require special attention after normal wear and tear.
To make accessories work longer for you, the experts at Pressto
Cobbler gave Bazaar three tips that will give your most-beloved
items a new lease of life.
RESTORE: Regular treatment of cleaning and polishing is
something that all footwear and bags require. The change in
outdoor temperatures can alter the structure of natural materials,
so getting a regular check-up is crucial to maintaining the overall
design and construction.
REFRESH: The monsoon season brings a host of problems, but the (Above and left)
Shoes getting
growth of fungus on shoes and bags is one that can be avoided. re-tipped at
Professionally treating materials and fabrics before and after the rains Pressto Cobbler.
guarantees that they stay protected all year long. (Below)
Emmanuel Tarpin.
RELIVE: Repair or replace soles, heels, and corners of bags when
needed, so that permanent damage is not done. Through the use of
dyes, the exact colour can be matched to the material. Store items
with wooden shoe trees and in breathable bags to extend their wear
when not in use. Presstoindia.com By Kelsey Kissane

THE
INTERPRETER
At 25, Emmanuel Tarpin has established
himself as one of the hottest emerging contemporary
jewellers of this generation. Rihanna wore his seashell
earrings to the Oscar 2019 after-party, surprising style-trackers
with her novel choice.
A graduate of HEAD, the Geneva School of Art and Design, Tarpin,
who lives and works in Paris, spent his formative years at the high jewellery
workshop of Van Cleef & Arpels before starting his own eponymous
line—a whimsical collection of botanical-inspired creations.
“I am inspired by nature and its details so the idea of realism
is important to me. Sometimes the final piece can be realistic and
sometimes it can be more abstract, but the inspiration comes from
what surrounds me,” he explains.
Tarpin’s forte is his ability to work with textures and
to create contrast, volume, and a play of light within each
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of his sculptural pieces. He also prefers to work with

aluminium because of its “playfulness”, which enables him
Earrings, price
upon request,
“to experiment with new colours”. ■
Emmanuel Tarpin. Emmanuel Tarpin’s creations can be viewed on his website
emmanueltarpin.com, or at the Siegelson’s gallery in New
York, via appointment only By Arundhati De-Sheth

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journey visually.”
A Bejewelled Life offers insight into the many different experiences that have
moved Khan. One in particular stands out: Mumbai. “This city is home to me.
It was the city I was born in, fell in love, the city I had my children in,” she says. “I look out of
the car and take in the sights—right from the heritage buildings, to modern architecture, to the people
on the streets, the different colours of their clothes, and the smell of the food. All of this has become a
part of me, and I a part of it—it has inspired me.”
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For example, her Cinematic Dynamism earrings are influenced by the iconic Taj Mahal Palace
Hotel: Multi-tiered danglers of diamonds and yellow-gold represent its arched widows. And Khan’s
Interconnexion ring, a three-knuckle ring set with rubelite and kyanites in rose gold, is drawn from
the many colours of the city’s Sassoon Docks.
Khan also looks to everyday objects and her travels for inspiration, “Last year I was in the
Andaman Islands, and I found these beautiful corals on the beach. They were a catalyst to
an entire collection,” she explains. “When I see things that move me—it could be art, it
could be photography, it could be real objects—I take a part of that, and translate it into
a three dimensional object.”
Today, Khan has extended her brand to include scarves, crockery, and even
candles. “I’m always seeking something. My curiosity is what keeps
me fluid. I believe that one dies eventually if you don’t reinvent
yourself. That’s what keeps me alive.” ■

(Clockwise from top right) Farah Khan;

a sketch by the designer; photograph
of coral by Sneha Pillai; the Fluidic
Voronoi diamond cuff; the
Interconnexion ring; the Sassoon Dock
art exhibition photographed by Anukul
Narayan; photo by Arjun Mark.

By Sitara Mulchandani
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OMEGA Constellation
OMEGA’s Manhattan 29mm watch,
price upon request.
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update on its original design, released in 1982.
The 29mm stainless steel model features a diamond-
paved bezel, mother-of-pearl dial with diamond hour
markers, and a date window at the six o’clock position.
The hands, OMEGA logo, Constellation star, and diamond
holders are in 18K white gold. Central to the piece is the
OMEGA Master Co-Axial Chronometer Calibre 8700
mechanism that ensures precision.The watches’ distinctive
strap features ‘half ’ links, which create an elegant contrast
on the two-coloured models, and the clasp includes
a comfort release adjustment which allows for a
2mm extension when needed: Elegant,
timeless, and practical. ■

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 SO

Edited by ESHA MAHAJAN

Shape
YouBeing yourself can be the ultimate act of rebellion.

In a celebration of body confidence, we photograph 12 incredible women

who defy norms of shape, size, and age.
The series of images—raw and untouched—reveal the beauty in diversity.

And through honest, vulnerable letters, they share their stories of accepting
their bodies, wholeheartedly.
Because the best love stories begin with you.

Photographs by ARSH SAYED

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B A N I J , M O D E L & A C T O R
This vessel, a gift. To ensure it’s always in prime
condition, a holy duty.
Adorn you with art that I may carry to our
demise, you forgive any misgivings and don’t
waste time on regret. Teach me the true
meaning of acceptance, the beauty of healing
wounds, and carrying scars as souvenirs of
journeys only we have been on.
You’re an altar I decorate ritualistically. Always
with me every step of the way, a breath is all it
takes to remember the sacred ground within.
My inner kingdom, where I search for purpose
and clarity, bring them to light, step towards
them for always and never away.
Close my eyes for a minute and when
I open them, arrive in my Body.
To so many more adventures and growing old
and grey with you!

Bralet and overlay, prices upon request,

Gaurav Gupta. Shorts, stylist’s own.
All accessories and boots, J’s own.
Art director: Wungrumvao Shimray.
Fashion stylist: Parvati Mangal.

000
Dress, `26,500,
Rohit Gandhi+Rahul Khanna.

Dear Me,
As I look in the mirror, I reflect on all the different stages we have been through.
From baby fat to pleasantly plump in our teens to painfully thin in our 20s, from
mommy bod to bikini bod in our 30s, fabulously fit in our 40s, and chemo-ravaged
with the big ‘C’ in our 50s. Thankfully we no longer dwell on the ‘shape’ of me.
I write to you for forgiveness for not always loving every part of you. I still don’t but
I accept and embrace the imperfections.
I write to you in gratitude. I’m blessed and have always said that I’m God’s favoured
child. You have always let me live the life I want, from climbing mountains and diving in
the deep seas to being the strongest version of myself, on good days and bad.
I have always believed that our choices define the life we live, our beliefs help us heal.
You have validated that for me.
I pray that you will continue to have that strength that has always seen us through dark
days of ill-health, injury, and pain into the light of well-being.
As I look ahead, I know we will totally rock the years to come.
More power to you. ➤

SABINA CHOPRA, TEACHER,

MENTOR & ADVISOR

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S O H A Y A M I S R A , F O U N D E R , C H O L A

Dear Body,
I am eight months pregnant and have
never felt better. I have always had
issues—I’m too short or fat or I’ve never
had a flat stomach—but getting on this
surreal journey with you of growing a
real human within has triggered in me
new respect and insane love for you.
And now I realise there is no such thing
as imperfection. You are perfect in every
way, and learning to truly love yourself
for exactly the way you are is the most
liberating feeling .
I stand naked, looking at you, and I’m
smiling as I see you move when my baby
moves. And it’s harmony.
Thank you for being strong, resilient, and,
most of all, only mine.
Love,
Me.

Top, price upon request, DiyaRajvvir.

Dress, Misra’s own.
 Bustier, `4,500, Siddartha Tytler.
Skirt, `25,396, 431-88.
Rings, Gagroo’s own.

Dear Teenaged Maanvi,

If I had one tip for you, it would be
to continue sports. Do not give up
the outdoor activities you love so
much just because American
sitcoms tell you that cool girls don’t
play ball. And that starving
yourself, straightening your hair,
and going to the mall will get you
attention from boys. You don’t
need that attention yet. There’s
plenty in store in your future.
You’re not as fat as you imagine.
In fact, you’re at your healthiest.
Living on your own will make that
so much harder! Don’t go for junk
food, don’t go for so many nights
of drinking, don’t smoke that
cigarette, and DO NOT cry over
that guy!
This time will not come back. Make
it count. You know everything,
we all do. Just put it into action.
You’re beautiful, intelligent, and
talented. Don’t let anyone tell you
otherwise. You are also stubborn
and very unlikely to pay heed to
these words, but remember, you
have the power to change, yourself
and the world around you.
Love, Adulting Maanvi ➤

MAANVI GAGROO, ACTOR

So

RESHMA QURESHI, AUTHOR & ACTIVIST

Dear Body,
You are my safe harbour, a vessel, a carrier of my soul. You remind me of everything I am. A survivor,
a woman, and sometimes just a lazybones. The white sliver of a scar from that time I cut my hand with glass
and felt too lazy to clean the wound in time, sun-kissed moles from living a life of adventure, the facial scars,
a testament to the courage I have found from being an acid-attack survivor—you, my body, tell these
stories about me, stories as powerful as truths that cannot be erased.
I know that bodies will come and go, and you will cease to exist someday, but while you do, I will always,
always cherish you, love you, and care for you, because you’re the one carrying the weight of my dreams.
You are mine and mine alone, and no one can take that away from me. You are not perfect but I will still
protect you the best I can, make sure you are not ruined as long as I am alive, because I love you and to me
you’re the strongest, most perfect, and beloved friend. Who needs another when we have each other?
Lots of love

Dress, `29,000, Gauri & Nainika.

Turban, `8,650, Ara Lumiere.
Earrings, `2,400, De’Anma. PHOTOGRAPH BY IRINA USOVA

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Dress, `28,700, Bloni.
Boots and rings, Malik’s own.

Dear Body,
I want to express my gratitude
to you. I’m happy that you are
chest-below paralysed, because
it encouraged me to change the
outlook of society and break
stereotypes. Paralysis in my
body revived my soul.
You taught me how to celebrate
life and you also encouraged me
to set out on the journey of
‘Ability Beyond Disability’. You
taught me that people will look
at me the way I look at myself.
The challenges you have
overcome have made me a
stronger person, one who is
quick to adapt to changes, who
is willing to learn. Thanks to you,
I have the historic distinction of
being India’s first-ever woman
Paralympic medallist—that’s
what makes you so beautiful!
People might see me as a
paralysed body in a wheelchair,
but had you been a ‘regular’
body, I may have missed out on
connecting to the needs of the
specially-abled. My will,
coupled with your uniqueness,
has given me the strength to
give back to society. ➤

D E E PA M A L I K , PARA-ATHLETE,
PADMA SHRI & ARJUNA AWARDEE

PHOTOGRAPH BY IRINA USOVA

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So
BAZAAR
NEHA AGARWALLA, CROSSFIT ATHLETE

Dear Body,
It’s been a long journey of
building, sculpting, loathing,
accepting, and finally loving
you. I now feel silly for ever
having looked at you as flawed
in any way. Imagining you to be
imperfect is like saying ‘that
mountain is too high’ or ‘that
river runs too long’. We are all
created perfectly to do the
things we do. Now that I have
learned this, I am eager to build
a stronger relationship with you
without letting inconsequential
opinions get in the way.
Yours truly

Overlay, price upon request, Vaishali S.

 Fabric, stylist’s own.

Dear Body,
When I don’t reach the top of the cupboard, I wish you were a little taller.
When my belly comes in the way of my asanas , I wish you were a little less rounded.
With every intense stretch, I wish you don’t develop a new burning stretch mark.
When I see my face in the mirror, I hope the crow’s feet don’t appear.
When I see grey hair shining on my scalp, I wish it could be hidden.
But you have me and I have you, and we decided to make peace. You promised me strength and
I promised you care. And now we keep working towards our promises.
You taught me strength is sexy. You enable me to do things that enrich me, mentally and
physically. The spring in my feet, the smile on my face, the confidence in my shoulders, and the
curiosity in my eyes is all because of you.
Yes, there are times when we do fail each other, but that’s because we are human. We pick up
from where we left and just celebrate each other.
I was told you are taboo, but I made you my biggest strength.
Thank you for everything. ➤

DOLLY SINGH, YOGINI

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BAZAAR
Shirt, `24,640, Rimzim Dadu.
Shorts, stylist’s own. All accessories
and boots, Kumar’s own.

To my younger self,
You will be proud of us today.
For years, we went about hating our
body and ourselves. We were looking
for belief systems and love frantically,
while we slowly kept losing ourselves.
We looked in mirrors and saw disgust,
we were looking for love when we
couldn’t give ourselves any, we were
looking for God, but we couldn’t find any.
But today, we have found them all.
In ourselves. Our body, soul, and mind.
Now, we look in the mirrors and see God
on most days.
We feel the love, in every stretch mark,
in every scar, in every little cellulite,
in every thought, in every hair.
On other days we believe in that God.
We believe in ourself.
Thank you my beautiful body for
keeping me strong. I promise to do
the same.
Love,
The woman we never imagined we’d be.

ROSHINI KUMAR, PHOTOGRAPHER

 V E E R A FAU Z I A S A X E N A ,
ACTOR, SINGER, MODEL & COO NATIVE SPACES

Today I thank you.

We have had our hard days, we have
had our amazing days, tiring days,
and energetic days. It has always been
us, pushing through, together.
I thank you for always being there for
me. Every time I take a step in any
direction, it’s because you stayed strong
and didn’t give up on me even when we
didn’t get along. Our relationship will
always be a work in progress, but I want
you to know that it is because of you
that I can do all that I do. It’s because of
you that I can take a hit on the rugby
field, belt a tune in the studio, pull
an all-nighter at a shoot, and help run
a business at the same time. You make
me who I am.
I will keep you strong, take care of you
as you do me, and make sure you keep
getting healthier and fitter. What size
that makes you, irrelevant. All that
matters is that we always do right by
each other.
My dear one and only, I love you and
today I thank you. ➤
Dress, `12,700, Twinkle Hanspal.
So

D O L LY S I N G H , CONTENT CREATOR, IDIVA

Dear Body,
I’m happy for you. You’ve come a long
way. I know it hasn’t been the best of
journeys for you, for us.
Remember when papa called someone
else more beautiful than his own daughter
or when mom asked you to not wear jeans
as they wouldn’t look flattering? Times
when you were nicknamed hanger and
matchstick? Oh, or when a teacher asked
you to get off the stage because you
looked “ugly”? It’s all gone now, my love.
You may come with smaller boobs and
bum, and yes, real men may like curves,
but I love YOU. I know it took me time.
In fact, I loathed you for years, trying to
hide you under baggy clothes and a fake
‘I don’t give a damn’ attitude.
I’m sorry. I promise it will never happen
again. Yes, you and I have bad days, but
I wouldn’t trade you for anything in this
world. I’m going to take care of you.

Top, `25,000, and skort,

`24,000, Pankaj & Nidhi. PHOTOGRAPH BY IRINA USOVA
Top, `4,500, Purple Paisley.
See Where to Buy for details.
Hair and makeup: Shraddha Bachani
assisted by Harshna Makhija for
Mumbai, and Bhawna Gahlot
(makeup) and Rohit Kumar (hair)
for Delhi. Fashion assistant:
Shruti Joshi.

Hello Body,
Thank you for hanging
out with me for the past
31 years. I literally
wouldn’t be here if it
wasn’t for you.
It’s been hard, because
I tried to change you in
ways that maybe weren’t
the best for you, pushed
you way beyond what you
were comfortable with,
and usually ended up
hurting you a lot.
But I started to decorate
you, and you became more
mine than anyone else’s.
They’re marks of love, from
people that matter to you
about people that matter
to you, entire lives and
stories you’ll carry forever.
Funnily, or perhaps aptly,
(much to the annoyance
of my needle-wielding
friends), all the tattoos are
incomplete, because
I think that reflects how
much further we’re going
to go together. ■

PIA ALIZÉ HAZARIKA, ARTIST

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BAZAAR

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What fat shaming tells us about women

By Meghna Pant

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 It’s another day in the children’s park. A child is on the swing, there’s laughter from the
sandpit, and a few squabbles over mangled toys. A handful of dishevelled mothers who barely
know each other sit together on a bench. An unknown woman enters. A mother remarks,
“How does she justify that belly when she’s not even pregnant?” There’s a flurry of muted
sniggers and the women are suddenly friends.
Fat shaming:A phenomenon so widespread that almost all women have faced it. More surprisingly,
almost all women have done it to other women. The neighbourhood Aunty telling us we look fat in
that dress, the parlour lady saying we could do with a tummy tuck, the random stranger asking if we
really want to eat that samosa, the female colleague teasing us about putting on weight.
One would imagine that women would sympathise with and nurture each other. That they’d
recognise that we women are united in our struggles and journey, and therefore must come together to
lift each other up. Instead, an alarming number of women take over where patriarchy left off. They find
ways to keep other women down and diminished, reducing them to nothing more than bodies.
It’s easy, isn’t it? Because women have been raised to treat each other as a threat, as competition.
It doesn’t matter how accomplished a woman is. A remark about love handles or thunder thighs or jiggly
arms can dissolve all her achievements into nothingness.
This is a double bind, of course. Because what we give, we receive. We fall prey to the same judgement
that we unleash upon others. Because when men control women’s objectification, they are free from being
objectified, but when women control women’s objectification, they become targets for their own body
being evaluated. The vicious cycle never ends. Why else am I yet to meet a woman who loves her body as it
is? Why else do women obsess over that selfie angle to make themselves ‘look thin’? Why else do we think of
thin women as the only ones whose lives are sorted? Instead of celebrating our body, we criticise it. Instead
of counting our blessings, we count our calories. Instead of praying for a healthy body, we pray for a thin
body. We live in fear of our own body. It’s such a shame.
The truth is that, despite all our progress and triumphs, we have still not learned to love our own gender.
We’ve still not learned how to love ourselves.
Therefore, a woman’s weight today has become as much a societal concern as her virginity was three
decades ago. A woman who ‘cheats’ is cheating on her diet. A woman who is ‘weak’ is weak on her weight-
loss resolve. A woman who is ‘fallen’ has fallen off her exercise routine.
This cruel obsession with other women’s bodies and our own bodies must stop. The democratisation
of what defines beauty and sisterhood must begin, not by changing our bodies, but by changing the
rules.The first step is to love ourselves, in all shapes and sizes.We must enjoy what we see when we look
in the mirror. Self-worth is sexier than external validation. And we are more than an industry
benchmark. The second step is to love other women, in all shapes and sizes. We must treat female
bodies with the same impunity that is granted to male bodies. We must change the conversation.
We must talk to other women about their goals instead of their weight, about their dreams instead
of their diet. And, ultimately, we must understand that sisterhood is a legacy borne not out of
snideness but out of kindness, to ourselves and to other women. ■

Meghna Pant is an award-winning author, columnist, feminist, and speaker. Her most recent books are
Feminist Rani and How To Get Published In India.You can follow her on Twitter @MeghnaPant.

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How the birth
of her daughter
taught author
Vrushali Telang
to appreciate her
XL frame

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Art movements of Renaissance, Rococo, and Impressionism
portrayed voluptuous nudes with plump stomachs, well-
endowed buttocks, and wholesome thighs in their paintings.
From Venus with a Mirror, Hercules and Omphale, and Bathing
Nymphs to Nude in the Sun, curvy women were considered
desirable by doyens like Titian, François Boucher, and Renoir.
The European masters had not heard of Twiggy or Size Zero
back then.
My generation, Gen X, who came of age in the mid-’90s and
early 2000s, against the backdrop of Miss World, Spice Girls, and
Sex and the City, were ‘taught’ to feel bad about their
imperfections. I say this because my mother, who was a big
woman all her life, never had the issues that plagued me through
my teens and 20s. She did not squirm while looking into the
mirror. A corporate professional, the self-made lady took pride
in dressing up. Time stood still as she swathed, tad reverently,
a crisp cotton sari, wore makeup
with attention to the smallest detail,
while hearing soulful renditions of sense of self we will not only see what is good in us but
Pandit Bhimsen Joshi on the two-in- appreciate the goodness in other women as well.
one stereo. With prayer, beauty, and Can you imagine what we as women can then create for
the heady aromas of body mist ourselves and generations of those to come? Our successors
combined with hair spray, she won’t nitpick on unrealistic standards of beauty but learn to
elevated her daily routine to an embrace their imperfections. They will be instilled with self-
alluring performing art. confidence because we, their predecessors, chose to think,
Through my teens and 20s, liking my feel, and act differently.
body was not an option. How could And hopefully, like the European masters of the ancient
I be okay with being size XL? After all, past, our advertisers will have curvy fashionistas as their
it was nothing like that of a Miss India, models. A big girl will not be a Bollywood heroine’s clumsy
or a model from a fashion magazine, best friend, but a dignified leading lady dazzling the world
or a singer on music television. with her charisma. ■
Though I thought it was a norm,
deep down body shaming did not Vrushali Telang is the author of Can’t Die For Size Zero and
feel right. After every complaint, He Loves Me Not. Her recently published mafia thriller Prime
an inner voice softly whispered ‘you Time Crime will soon be adapted for screen.
are fabulous just the way you are.’
But the 20s are about listening to
raucous negative messages perpetrated by soap operas,
advertisements, and films rather than one’s quiet self-assuring
intuition, is it not?
A life-changing lesson started to unfold during pregnancy:
An agnostic all along, now I felt closest to God. Because the
much looked-down upon body was an active participant in
The Universal Creation. It was burgeoning life inside of it. After
the birth of my daughter, the ‘down-trodden twin-sets’ that
I had made fun of, fed her exclusively for five months and for
two and a half years after that. My child was getting nourished
by my body. It gave her her first home and food. How could
I not have reverence for my breasts? Or for the stretch marks,
which are a result of cocooning her for nine months?
Exercise or go on that keto diet if that suits you, but do it
because you love your body. Not because you hate it.
If each of us starts respecting just one’s own body we will take
power back to where it truly belong: Us. And with a healthy

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PHOTOGRAPHER: LAURENCE LABORIE. CREATIVE DIRECTOR: YURREIPEM ARTHUR. HAIR AND MAKEUP: CHRIS SCHILD. FASHION EDITOR: LUKAS BLASBERG. MODEL: BRUNA COLPA AT NEW MADISON MODELS.

D A R L I N G
B U D S O F M A Y
The magical power of flowers for glowing skin.
Plus, practices that help you sleep better and an exclusive
on Lisa Ray’s new memoir. Top, `19,800 (approx),
Ganni at matchesfashion.com.
Earrings, stylist’s own.
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Whether you want to add an extra boost of hydration, soothe irritated skin,
or protect against environmental damage, the healing powers of fresh flora
will help you. Bazaar decodes the magical benefits of five everyday flowers.
Photographs by LAURENCE LABORIE
 Dress, `54,000 (approx),
Dsquared2 at yoox.com. Earrings,
`11,700 (approx), Simon Harrison.
Creative director: Yurreipem Arthur.
Hair and makeup: Chris Schild.
Fashion editor: Lukas Blasberg.

j a s m i n e | the nourisher
The powerful antioxidants in jasmine make it a natural solution
for tired skin. Use it to reduce sun spots, plump fine lines and
wrinkles, or to add a boost of hydration to dry or
combination skin. ➤
We love: L’Occitane en Provence Shea Jasmine Melting Butter,
`2,490/125ml and Herbivore Botanicals Jasmine Glowing
Hydration Body Oil, `3,100 (approx).
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m a r i g o l d | miracle worker
This potent flower, also known as calendula, has long been valued for its
medicinal properties. Besides being a topical remedy for insect bites and the
common cold, marigold minimises stretch marks and scars by increasing
blood flow and boosting collagen production.
We love: Kiehl’s Calendula & Aloe Soothing Hydration Mask, `4,200 and
Forest Essentials Light Day Lotion, `1,925.
t u b e r o s e |
sensory overload
Recognised for its seductive
fragrance, tuberose produces an
essential oil that is full of sedative,
antispasmodic, and antiemetic
properties. The aroma of tuberose
opens the crown chakra, which
brings tranquility to the mind
and body. ➤
We love: Frédéric Malle
Carnal Flower Frédéric Malle
perfume, `15,000 (approx) and
Molton Brown Gingerlily
Body Wash, `2,000.

THIS PAGE: Dress, `57,000 (approx),

Isabel Marant at matchesfashion.com.
Earrings, `11,700 (approx),
Simon Harrison.
OPPOSITE PAGE: Top, stylist’s own.

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l o t u s | rewind & recover

Revered in mythology as a sacred plant, each part of the Indian
lotus has anti-ageing properties. The petals—rich in vitamin C and B
complex—improve the skin’s texture and elasticity, while the bud and
stem contain fatty acids and copper, providing hydration and protection
from free-radical damage.
We love: fresh Lotus Youth Preserve Face Cream, `3,200/50ml (approx)
and WEI Lotus Blossom Hydra-Lock Oil-Free Gel Cream,
`4,000 (approx).

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Top, `33,800 (approx), Miu Miu at
mytheresa.com. Ring, `18,600
(approx), Maison Margiela at yoox.
com. Earrings, stylist’s own.
See Where to Buy for details.
Model: Bruna Colpa at New
Madison Models.

l a v e n d e r | skin soother
Calming and therapeutic, this flower is a firm favourite for
aromatherapy. And, as a home remedy, it also quenches parched skin.
Plus, by balancing the skin’s pH level, it reduces symptoms of eczema,
dermatitis, and psoriasis. ■
We love: Jo Malone London Lavender & Lovage Home Candle,
`4,600 and boscia Clear Complexion Treatment, `2,400 (approx).
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S W E E T
D R E A M S
Healthy sleep practices that promise to deliver
eight hours of shut-eye every night
By Mini Shastri

Sleep is my secret weapon in life, and I pride myself on achieving eight hours. Sleep repairs

and restores the body, and nothing can replace it. Fatigue, like hunger or thirst, is a natural state,

but destructive habits affect the quality of shut-eye throughout the night. Fortunately, getting

enough sleep comes down to practicing healthy rituals, and by following a few simple practices

before bed, we can all wake up feeling well-rested in the morning.

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TIME PRACTICE
Minimise your exposure B r e a t h awa r e n e s s i s
to blue light for at least 90 a transformative remedy to
minutes before sleeping. Blue light activate the relaxation response from
excites the photons in the eye and the nervous system. Begin with a few
mimics light exposure just as the rounds of Chandra Bheda, which involves
SELF sun would, derailing and closing the right nostril and taking 10-15
FOOT confusing melatonin, the breaths through the left nostril. This helps to
MASSAGE sleep hormone. calm the brain and prepare the nervous system for
The feet contain deep sleep. A second option is Bhramari
reflex points to all the Pranayama, or the Humming Bee
organs and glands in the body, HORMONE Breath, which instantly frees the
making them an effective site for REGULATION mind of stress, anxiety, and
treatment. Performing a simple Hormones are chemicals produced agitation. Begin by sitting
foot massage prior to bed is by glands in the endocrine system. upright with a straight spine and
a dr ug-free method for Balanced hormones are key to a healthy body place your index fingers on the
reducing stress and stimulating and mind, and sufficient sun exposure paired with cartilage of your ears, with
relaxation. Use your thumb to a night-time routine help achieve this. A morning closed eyes. Take a deep breath
press down on the pad of the ritual of sitting in the sun between 6:00A.M. and and while exhaling, make
big toe for 15 seconds. This 8:30A.M. increases the brain’s release of serotonin, which a loud, high-pitched
pressure balances hormone tells your brain that the day has started.At night, dark humming sound. Continue
secretions. Follow this by light triggers the release of melatonin, which is the for four breaths.
pressing on all other toes for hormone that helps you fall and stay asleep.
15 seconds each. Nerves on Sunlight during the morning hours, paired
the remaining toes bring with dark lights after 9:00P.M. is necessary AROMATHERAPY
clarity and positivity to for sleep regulation, which, in turn, Applying essential oil of lavender
the brain before also restores hor mone or frankincense, incorporated
sleeping. HERBS balance. into a base oil of almond or sesame,
I recommend to the temples and soles of the feet
using herbs and helps induce sleep. Both lavender
supplements to promote sleep. Brahmi, and frankincense decrease the
triphala, shankapushpi, ashwagandha, and magnesium all do hear t rate and blood
wonders at night. You can also add herbs—such p re s s u re, p u t t i n g
as fennel, chamomile, and ginger—to tea to assist your body in
the downward flow of energy required for assimilation a tranquil
and elimination.They have a subtle and soothing state.
effect on the mind that helps to ease
mental restlessness.

MEAL PLANNING
A full stomach can interfere with restful sleep, so be sure to eat an early
dinner at least two-three hours before bedtime.A major cause of poor
sleep is going to bed with food in your stomach, which results in
waking up tired and dull.A short stroll post dinner helps digestion. ■

Mini Shastri is a wellness consultant and founder and teacher of Om YogaShala, based in Delhi.

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H E R E I A M
Lisa Ray takes control of her story, from her modelling
days to her battle with cancer, in a candid memoir.
COVER: COURTESY HARPERCOLLINS INDIA

Here, she shares an exclusive excerpt.

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emories warm you up from the inside, said Murakami, but
they also tear you apart. If I were forced to describe
Close to the Bone, I would offer, it’s a travelogue of a
profoundly human experience. In a sense, the book and the writing
is an offering; my way, hopefully executed with humility and a gentle E XC E R P T
sense of humour, to end the practice of running our lives in the THE NIGHT I begin to step into myself, my shoes
shadows. My friend Farrokh Chothia shared a quote with me once: don’t fit.
We all have three lives: A public life, a private life, and a secret life. Everything keeps slipping from my fingers that
I have felt for a long time compelled to bring them all together. morning. The shampoo bottle, a teaspoon, my
I suspect I am tired of all those years of others labelling me, and phone: Suspended for one surging moment before
deciding who I am, particularly in the media today. Reading and landing with a clatter on the floor. I stare. Patti
writing have always been strong features of my life, because they Smith is on my playlist today. Her rough scarred
give us much deeper insights while challenging our imagination. voice cuts through the quiet as sun slopes in from
Words are how I consume the world, how I make sense of my life a window. I sit on my bed and work through a line
and the strange circumstances I’ve lived through. I’m an observer. of high heels pulled from my closet trying them on,
I wanted to be a writer since childhood but life led me in a different one by one.They are all pretty and pointy and very
direction, though today, I feel I’m exactly where I’m meant to be. bad for pelvic alignment, I’ve been told. And none
In sharing my personal story I touch on many of the realities I’ve of them fit. None.
lived through: Anorexia, family tragedy, cancer, sudden fame, I always dreaded the red carpet. I had walked it at
relentless travel, spiritual and nomadic questing, but the central movie premieres in Toronto and L.A., events in
driving force of my life has been to find deeper meaning and honour Mumbai, and I always felt self-conscious:You have
the grace and grit of my choices. Contemporary society makes us to think about how to tilt your head and how to
jaded and numb, but when we lose the ability to empathise, to suck in your non-existent gut while photographers
connect with all our wounds and tender aches, we walk away from click away. You are expected to look flawless.
what it means to be human. Resisting the voices who tell you how Ambition and expectation wraps around your skin,
to live your life is difficult but ultimately the only way to honour hugs your form. But in the fall of 2009, I do have
our time in this fleeting life. I wrote Close to Bone to honour all the a gut, and it is swinging beneath a sari-inspired dress
places I’ve been. Ultimately, it’s a celebration of life. in royal purple, specially made for my new body.
My costume designer friend Rashmi Varma
dropped off the dress, a couple of hours before the
debut of my film Cooking with Stella at the Toronto International Film Festival.Then one by one, I tried on
pairs of heels from my closet. My feet are too bloated.That’s what steroids do, and I was knocking them back
by the handful—four days on, four days off.They’ve also turned my face into a large, round moon. I call this
feeling of an extra, elastic skin on top of my skin ‘my wet suit’. I sit on the couch and watch as my belly inflates
before my eyes. I study my fingers.They look like kabanosy, the sausages of my childhood. I marvel at my
distended thighs saying to my dad,“Look at this. I’m expanding—like a cartoon character!”
And now my feet are swollen, too. For some reason, as I look down at my extra thick ankles, the gravity of
the situation hits me:Two months before, I had sat in a tiny supply closet of a room across from a jittery, rabbit-
faced doctor. He spoke very slowly, pausing a long time between each word, as if to gauge my reaction:“You.
Have. Multiple. Myeloma.”
The doctor reminded me of the rabbit in Alice in Wonderland, and as he kicked me down the hole, he never
said the word cancer. In fact, the signs in the clinic were vague: Hematology Centre. But the pregnant pauses
told me I was being inducted into a new club:“Fatal.” Pause.“Incurable.”
“Oh,” I said.“Do you want me to get you some water?”
I know my response might seem strange, but he did look parched. Also, it never occurred to me that
I wouldn’t get better.Almost as soon as he said cancer (or didn’t), I was framing it as just another adventure in
a life that had circled the globe for three decades, plucking one experience after the other like cherries from
trees. Now cells in my bones were rampaging, multiplying, squeezing out the red blood cells. I had become
a junior member of the MM cancer club, diagnosed at 37, while the average age is 65. Fatal. Incurable. But
I wasn’t scared—not yet, anyway.
Or perhaps deep in my philosophic core I believe nothing is wasted. Not even this. ■

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fragrance and
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jewellery—
they are both deeply personal
items to wear. And selecting
one that is as beautiful as it is
socially conscious is crucial.
Placing luxury and ethics
equally at the heart of its
products is what the fine
j e we l l e r y a n d l u x u r y
perfumery brand Chopard
stands for. Happy Chopard, their new perfume launch, builds further on the company’s
mission to balance ethics and aesthetics. Featuring two scents, Lemon Dulci and Felicia
Roses, the mixtures combine notes of citrus, florals, and herbs, all of which are responsibly
sourced. Bazaar talks to Sonam Kapoor, friend and fan of the brand, about her personal
bond with perfume.

You are an admirer of Chopard.What interests you most about the brand?
I respect the fact that while Chopard is the leader in luxury fragrance and jewellery, they
sustainably source gold and precious stones, and have high environmental and social
standards all around.They have an in-house perfume brand and they manufacture their
fragrances themselves, using natural ingredients, and I think that’s very admirable.
What is your first memory of fragrance?
My mom used to wear a lot of essential oils like jasmine, sandalwood, and rose, and I always
loved the way she smelled. She stills smells the same.
What do you love about the Happy Chopard collection?
Firstly, I’m a cheerful person, so the bright and fresh notes of this collection really work
with my personality. I also love the rose in Felicia Roses, because it reminds me of my
childhood. I like the sharpness of ginger and lemon as well, which you get from Lemon
Dulci. I pair the two fragrances together for the perfect balance of citrus and floral.
The mixtures of notes are a sensory ode to the spirit of joie de vivre.What brings
you joy?
Spending time with my husband, because I don’t get to see him enough. I also love
walking in nature, as it brings me peace and a sense of calmness, so being outside with
him is the best feeling in the world.
Chopard has a ‘do good, feel good’ philosophy.What do you do that makes you
feel great while making an impact?
I think that when you have a voice, you have to pick a side and express your opinion.
There are so many people in the world who just sit on the fence and give a popular answer.
I am lucky enough to have a platform that allows me to be vocal about what I believe in
and think is right, and doing this brings me the greatest pleasure. ■
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1. Guerlain La Petite 4
Robe Noire
Lipcheek in 002
Pink Tie at
nykaa.com, `2,150.
2. Dior Dior Addict
Lip Tattoo in Natural
Cherry, `2,000.
3. Sephora
Collection
Cheek & Lip Tint in
Brown, `890.
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4. Bobbi Brown
Extra Lip Tint in 6
Bare Melon, `2,100.
5. BECCA
Cosmetics
Beach Tint in
Dragonfruit, `2,330.
6. Benefit
Cosmetics
Benetint Cheek &
Lip Stain, `2,910.
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Creative director for Amouage, Christopher Chong, decodes the Omani luxury
perfume brand’s manifesto of being innovative and breaking tradition
THE JOURNEY of
finding a signature scent is often complex.
Discovering a fragrance that is not only
distinctive and unique, but blends well with
your body’s chemistry, is even more
challenging. For Amouage, the Oman-born
brand that launched in 1982, and for its creative
director, offering perfume that stands apart has
always been custom practice.
Amouage fragrances tell stories—narratives
that involve colour, thoughts, sounds, and
emotion, using fine raw materials that reflect
the opulence of the brand’s origins. Christopher
Chong, whose own background includes opera
and excludes formal perfumery training,
elaborates on his vision.
Harper’s Bazaar: How did you find yourself
in the perfume business and at Amouage
in particular?
Christopher Chong: I believe I found
Amouage and it found me at the right time.
During that time in my life I had been training
as an operatic baritone, but felt it wasn’t going
in the direction I had hoped for. I needed a new
IMAGES: COURTESY AMOUAGE
path and that was when the opportunity came
along. They decided to embrace someone
from outside the perfume industry as they
wanted the brand to be about human
emotions and stories, so they placed an
advertisement and I happened to see it.
P E R F E C T
H B: How much do your
personal life and experiences influence
your creations?
CC: I come from a culture and background
in which scents are not that important as long
as one is clean, so I draw not from scent
memories but from a personal narrative. I am
able to use my training and love for opera and
music to sing narratives through fragrances.
I connect a fragment of a story, a remnant of
a memory, a phasing of a musical composition,
or a sentence of a conversation I have overheard
to make my fragrance come alive. Every one of
my perfumes tells a story, just like an opera does.
HB: The Amouage fragrances have managed
to stay away from popular trends so far. What is
your strategy for the brand, moving forward?
CC: Amouage has built a legacy on its brand
DNA which is about creating something
different and unique and so we do not follow
global trends. The most important traits to me,
both professionally and personally, are honesty,
integrity, and creativity, and I feel that following
a trend compromises these traits. As I continue
(From top)
Interlude Woman,
forward, not only discovering more of who
`19,800/100ml; I truly am but evolving, Amouage is on
Dia Woman, a transformational journey too, becoming
`19,800/100ml; a total luxury lifestyle brand. We have
and Epic introduced leather goods, a bath and body
Woman,
`19,799/100ml
range, and a home collection. ■
By Divrina Dhingra
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SEEN AT: Dolce &
Gabbana and Naeem Khan
THE LOOK: A cherry lip is hardly
revolutionary—except when lined (Clockwise from
far left) Shiseido
with gold. Use a gold pencil or
VisionAiry Gel Lipstick
shimmery highlighter to add in 227 Sleeping Dragon,
dimension and get a fuller pout. `2,400, LacquerInk
LipShine in 307 Scarlet
WEAR IT WITH: Matte or
Glare, `2,200,
satin-finish foundation, to VisionAiry Gel Lipstick
avoid shine overload. in 218 Volcanic, `2,400,
and LacquerInk
A CLEAN SWIPE LipShine in 305 Red
SEEN AT: Flicker, `2,200.
Moschino and Etro
THE LOOK: ‘Doll-like’ lashes have
had their moment. Now, opt for
N W A Y
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applying one coat of volumising U gest makeup trends
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Ambient White,
`2,600, NANAME and Noor by Noor
FUDE Multi Eye THE LOOK: Swap powdered
Brush, `2,100, and highlighters and bronzers with
MARU FUDE Multi
Face Brush, `3,000. cream formulas, which give dewy
skin and a natural, sun-kissed glow.
WEAR IT WITH: A nude lip,
to keep the focus on a
radiant complexion. ■

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DIARY
For BOBBI BROWN, the 62-year-old makeup artist and entrepreneur,
less is more when it comes to her beauty routine

SKINCARE To cover my roots or make my part look

“I survive with just two products—Bobbi
Brown’s Balm, which I also use on my body,
and a good oil to clean my face.” Clean
beauty: Something that doesn’t have
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thicker, I use brown pencil or eyeshadow.
Shampoo and conditioner: I switch
between Olaplex’s ranges. Go-to hairstyle:
Loose and down.Hair stylist:Marissa Barrett

chemicals in it. Indian tradition: I have
Essential Body rediscovered an old remedy—coconut oil.
Uplift Face
Cleanser, `7,080. I use it as a makeup remover and moisturiser,
and massage it into my hair. Moisturiser:
Augustinus Bader’s The Rich Cream.
Anti-ageing cream: I only believe in
applying sunscreen—either Neutrogena or
Coppertone. Exfoliator: Loofah for body
and washcloth for face.
HEALTH
“I eat locally-grown produce and drink a lot
of water. I walk five days a week for over an
Olaplex
hour, practice yoga, and train on a Peloton
No.4 Bond
FOR PORTRAIT: BOBBI BROWN. FOR GRAPHICS: YLVA EREVAL/STUDIO D.
at Marine Robinson Salon, NewYork City.
MAKEUP
“What I try to teach is the ‘less is more’ Evolution_18
concept.You should look great—not your Overnight Vanilla,
`3,400 (approx)
makeup.” Makeup guru: Bonnie Maller. and Strengthen
She taught me the ‘natural makeup’ look. capsules,
New technique: Use a face oil on top of `2,500 (approx).
your makeup. Favourite products: Judith
August’s The Everything Pencil, Anastasia
Beverly Hills’s Brow Definer, and a black
mascara. Beauty fail: Red eyeshadow.
Expert opinion:If you have a few products,
it will take you no time.

Maintenance bike.” Favourite workout: Hip-hop classes. FRAGRANCE

Shampoo, Indian remedy:I believe in Ayurveda,and “I like to mix my own blends—
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l love consuming turmeric.Morning peppermint, patchouli, and even
routine:Two glasses of warm water oranges.” First memory:
with lemon, and a double espresso. My grandmother wore roses.
Supplements: Fish oil, vitamin Currently wearing: Coco
B, debloating drinks, and vitamin by Chanel. Favourite note:
gummies from Evolution_18. Augustinus
Patchouli and neroli. Bader
I n d u l ge n c e : Mar tinis New brand: I love The Rich Cream,
and papad. the aromas used by `18,400 (approx).

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“I wash my hair everyday Essential Body.
Chanel Coco,
after I exercise and then Flowers:
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I can’t do my own
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Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Bobbi Brown Extra

Definer, `1,600 (approx), and Repair Moisturizing
Judith August The Everything Balm SPF25, `8,250.
Pencil, `1,200 (approx).
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STATE OF
THE ART
Insider tips from leading art
collectors, snapshots of Bombay
from the ’70s, and the most exciting
documentaries to watch
this summer
IMAGE: COURTESY SHAKUNTALA KULKARNI/KNMA

Shakuntala Kulkarni, photo performance: Asiatic Library, 2010-2012, on view at the

Indian pavilion curated by KNMA at the 58th Venice Biennale
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Artists to invest in, how to read works, and the exhibitions to attend this year—six female
gallerists and collectors share insider advice on art
By Radhika Bhalla
Tableaux, Lubna Chowdhary,
ceramic, 2017

Jagdip Jagpal

JAGDIP JAGPAL
DIRECTOR, INDIA ART FAIR

“I say this all the time: Value is in the eye of the beholder,
and a thing is only worth what you are prepared to pay
for it,” says Jagpal, on the topic of securing a ‘good deal’

IMAGES: COURTESY SURYAN & DANG; PAUL WARD; COPYRIGHT INDIA ART FAIR
on a work of art. “I know that negotiating on a price is
more common here than in some parts of the world. I just
take the view that if you went into a Prada store, would
you ask for a discount? No. Collectors have to ask
themselves that question.”
Rather than analysing an artwork, Jagpal looks for an
emotional reaction—spiritual, inspirational, or impactful
for personal reasons. “It is always very subjective,”
she says. The two female artists who she is “slightly
obsessed with” are Manisha Parekh and ceramicist
Lubna Chowdhary, both graduates of Royal College
of Art in London who employ mixed media to express
themes of womanhood.
As for the young names to watch out for, on top of
Jagpal’s list are Renuka Rajiv, who was a FICA Emerging
Artist awardee in 2016, and Amshu Chukki “whose works
remind me of the amazing props from Star Trek, which
I grew up watching.”
 ROSHINI VADEHRA
DIRECTOR, VADEHRA ART GALLERY

“Rather than investing in an artwork, I recommend falling in love with it,” says Vadehra,
who has her heart set on two Indian artists. “Shilpa Gupta’s work is contemporary, exciting,
and something that most young collectors would resonate with. She is definitely an artist
worth studying, following, and collecting.”
And yet, her “all-time favourite” is the 82-year-old modernist, Arpita Singh. “The middle-
aged woman, usually the protagonist in her work, challenges the notions of beauty and
desire while speaking of hope, love and violence,” she explains.
As for buying art, the Delhi gallerist recommends working with a reputed gallery to
ensure you have the correct paperwork and documentation in place. She says, “Prices can
be negotiated to a certain extent, but it is not easy to resell art, so I wouldn’t recommend
buying with negotiation in mind.” ➤

Untitled, Shilpa Gupta,

polymer resin and wood, 2018
IMAGES: COURTESY VADEHRA ART GALLERY

Roshini Vadehra

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From Resistance Land, Anupam Roy,
ink on paper pasted on cotton cloth, 120 x 156 inches,
2018 (installation view at Project 88 Gallery)
RADHIKA CHOPRA
FICA ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER &
FOUNDER, NO. 3 CLIVE ROAD
A nuanced art collection is built with patience
and a keen eye, and Chopra’s is testament to
this refined approach. “It’s never about investing
in art for me,” she says. “Had it been about
investment value, my engagement with art
would have taken a completely different
direction. Passion is everything. Pick something
you are inspired by and pursue it with all
of your heart.”
That said, she does her due diligence before
buying a work. “I research the artists that would
fit in my collection and learn from gallerists and
experts in the field before making my decision.
I buy what I can afford, sometimes acquiring
smaller works from artists that I admire,”
she shares.
Among the young names whose works she
appreciates is Delhi-based Anupam Roy,
the FICA Emerging Artist awardee of 2018-19
“whose politically charged practice emerges
from his longstanding engagement with
grassroots politics.”
Chopra has also been focusing on women
artists for a while, although not exclusively.
“On my coffee table in our family room are
books on Louise Bourgeois, Agnes Martin,
Anni Albers, Bharti Kher, Nasreen Mohamedi,
Dayanita Singh, and many others who have
inspired my collection.”
IMAGE: COURTESY PROJECT 88 GALLERY
Radhika Chopra with her
daughter Maya Anandan,
Dayanita Singh, 2015
 Iceboat, Neha Choksi, Still
from HD video, colour,
stereo sound, 13 minutes
17 seconds, 2013

Sree Banerjee Goswami

SREE BANERJEE GOSWAMI
DIRECTOR, PROJECT 88

The major exhibit Goswami is looking

forward to this year is the 58th Venice
Biennale, one of the world’s most
important international art shows
(on from May 11 to November 24, 2019).
“Titled May You Live In Interesting Times
after a Chinese proverb, the Biennale will
consider the role of art in response to the
current political climate, especially in the
context of fake news and alternative
facts,” she explains.
What makes it more special is that after
a hiatus of eight years, India has a pavilion
this time with the theme Our Time for
a Future Caring. “It has been a Herculean
task to get this through. The exhibition will
be presented jointly by the Ministry of
Culture, Confederation of Indian
Industries, and Kiran Nadar Museum
of Art, and will be an interesting example
of private and public partnership.”
Back home, the Mumbai-based gallerist
has her eyes set on upcoming artist
IMAGE: COURTESY MANASI SAWANT; NEHA CHOKSI;

Anupam Roy and contemporary artist

Rohini Devasher. Among the women
whose work she admires is Neha
Choksi—“I love her continued exploration
of the themes of absence and presence
in absurd and poetic ways.” ➤
PROJECT 88 GALLERY

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Shalini Passi standing in front of Lost

Resonance II, Riyas Komu, recycled
wood, automative paint and iron, 2010

SHALINI PASSI
Theatre Of Sade, Anita
FOUNDER OF SHALINI PASSI ART
Dube, 1998-99 FOUNDATION & MASH (MY ART SHALINI)
With a vast and eclectic range of artworks in one’s
possession, learning how to appreciate them
is critical. Drawing from personal experience, Passi
explains, “Reading an artwork is a combination
of first just observing what is in front of you—the
subject matter, colour, composition, form—and then
looking for visual signifiers, clues if you like, that
might indicate a deeper message.”
She shares insider advice on how to “unpack” the
meaning of a work: “Try and understand its context—
for example, if you know it was made in a particular
place, during a certain period in social history, or at
a significant time in the artist’s life, you can begin to
IMAGES: COURTESY SHANTANU PRAKASH; SHALINI PASSI

understand it within an existing narrative.”

Among the current names whose works she enjoys
are performance and installation artist Meera George,
who “represents a new generation of Indian artists for
whom art has no national boundaries; a belief very
much aligned with my own thoughts”, and upcoming
mixed media artist Ayesha Singh. And yet, her abiding
interest lies in the works of Anita Dube. Passi shares,
“I think that her installation Theatre of Sade is one of the
most powerful works in my collection. I like that Anita
is not afraid to explore sociological issues and that she
uses it as a medium to get to the heart of some of the
most pressing challenges of our time.”

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 AMRITA AND PRIYA JHAVERI
DIRECTORS AND FOUNDERS,
JHAVERI CONTEMPORARY
“Originality is highly contentious in the age of the
Internet,” declare the Jhaveri sisters, almost like
a manifesto for their personal art movement. And yet,
it makes sense to follow their word, their gallery having
hosted exhibitions of some of the most exciting
contemporary artists (like Sir Anish Kapoor and British-
Bangladeshi artist Rana Begum). “We recommend an
engagement with art, ideas, and aesthetics, as opposed
to an ‘investment in art’,” says Priya. Her sister
and co-founder, Amrita adds, “Artworks are to be
looked at and absorbed, and then perhaps read. Begin
with the artist’s words and if those are not illuminating,
try the gallerist.”
This year, the duo is looking forward to two major Alterns in the Overgrowth, Yamini Nayar,
shows: Phenomenal Nature: Mrinalini Mukherjee, lightjet print, 60 x 40 inches, 2017
a retrospective on the artist curated by Shanay Jhaveri
at The Met Breuer, New York (June 4 to September 29, Priya Jhaveri
2019), and Homelands: Art From Bangladesh, India and
Pakistan curated by Dr Devika Singh at University of
Cambridge (November 12, 2019 to February 2, 2020).
Artists on their radar include Yamini Nayar “for how
beautifully she can make three dimensions into two”,
and Matthew Krishanu, whose works they will be
showing later this year. ■

Amrita Jhaveri
IMAGES: COURTESY MARK PRIME; YAMINI NAYAR; JHAVERI CONTEMPORARY

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EARLY RUBENS, SAN FRANCISCO

Revel in the dramatic allegories and mythological paintings of 17th-century Flemish artist
Peter Paul Rubens, considered one of the most influential of the Northern Baroque tradition.
The show focuses on his works from 1608 to around 1620, including portraits and remarkable
biblical renderings such as the famous Annunciation and The Massacre of the Innocents.
On until September 8 at the Legion of Honor Museum, San Francisco

ART EXHIBITIONS

AROUND Shows to visit this

summer to satisfy
THE your appetite for
WORLD sheer genius

THE EY EXHIBITION: MANET AND

VAN GOGH AND MODERN
BRITAIN, LONDON BEAUTY,
CHICAGO
Tate Britain has put
together over 50 works of Art Institute of Chicago has
Dutch Post-Impressionistic curated the works of
painter Vincent van Gogh French Impressionist artist
that were inspired by Édouard Manet, from the
Britain and, in turn, inspired late 1870s to early 1880s.
British artists. Along with On view are portraits of
two masterpieces, Starry fashionable people of the
Night Over the Rhône times, including Jeanne
and Sunflowers, the exhibit (Spring) of model-actor
includes At Eternity’s Gate, Jeanne Demarsy. Acquired
painted two months before by the J. Paul Getty
his death, and Prisoners Museum for over $65
Exercising from 1890, made million in 2014, it is the
while he was at Saint-Paul most expensive Manet
Asylum. His pink sunset in painting till date. Also
The Oise at Auvers has also shown will be rarely seen
been digitally reconstructed letters by the artist.
for the show.
On from May 26 to
On until August 11 at September 8 at Art
Tate Britain, London Institute of Chicago
IMAGES: COURTESY THE MUSEUMS AND GALLERY

THE GREAT SUPPER BY SARA SHAKEEL, LONDON

With a growing following of 754K on Instagram, award-winning dentist-turned-artist

Sara Shakeel from Pakistan has turned into a sensation with her pop-surrealistic crystal
artworks. This summer, she is recreating Leonardo da Vinci’s The Last Supper, with a three-
dimensional theatrical banquet scene in glass crystals. The project is ambitious in scale and
a spectacle to soak in. ■
On from May 15 until June 23 at Now Gallery, London

(Clockwise from top) The Tribute Money, Peter Paul Rubens, ca. 1612, oil on panel, the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco; Portrait of
Émilie Ambre as Carmen, Édouard Manet, 1880, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Gift of Edgar Scott, 1964, Courtesy of the Philadelphia
Museum of Art; Great Supper, Sara Shakeel, commissioned by Kaia Charles (Cultural Curator) as the Young Artist Commission 2019 at
NOW Gallery, London; Self-Portrait by Vincent van Gogh, 1889, National Gallery of Art, Collection of Mr and Mrs John Hay Whitney.

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 AMBLING ALONG WITH

‘MR. BOMBAY’
PHOTOGRAPHY

An exhibition of monochrome photographs

by the late Foy Nissen, a custodian of
Bombay’s built heritage, where the city
is the protagonist

In an article for Marg magazine in April 1986, Foy Nissen

wrote “It [The Government House on Apollo Street] is in dire
need of restoration, as are Charles Forbes’ house and several
late 18th century town buildings which lend much charm to
the urban back-setting bounded by Military Square Lane,
Forbes Street, and Ropewalk Lane, off K. Dubash Marg.”
The appeal Nissen talks about is perhaps manifest in the photographs he took in the same
precinct during the 1960s-’80s—of the regal statue of the Prince of Wales perched on
a black horse; or of people languorously reading in the arcaded verandah of the David Sassoon
Library.These, along with 88 other rare black-and-white photographs, are part of the exhibition
Foy Nissen’s Bombay, curated by Kamini Sawhney at the Jehangir Nicholson Gallery, CSMVS,
in Mumbai.
Nissens’s frames intimately capture the quotidian—a tailor yawning away in his shop;
IMAGES: COURTESY THE JEHANGIR NICHOLSON ART FOUNDATION, CSMVS

an engrossed newspaper reader; or students attentively sculpting away at the JJ School of Art.
Born in Pune in 1931, Nissen studied at the Cathedral and John Connon School in Mumbai
and later served as the cultural representative of the British Council. He passed away last year.
Says architect Rahul Mehrotra, who first met Nissen in 1980,“Foy kept the discussion about
heritage alive... He captured unusual moments from a personal, humane perspective. He did not
only celebrate the monumentality of [the city’s] architecture but the life-world that occupied the
urban system of his Bombay.”
The title of the show is attributed to Foy Nissen’s Bombay (1975-77), a painting by the
famed British colourist Howard Hodgkin. What Nissen loved photographing the most
were stately marble figures dotting Bombay—now consigned to memory and even (Clockwise from top
neglect; sweeping divided staircases; and the Flora Fountain. His knowledge of the city left) Naariyal
he loved, and its otherwise nondescript facets, was inestimable. It is no surprise, then, Poornima at
Banganga, 1973;
that following his demise, art historian Partha Mitter’s tribute to him stated: “In many Asiatic Library, 1987
ways, he was Mr. Bombay.” ■ By Khorshed Deboo and Prince of Wales
statue (the original
The exhibition is on display at the Jehangir Nicholson Gallery, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Kala Ghoda);.
Sangrahalaya, Mumbai until June 16

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Posters of the documentaries
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BINGE
WATCH
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Four documentaries you need to
stream, from a series on punk music to
a special show on dogs who save lives
There’s nothing quite like a good show—
especially if it’s inspired by real-life legends,
like the four most interesting documentaries
of this summer.The ’70s come calling with
Punk, a four-part series that gets up, close
and personal with musicians like Blondie,
Iggy Pop, Guns N’ Roses, Sex Pistols,
and Foo Fighters. Meanwhile, Amazing
Grace revives the gospel record that Aretha
Franklin sang in 1972 in Los Angeles,
which became the best-selling in history.
Ask Dr.Ruth tells the story of America’s most
famous sex therapist who revolutionised
the taboo topic, and also happened to be
a Holocaust survivor. As for those obsessed
with their furry friends, make sure to watch
Superpower Dogs where six super brave dogs
(and their owners) plunge into danger
zones like earthquakes and avalanches to
rescue and protect others. ■

BOOKS PHENOMENAL WOMAN

The only summer love you need this year? Yourself. These reads will help you rediscover your inner
beauty, and your worth along the way

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(From top) Infinity Mirrored Room—
The Souls of Millions of Light Years Away,
Yayoi Kusama, wood, metal, glass mirrors,
plastic, acrylic panel, rubber, LED lighting
system, and acrylic balls, 113 1/4 x 163 1/2 x
163 1/2 in, The Broad Art Foundation, © Yayoi
Kusama, image courtesy of David Zwirner,
NY; Tulips, Jeff Koons, mirror-polished
stainless steel with transparent colour
coating, (artwork by Mark Bradford behind),
photo by Ryan Miller; exterior of The Broad,
LA; Untitled (Your body is a battleground),
Barbara Kruger, photo by Ryan Miller.
GRAND AVENUE IS the downtown home of Los
Angeles’s cultural trinity. At the top of the historic Bunker
Hill stands the Museum of Contemporary Art, the Walt
Disney Concert Hall, and The Broad. MOCA, which
opened in 1986, has proven itself as a classic LA institution,
and the Walt Disney Concert Hall generated significant
buzz in 2003 for its abstract architecture—but the city was
eventually ready for a new venue designed for a social
media generation.
Which brings us to The Broad. A contemporary art
museum housing the private collection of billionaire
philanthropist Eli Broad and his wife Edythe, it’s making art
IMAGES: COURTESY THE BROAD
accessible and engaging. You’ll discover some of the most
recognisable works of the last century, each of which is
immensely social—and seemingly made for Instagram.
On any given day, you’ll see visitors take selfies at Yayoi
Kusama’s Infinity Mirror Rooms or with Jeff Koons’s metallic
Tulips. Much of the art also encourages social interaction—
friends and family often congregate under the massive Under
CENTRE
OF
ATTRACTION
CULTURE
Los Angeles’s Instagram-worthy museum,
The Broad, is making art accessible
and engaging
The Table sculpture by
Robert Therrien. Among
others, there are portraits
by Andy Warhol, paintings
of American flags by
Robert Rauschenberg, and graphic protest art by Barbara
Kruger. Every wall and pedestal pops with colour, radiating
a honeycomb pattern of light from the outside.
The Broad itself, which opened in 2015 and was
designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro, is a vibrant aesthetic
experience. Its futuristic exterior ‘veil’ looks like it was
made by a giant 3D printer. Its repetitive perforations let
defused light into the building’s interior.This exterior skin
wraps ‘the vault’, which is the concrete core of the building
dedicated to the artworks storage, laboratories, curatorial
spaces, and offices. And in four years, it has entrenched
itself in the cultural landscape of LA, attracting one of the
most diverse audiences among museums in the
United States. ■ By Christian Perez-Morin
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WHEN I WAS 10, THE DANGEROUS ALBUM WAS

With the fall from grace for many a celebrity, columnist Shruti Rya Ganguly
questions our relationship with their artistry
THE SOUNDTRACK TO MY LIFE. And I was elated to
hear that Michael Jackson was coming to Dubai for his
Dangerous tour a few months later. Growing up in Oman, the
international pop concerts in the ’80s were relatively limited.
As the day got closer, I packed my suitcase with my most
favourite dresses and accessories, ready for the best trip and
concert of my life. Then lo! Three days before the show,
Jackson was slapped with his first child molestation lawsuit
and the tour was cancelled. Devastation kicked in. But I didn’t
really know what it all meant at the time.
It was only years later that I started to understand more of

it, but perhaps I didn’t really want to. I couldn’t stop adoring
Michael Jackson any less. Fast forward to almost a decade later:
I’m sitting in a classroom at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts,
getting my MFA in Film (and MBA at Stern), and my
professor Spike Lee shows some of those same music videos,
ones that he had directed. Never in my wildest dreams could
I have connected with a childhood idol who had been worlds
ESSAY

apart, but in that moment, this one-degree of separation made

us seem closer than ever. When the lights came on, Spike looked over at me
and said, “Well someone just got a little emotional.” I wiped my dampened
eyes, reflecting on Jackson’s passing in 2005.Yet, five years later, with new music
and a holographic show being planned, his ghost continued through the halls
of culture and relevance. And then something changed for me.
The documentary Leaving Neverland by Dan Reed premiered at Sundance
in January 2019 and shattered the sacred pedestal I had carefully crafted for my
favorite artistic hero. Jackson’s humanity, dark and complex, was examined, but
more than that, the perspective of his victims—Wade Robson and James
Safechuck—was finally heard. It took me a while to want to watch it, and link
the word paedophilia to him, but this time I was old and wise enough to take
it in and let it wash over me, as I gasped for answers and grappled with my
childhood memories.
As a filmmaker, my efforts are embedded in working responsibly and
ethically, and making brave TV, films, and videos that matter. In all our work,
we strive to develop complex, multi-dimensional characters—they may be
good or anti-heroes, they may change or not. On the page and ultimately on
screen, whether a work of fiction or factually-based, we allow our characters
to exist in all their areas of grey. However, when it comes to our reality, we all
pick sides. Left or right. Good, bad… not ugly.
But suppose we get comfortable with ‘ugly’, the idea that human beings are
complex, capable of disappointment and, in some extreme cases, criminal acts.
Not to say that the latter is justifiable. Just that what if we recognised that most
IMAGE COURTESY: MM.GETTYIMAGES

of our heroes have demons? It’s no surprise that some celebrities have abused
their power, one often hears about the mistreatment of partners, collaborators,
family members, and close friends. Is it tolerated more because they are famous?
In the last few years, the Times Up and #MeToo movements have unabashedly
led to a necessary unravelling. But should all perpetrators be put in the same
boat? What about the people around them—are they labelled enablers?
How do we celebrate artistry, while recognising that some of the people
behind those creations may be racist, homophobic, misogynistic, or simply

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 cruel individuals? Do we support
their art, and consequently their
commerce? Are we able to separate
our feelings into two
compartments—good and bad?
Can we get comfortable with ugly?
(Clockwork from The beginning of Hollywood’s
above) Michael #MeToo shift started with Harvey
Jackson, Kevin
Spacey, Harvey Weinstein, and soon, actors,
Weinstein, and producers, directors, mostly men,
Woody Allen— were called out and put in the same
celebrities who
have all been category. One included a frequent
called out for collaborator of my own, and it
abuse of power. made me reflect on my own
thoughts of publicly defending
him, or would that be victim
shaming? Perhaps it was necessary
to wait and see if the allegations
were true?
When a date with Aziz Ansari
was detailed on a platform called
Babe.net, it seemed like the
movement was entering a grey
area. In his new stand-up tour,
Ansari addresses the allegations
against him at the end and says that
he wasn’t sure that he would ever be able to perform again and graciously
thanks the crowd at his sold-out show for showing up. Does Ansari deserve to
be in the same categories as Kevin Spacey and Woody Allen? No, he does not.
But some may argue that it warrants a conversation about toxic masculinity
and its extent.
This is meant to be an opinion piece—yes/no, for/against—but as
I researched and wrote, I realised that these pages are filled with more questions
than answers. Perhaps we need a few more Fred Rogers in the world. I aspire
for more heroes without demons, but in the meantime, we will need to get
comfortable with the ugly and support each other as we examine how to
move forward with kindness, awareness, and greater accountability. ■

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Dress, Barbara Bui.

Earrings and ring, Bochic.
PHOTOGRAPHER'S AGENCY: ESTELLE LEEDS ARTISTS MANAGEMENT. PRODUCTION (LA): JOHNNY PASCUCCI & JASON AGRON AT PHOTOBOMB PRODUCTION. PRODUCTION (INDIA): PARUL MENEZES AT P. PRODUCTIONS.

Shoes, Gianvito Rossi.

TAKING
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Creative director: Yurreipem Arthur.
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Fashion editor: Kristen Ingersoll.

Photograph by Jennifer Massaux. THE LEAD

In a Bazaar exclusive, Jameela Jamil
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 Jameela Jamil walks the talk: An unapologetic advocate for body
positivity, with a following of nearly two million, she shoots her first-
ever cover in India—and the images are not filtered or digitally altered.
This is as authentic as it gets. Just like Jameela.
Photographs by JENNIFER MASSAUX
Shot on OnePlus 7 Pro
Text by NONITA KALRA

Top and skirt, Stella McCartney. Earrings, The Line.

Creative director: Yurreipem Arthur. Fashion editor: Kristen Ingersoll.

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 THIS PAGE: Dress, Payal Khandwala. Earcuff and ring, Versace. Watch, TAG Heuer Formula 1 Lady.
OPPOSITE PAGE: Dress, Jason Wu. Shoes, Gianvito Rossi. Earrings and ring, Bochic. Shot on OnePlus 7 Pro.

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 Suit, Bibhu Mohapatra. Earrings and shoes,
Dolce & Gabbana. Ring, Bochic. Watch, TAG Heuer
Formula 1 Lady. Shot on OnePlus 7 Pro.
 THIS PAGE: Dress, Miu Miu, Ring, Bochic. OPPOSITE PAGE: Dress, Barbara Bui. Earrings and ring, Bochic.
Shot on OnePlus 7 Pro.

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Dress, Gauri & Nainika. Ring, Bochic.
Shoes, Dolce & Gabbana.
Shot on OnePlus 7 Pro.
 ON HER WAY TO SHOOT WITH BAZAAR, JAMEELA JAMIL POSTED A CAR
SELFIE, SHOWING THE DIMPLED SKIN ON HER THIGHS.“Love every inch,” it said—
“Even the bits you were told were ‘wrong’.” In a hot minute, the tone for our meeting was set.
And when she walked into the penthouse suite at The Standard, Downtown, we felt a kinship.
A solidarity of sisterhood.
The elegantly stark bathroom is the setting for our interview. Makeup is spread out on the side of
the bathtub and Jameela is perched on a dining chair.The team working with her today is the same
as the one on her hit show, The Good Place,and they know her preference for simplicity.We’re shooting
with the new OnePlus 7 Pro (another exclusive for Bazaar) and she is excited about her first Indian
cover. She is effortless in front of the camera.The sky is blue. Los Angeles has laid out a perfect
Californian summer and the terrace is buzzing with activity.
Brunch is a religion in the USA, but what really stands out is the diversity you can see. Of ethnicity
and shape. It is as if the world has been listening to our cover star.When we break for lunch, Jameela
insists we continue the conversation—she feels we have more to discuss. So we speak about feminism,
the responsibility of having a voice,the representation of women,especially South Asian,in international
media. She’s candid about her health—a hearing impairment since childhood; a road accident that
damaged her spine at 17; a connective tissue disorder, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS); anorexia.
Which is why her advocacy for honest, compassionate portrayals of women touches a chord.
It comes from a deeply personal, authentic place.And it resonates with her 1.8 million followers
on Instagram.With every photo that not only shows but celebrates stretch marks and cellulite,
she dismantles the impossible ideal imposed upon women.
“I think women, particularly, have been discouraged from showing self-pride, whereas it is
respected in men.We’re shamed about feeling anything other than grateful for any opportunity
we earn.And it’s time to take back the power. One of the reasons I don’t smile in my photos is
because I feel like I’m told to smile all the time by men. Otherwise I’m not likable. I look at
every inch my body grows as I’m getting older and my metabolism is slowing down, and I think
here is a little more space I’m taking in the world,” she says.

You have spoken about how you’ve had a history of being insecure in your own skin—is it still
something that you have to consciously work upon?
I had a lot of therapy.As a woman, especially a woman of colour, there’s so much
oppression you have to unlearn and undo in your own psyche. But I’m also
“One of the reasons very driven by the idea that I might want to have children one day and I don’t
want to bring them into this world as it is.And also, if I can change other people’s
I don’t smile in my lives and stop them from going through what I did, then what I have suffered
photos is because will be for something. It’s the most gratifying part of my whole career.
I really like how honest you are with your experiences. That’s something you
I feel like I’m told to could have glossed over, but you chose to be open.
It is important to be honest when you are a role model to young people.You
smile all the time by have to accept responsibility when you have a large platform, and I take that
very seriously. I am not a fan of ‘the icon’. It is an unattainable, unachievable
men. Otherwise I’m thing that makes people feel bad about themselves. I want to show people that
not likable. it is far more inspiring and relatable to be honest about who we are. I want to
show them that I have struggled too, and that I am overcoming with them. ➤

Dress and shoes, Dior. Earrings and ring, Bochic. Shot on OnePlus 7 Pro. See Where to Buy for details.
Model: Jameela Jamil, founder of i_weigh. Hair: Terrie Velazquez Owen. Makeup: Simone Siegl using
Hourglass at Starworks Artists. Location: Courtesy The Standard, Downtown. Photographer's agency:
Estelle Leeds Artists Management. Production (LA): Johnny Pascucci & Jason Agron at Photobomb
Production. Production (India): Parul Menezes at P. Productions.

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 You have openly taken on celebrities for promoting a toxic culture. Do you ever worry about
not being popular in this business?
We should be allowed to call each other out and offer constructive criticism. I’m not trying to counsel
anyone—I’m just telling someone that what I think they’re doing is dangerous.That doesn’t make
me anti-feminist. I think it’s a great sign of feminism if you’re extending someone the opportunity
to change and evolve. It shows you have faith in other women, and you don’t think they have such
fragile egos that they can’t take criticism. I get critiqued all the time.
You are often told you can’t talk about body confidence because you’re slim,
or against airbrushing because you’re good looking. Why do you think people get so harsh
and judgmental?
Well, sometimes they’re right and that’s how I learn. I welcome criticism because it makes me a better
and smarter person.We have to be willing to accept the fact that we’re not omniscient, we don’t have
a lot of the answers, and that’s okay as long as we’re trying to move in the right direction together.
I apologise openly for things I get wrong, and I think that’s made my social media a safe space for
people, because there is so much ‘woke bashing’ now if you aren’t perfectly knowledgeable and tolerant
of ideas that may be brand new to you.
You also created the Instagram community i_weigh, which has over 6,50,000 followers and
received praise from Reese Witherspoon. What made you start it?
I was scrolling through Instagram one day, and I came across a photo of the Kardashians.There
were numbers written across them and I wondered if, you know, that was their net worth.
It turned out, it was their weight and height.And once I clicked on that, because of the algorithms,
hundreds of similar posts would appear. I have never seen, and believe I never will, a photo of a
man with his weight across his body, because we don’t care.With i_weigh, I wanted to encourage
people to share what’s good in their lives. I wanted to create a space where you could find someone
like you no matter what background you come from or what disability you
“It’s a great sign of may have.And a huge part of my feminism is that I try to include men. It’s more
than me versus men. I want to make people understand that men, as much as
feminism if you’re women, are victims of toxic masculinity.
Why is this so important to you?
extending someone I’ve been through a lot. I’m a sexual assault survivor, and that has really fuelled me
to make sure no one has agency over my body ever again. A big part of my
the opportunity to recovery is the ability to take back control of my body.
You were born in London to an Indian father and Pakistani mother—how was
change. It shows it growing up?
you have faith in Racism was simmering at the surface. I was called ‘Paki’ all the time and subject to
bullying and physical violence.At the time, I was normally the only South Asian
other women, and girl in most of my classrooms—or even in the school, for that matter.We were
constantly made fun of.The only way we were allowed in was to provide the
you don’t think they degrading stereotypes, which made me feel embarrassed of my heritage.
I did not want to take part in beautiful parts of my culture—the sari, bindi,
have such fragile henna—because it was so rejected in the West. I made history on BBC Radio 1
egos that they can’t [in 2012, for being the first solo female presenter], and I realised people were still
not acknowledging the fact that I was South Asian.I was whitewashed in magazines,
take criticism.” the shape of my nose was changed to look more Eurocentric, and that was a huge
turning point. It made me want to embrace my culture more. ■

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 PORTRAIT
of a
BRIDE
BY CARINE ROITFELD

PHOTOGRAPHS BY TINA TYRELL

CREATIVE DIRECTION BY KSTUDIO
TAYLOR HILL WEARS SKIRT, HOOD, TIGHTS, AND SHOES VALENTINO HAUTE
COUTURE. GLOVES, AMATO. LANCÔME BROW DENSIFY POWDER-TO-CREAM, (`1,720 APPROX)
 GRACE ELIZABETH
WEARS DRESS, ARMANI
PRIVÉ. T-SHIRT, LYZ OLKO.
VEIL, TIA MAZZA. NECKLACE,
FARAONE MENNELLA.
ESTÉE LAUDER PURE COLOR
DESIRE ROUGE EXCESS
LIPSTICK IN RISK IT, (`3,000 APPROX)

OPPOSITE PAGE:
INDIRA SCOTT WEARS
SWIMSUIT AND VEIL,
CHANEL HAUTE COUTURE.
RING, HARRY WINSTON.
DIOR ROUGE DIOR ULTRA ROUGE
IN ULTRA NIGHT, (`2,500 APPROX)
CHUNJIE LIU WEARS COAT,
BALMAIN COUTURE. GLOVES
AND STOCKINGS, VEX CLOTHING.
SHOES, GIANVITO ROSSI.
L’ORÉAL PARIS INFALLIBLE
BLACK VELVET LINER, (`700 APPROX)

OPPOSITE PAGE: HIANDRA

MARTINEZ WEARS TOP,
GIVENCHY HAUTE COUTURE.
VEIL, TIA MAZZA. EARRINGS,
HARRY WINSTON. CHANEL
LE VERNIS IN ARANCIO
VIBRANTE, (`2,000 APPROX)
 HANNAH FERGUSON WEARS
DRESS, CAP, AND FACE VEIL,
DIOR HAUTE COUTURE.
CLINIQUE HIGH IMPACT CUSTOM
BLACK KAJAL IN BLACKENED
BLACK, (`1,250 APPROX)

OPPOSITE PAGE: GRACE

ELIZABETH WEARS T-SHIRTS,
Q HOUSE OF BASICS. GLOVES,
VEX CLOTHING. ESTÉE LAUDER
DOUBLE WEAR LIGHT SOFT
MATTE HYDRA MAKEUP, (`2,900 APPROX)
 HIANDRA MARTINEZ
WEARS TOP, BODYSUIT,
SKIRT, STOCKINGS, AND
SANDALS, GIVENCHY
HAUTE COUTURE.
MAYBELLINE NEW
YORK THE BURGUNDY
BAR EYESHADOW
PALETTE, (`850 APPROX)

OPPOSITE PAGE:
UGBAD ABDI WEARS
GOWN AND VEIL, ARMANI
PRIVÉ. GLOVES, VEX
CLOTHING. YVES SAINT
LAURENT ROUGE PUR
COUTURE THE SLIM
MATTE LIPSTICK
IN RED ENIGMA, (`2,700 APPROX)
 HIANDRA MARTINEZ WEARS
JACKET, SHIRT, CAP, AND FACE
VEIL, DIOR HAUTE COUTURE.
RING, HARRY WINSTON.
GIVENCHY LE VERNIS IN
NOIR INTERDIT, (`1,650 APPROX)

OPPOSITE PAGE: TAYLOR

HILL WEARS TOP, PANTS,
AND SCARF, ALEXANDRE
VAUTHIER COUTURE.
LANCÔME L’ABSOLU GLOSS IN
CAFÉ CRÈME, (`1,720 APPROX)
HANNAH FERGUSON
WEARS BODYSUIT,
WOLFORD. VEIL, TIA
MAZZA. NECKLACE,
HARRY WINSTON. GLOVES,
VEX CLOTHING. SISLEY
PARIS PHYTO-EYE TWIST
IN BLACK DIAMOND, (`3,450 APPROX)
 HIANDRA MARTINEZ
WEARS CAPE, DRESS,
AND SHOES, GIAMBATTISTA
VALLI HAUTE COUTURE.
EARRINGS, HARRY WINSTON.
BY TERRY BAUME DE ROSE
BODY CREAM, (`6,600 APPROX)
DRESS, LOVESHACKFANCY.
SHOES, ROGER VIVIER.

OPPOSITE PAGE: GRACE

ELIZABETH WEARS CAPE
AND JUMPSUIT, VALENTINO
HAUTE COUTURE. ESTÉE
LAUDER DOUBLE WEAR
ZERO-SMUDGE LIQUID
EYELINER IN BLACK,
(`1,900 APPROX)
 HANNAH FERGUSON
WEARS WEDDING GOWN,
ATELIER VERSACE.
EARRINGS, BRACELET, AND
RING, HARRY WINSTON.
GLOVES,PORTOLANO
PRODUCTS. ESTÉE LAUDER
PURECOLOR ENVY LASH
MULTI EFFECTS MASCARA,
(`1,925 APPROX)

OPPOSITE PAGE: INDIRA

SCOTT WEARS JACKET,
DRESS, BODYSUIT, AND
BACKPACK WITH BOW,
GIVENCHY HAUTE COUTURE.
EARRINGS, HARRY WINSTON.
GLOVES, WING & WEFT
GLOVES. ESTÉE LAUDER
PURE COLOR ENVY MATTE
SCULPTING LIPSTICK
IN VOLATILE, (`2,200 APPROX)

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 LIFE,
LOVE
&
LIBERTY
Sky-high hemlines, cropped tops, and the spirit of revolution in the air…
In the heyday of Swinging London, there was no more thrilling or influential
PHOTOGRAPH: ROLLS PRESS/POPPERFOTO/GETTYIMAGES

place to shop than Bazaar, Mary Quant’s King’s Road boutique. As the designer
celebrates her 85th birthday, a new exhibition at the V&A glories in the legacy
of her fearless feminist fashions.

By Juliet Nicolson

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Mary Quant in a rocking chair
at home in London, 1967
 (Clockwise from top left) Mary Quant
and Alexander Plunket Greene; looks by
Quant from 1967; model Ika posing with
Quant’s new collection of shoes, 1972;
models wearing underwear designed

THE ADVERTISING ARCHIVES; CENTRAL PRESS/GETTYIMAGES; MICHAEL PUTLAND/GETTYIMAGES: OTFRIED SCHMIDT,

by her, c. 1966; mannequins in Bazaar’s
shop window display on King’s Road,
London, 1966; model Jackie Bowyer
swings on a lamppost wearing a black

PHOTOGRAPHS: RICHARD DAVIS/JOHN COWAN ARCHIVE: THE VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM, LONDON;
oilskin wet-weather outfit, London,
October 15, 1963; a 1967 advertisement
for Quant’s Tearproof Mascara.

ULLSTEIN BILD, GETTY IMAGES: MIRRORPIXROBERT YOUNG.

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 I n an empty, darkened gallery in the depths of London’s Victoria
and Albert Museum, a succession of stylish women are taking
turns to sit on a high stool, speaking to camera. A journalist,
a model, a beauty expert, and a customer, all from the epicentre
of fashion’s 1960s revolution, are recording short films for
the V&A’s sensational retrospective devoted to the designer
Mary Quant. The quartet are united by their memories of the red-headed icon
who popularised women’s trousers and tights, invented the skinny-rib sweater
and the sack dress, and raised hemlines to audacious heights.
Listening to these fizzing, funny and often moving reminiscences feels like
travelling in a Google Earth time machine, zooming in on the decade when
Bazaar, Quant’s small shop in the heart of the bohemian King’s Road, formed
the nexus of London’s ‘Swinging Chelsea’. Here is the distinguished writer
Brigid Keenan, an early champion of Quant’s designs. Here is Jill Kennington,
one of the top models of her day, who, all legs and tousled hair, bounded onto
a 1960s catwalk to a pop soundtrack in front of a cheering audience. Next up
Quant with
is Joy Debenham-Burton, once in charge of Quant’s pioneering cosmetics
her husband range, which came packaged in shiny PVC and imprinted with the designer’s
Alexander trademark daisy logo, recalling a time when “The Beatles supplied the sound
Plunket Greene
in 1963 and Mary provided the look”. Finally here is Tereska Pepé, a committed early
client who has donated two much-loved pieces to the exhibition, describing
how she appeared in her favourite Quant outfits so often that they “fell apart
on me even as I wore them”.
Mary Quant graduated from Goldsmiths aged 19 in 1953, the year of the
Queen’s Coronation, in a Britain still subject to wartime rationing. After
a brief apprenticeship at the leading Mayfair milliner Erik of Brook Street,
where she customised hats with her trainee-dentist brother’s curved incisor
needle, Quant started to make her own practical, often waist-less, androgynous
clothes in tweed, gingham, grey flannel and Liberty print, fabrics traditionally
associated with men or with childhood. She fell in love with (and later married)
her fellow Goldsmiths student Alexander Plunket Greene, a flamboyant,
silk-pyjama-wearing charmer, and the couple quickly became the pivot
around which the ‘Chelsea Set’, a cool nucleus of creative energy, revolved.
In 1955, together with their friend, the lawyer and photographer
Archie McNair, the pair opened their club-like shop, which sold a bizarre
and bazaar-like mix of Quant’s own (self-taught) designs and a varied
collection of jewellery and accessories commissioned from their art-student
friends. Drinks for customers enhanced the fun of browsing as duchesses
jostled with typists and the thump of jazz spilled out of Bazaar’s open door onto
the pavement. Passers-by stopped to stare at the eccentric window displays,
where models adopted quirky poses, motorbikes serving as props. Suddenly,
shopping had become as enfranchised as it was sexy. In the basement,
a restaurant, Alexander’s, provided the meeting place for the in-crowd:
For Princess Margaret and her photographer-husband Tony Snowdon;
for movie directors, artists, writers, The Rolling Stones, aristocracy, models,
photographers; and, later, for Prince Rainier of Monaco and Grace Kelly.
The serendipitous synchronicity of a name shared by the shop
and Harper’s Bazaar emerged just ahead of the opening of Quant’s Bazaar.
In its September 1955 issue, this magazine became the first publication
to feature a Quant editorial, printing a photograph of a sleeveless daytime
tunic worn over culotte trousers, captioned “big penny spots on smart tan
pyjamas, 4 guineas, from Bazaar, a new boutique”. Although Quant ➤

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described her spotty pyjamas as “mad”, Bazaar, with its
uniquely agile finger on the social pulse, was alert to her
potential. Barely an issue went by without her clothes being
featured in the magazine and, in July 1957, Bazaar ran the
first-ever profile of the designer. She was photographed in jeans, illuminating instead Liverpool, London, and specifically
“off-beat shades of violet and blue, with cream, black and Chelsea. In 1961 the contraceptive pill became available on the
string”, shortly before she asked Vidal Sassoon to shape her National Health (but only supplied to married women, hence
shoulder-length, conker-coloured hair into his distinctive, the appearance of brass curtain rings on many left hands). The
swingy five-point bob. Quant’s highly individual style, same year saw the launch of Private Eye, just as a cult of satire
reflected in her unusual name with its associated ‘quaintness’, swept through clubs, television, and the press, challenging old
made her the figurehead of her own brand, even when, political, social, and sexual certainties. In her 1966
paradoxically, her non-conformist outlook was by its very autobiography, Quant emphasised that women’s clothes
nature ‘anti-brand’. The story of how the Quant influence should be “a tool to compete in life outside the home”,
became global underpins the V&A exhibition, which spans reminding her readers that this exhilarating whirlwind was
two decades from 1955 to 1975 and includes over 120 original undercut by a deeply serious, emancipated intent. “The young
garments, alongside personal photographs and objects. intellectual has got to learn that fashion is not frivolous; it is part
Although the designer herself has said she was unaware “that of being alive today,” she wrote.
what we were creating was pioneering”, her achievement The V&A holds a substantial number of iconic Quant
was to up-end the staid conventions of designs in its own collection, including
post-war austerity, when the young dressed stand-out dresses donated by the sisters
like the old, transforming them into a Carola Zogolovitch and Nicky Hessenberg.
celebration of youth, fun, accessibility, and Zogolovitch’s still-covetable grey-tweed
infinite possibility. In Mary Quant (V&A), shift was a 21st-birthday present from her
the gloriously full-colour book that father, the architect Hugh Casson—a man
accompanies the exhibition, the senior with his creative ear to the ground—while
curator Jenny Lister describes the speed with Hessenberg’s mother persuaded her reluctant
which Quant was singled out as typical daughter to attend stuffy debutante parties
of the 1960s mood. In 1957, her second shop with the bribe of a drop-waisted cocktail
opened in Knightsbridge; in 1962 she agreed dress in purple Thai silk. “Only a dress from

PHOTOGRAPHS: HEATHER TILBURY PHILLIPS; PA PRINTS 2008: © VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM, LONDON; GUNNAR
LARSEN; RONALD DUMONTSTRINGER/GETTY IMAGES; THE COWAN ARCHIVE; JOHN FRENCH; MARY QUANT ARCHIVE.
a deal with the American chain store Bazaar could do the trick,” Hessenberg
JC Penney; in 1963 she launched her cheaper remembers. Last year, in preparation for the
wholesale line the Ginger Group; Quant show, Jenny Lister and her co-curator
and in 1966, her divinely packaged makeup, (Top) The designer and Stephanie Wood put out a nationwide appeal
models at the Quant Afoot
jewellery, and coloured tights hit footwear collection launch, to fill the missing gaps in their archive,
the stores. But it was the arrival of her 1967; (above) a sketch by inviting women who had worn the designer’s
Quant from 1966.
miniskirt in 1965—“so short,” she said, radical creations to check “attics, cupboards,
“that you could move, run, catch a bus, dance”—that ensured and family photo albums”. They were inundated with offers
Quant’s position as the most sought-after label for every of Quant clothes that had come to represent biographical
fashionable female. In that year, I was a 10-year-old living on milestones. My own daisy-patterned tights, black PVC
the King’s Road. Bazaar was en route to the Peter Jones mackintosh and, to use a BBC executive’s tut-tutting 1958
haberdashery department and, looking longingly at the ‘far term, “very abbreviated” skirt—all 12th-birthday presents—
out’ window displays, I would implore my mother to take me felt as transformative as the music on my tiny record player.
into the shop. But she felt neither young, rich, hip, nor brave While I belted out Satisfaction into my hairbrush-microphone
enough to go in, marching me on towards her own safety-net and dabbed my eyelids with prune-coloured eyeshadow from
of nametapes and respectability. Youth was setting the pace, my Quant Paintbox, the combination of the Stones and
and by the end of the decade thousands of young women all Quant eased my transition into an adult world very different
over the world had been Quantified. from my mother’s. For me and countless others, the designer’s
Fashion was not the only indicator of the 1960s ‘youthquake’, legacy remains a fundamental part of the 20th-century story
as identified from across the Atlantic by the legendary Diana of women’s emancipation and the democratisation of fashion.
Vreeland. The bright focus of enterprise had suddenly swung This exceptional show, which celebrates Mary Quant’s ninth
away from the United States, from Elvis, Cadillacs, and blue decade, does justice to the pivotal part she has played in our
shared history. ■
Mary Quant, sponsored by the King’s Road, is at the V&A
(www.vam.ac.uk/maryquant) until February 16, 2020.

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 (Clockwise from left):
Jean Shrimpton and
Celia Hammond; Kellie
Wilson wearing a tie
dress by Mary Quant’s
Ginger Group, 1966; Vidal
Sassoon cutting Quant’s
hair in 1964; modelling
Quant’s designs, 1962;
a model holding a Bazaar
bag, c. 1959.

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 Aerial view of Mandarin Oriental, Bodrum
IMAGE: COURTESY MANDARIN ORIENTAL, BODRUM

THE GOOD PLACE

Lose yourself to the culture-rich, poetic cities of Turkey,
and explore beyond its whirling dervishes
Bazaar
ESCAPE

TO THE
BOSPHORUS
AND BEYOND
There’s no better way to celebrate a milestone than by
immersing yourself in the culture of another country,
discovers Fahad Samar, as he travels across Turkey

Turkey has held an abiding fascination for me, steeped as

it is in Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman history, culture,
and cuisine. With my 50th birthday looming, my wife
Simone suggested we travel a fortnight through this
fabled land visiting the iconic sites and also some less-
trodden locales.
Jetting into Ataturk airport we were whisked to the
resplendent Shangri-La, Bosphorus where our suite
commanded a stunning view of the famous turquoise- IMAGES: COURTESY FAHAD SAMAR, SHANGRI-LA HOTELS & RESORTS; AND MANDARIN

tinted strait that separates two continents.We had elected

(Clockwise from top
left) A hot air balloon
ride in Cappadocia;
Fahad Samar and
Simone Singh at the
Dolmabahçe Palace;
Shangri-La,
Bosphorus; and the
suite at the hotel
overlooking the strait.
to stay six nights in Istanbul to leisurely explore the city
formerly named Constantinople, after the Byzantine
Emperor Constantine.
Our first meal in Turkey was a medley of mezzes,
kebabs, and koftas at the Shangri-La’s waterfront bistro,
where we grappled with delicious finger foods and the
fact that we were luxuriating in Europe while gazing
out at Asia.
The next few days were spent visiting monuments
that have driven armies into battle and poets into rapture.
The Sultanahmet or Blue Mosque, renowned for its
ORIENTAL, BODRUM.

magnificent interiors of azure Iznik tiles. Hagia Sophia,

the ancient basilica built by Constantine, considered one
of the world’s greatest architectural marvels. The lavish
Dolmabahçe and Topkapi Palaces that house innumerable
 (Clockwise from
treasures including personal artifacts said to belong to top left)
Prophet Mohamed (PBUH). The Sultanahmet
Mosque; Roman
Between our excursions we would snack on street fare ruins at Ephesus;
like pide (flatbreads sprinkled with mincemeat) and Blue Beach,
dolmas (stuffed vine leaves). I developed quite an affinity Bodrum; cabana
at Mandarin
for ayran, the tastier Turkish version of Indian buttermilk. Oriental; fresco at
In the evenings we feasted on local specialties like the Hagia Sophia and
aubergine based imam bayildi and an array of succulent its interior.

meats like adana, bostan, iskender, and

testi kebabs, the latter theatrically
served at our table in a flaming “The next few days were
earthenware jug.
spent visiting monuments
that have driven armies
into battle and poets into
rapture: Hagia Sophia,
considered one of the
world’s greatest
architectural marvels.”

The mandatory visit to tourist traps like

the Spice Bazaar and the Grand Bazaar
resulted in the purchase of not only a few
trinkets but also a smorgasbord of turkish
delights and an astonishing array of
pistachio and almond filled baklavas.
Following my nose through the winding
market streets, I soon located Kurukahveci
Mehmet Efendi, the legendary store
where most locals queue to purchase
Turkish coffee powder. A two-hour boat
cruise on the Bosphorus was made all the
more pleasurable with the aroma of freshly ground
coffee wafting from my rucksack. It was a fragrance that
would long linger in my luggage.
Istanbul had proved a feast for the senses and we flew
to Cappadocia for a change of pace and an experience
that will remain forever etched in our memory. ➤

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Rising at 4:00 a.m. in our ‘cave hotel’ we were driven

to the countryside where we could barely distinguish
silhouettes of sleeping giants. Then, one by one, gas
cylinders were ignited and these slumbering behemoths
rose, bathed in a golden glow, to become fully inflated,
massive hot air balloons. Both trepidatious and excited,
we clambered aboard the wicker gondolas and, even
before the day had begun to break, we
effortlessly soared into the sky. As the sun
began to rise in the distance we peered at
“It’s impossible to the enchanted landscape that extended
describe the euphoria below us for miles—these were the

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mystical, mythical fairy chimneys of
we felt gliding over this
Cappadocia. It’s impossible to describe
magical mountain- the euphoria we felt gliding over this
scape of mushroom- magical mountain-scape of mushroom-
shaped pinnacles, a geological marvel
shaped pinnacles, hewn over millennia by mother nature.
Hot air balloons at
Cappadocia, and a geological marvel Ninety minutes later we were back on
the Turkish flag. terra firma, but our heads were still in the
hewn over millennia.” clouds, giddy from celebratory
champagne and an adventure considered
a must-do on most bucket lists.
Over the next two days we explored various valleys in
these surreal environs and even trekked six kilometres
through the arid terrain. Early Christians fleeing
persecution had carved vast underground cities in nearby
Derinkuyu where they could hide for months and a visit
to their subterranean sanctuary was an incredible, albeit
claustrophobic, experience.
Next on our itinerary was a visit to the shrine of the
great Sufi mystic Jalaluddin Rumi in Konya. Ours was
a pilgrimage to pay respect to the savant who has
touched the lives of millions with his wisdom and his
verse. The Mevlana’s message of peace and religious
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in the 13th century and we were moved to tears as we
witnessed the Sufi dervishes perform the Sema dance,
whirling ceaselessly to connect with The One.
Turkish history dates back several centuries and it was
exhilarating to visit the sprawling ancient Roman ruins
at Ephesus where many edifices still stand remarkably
well preserved such as the Theatre Celsius Library,
Domitianus Temple,Trojan Fountain, and the community
latrines where slaves were sent to pre-warm the
commode seats in winter before the masters arrived to
perform their morning ablutions.
Located close by is the House of the
Virgin Mary, believed to be the site where
Mary spent her final years after the
crucifixion of Jesus Christ. We lit a candle (Clockwise from
top) Views from the
at a simple grotto and sat in these serene Bosphorus, Istanbul;
environs in quiet contemplation. Turkish delights at
After 12 days of travel it was time to put the Spice Bazaar,
Istanbul; Turkish
our feet up in idyllic Bodrum where the mezze; deck at the
Mandarin Oriental has a spectacular luxury Mandarin Oriental;
beach resort overlooking the azure Aegean and whirling
dervishes.
Sea. As we entered our sprawling villa,
replete with a private lap pool, I knew
I could not have chosen a better place
to turn 50. While Simone enjoyed
a traditional hamam experience at
the Mandarin Oriental Spa, I decided “We were moved to
to lounge in a cabana at the pristine
tears as we witnessed
the Sufi dervishes
perform the Sema
dance, whirling
ceaselessly to connect
with The One.”

Blue Beach and browse through

a book I had picked up in Konya.
That evening, we dined on exquisite
poached lobster and roasted sea bass that
two Michelin-star visiting chef Arnaud
Dunand had specially prepared for us.
As waves gently lapped the wooden dining
deck at Assaggio, the specialty Italian
restaurant, we brought in my birthday
quietly, under the stars.
I was filled with gratitude that our
journey from the Bosphorus to Bodrum
had proved so culturally and spiritually
enriching. Remembering a quote from
Rumi I had read earlier that day, I smiled.
“And you? When will you begin that
long journey into yourself?” ■

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RIAD,
MARRAKECH
A riad takes its name from the
Arabic word for garden. It’s fitting
then, a riad is built around
a centric garden filled with trees
a fountain, and upper balconies
overlooking the open courtyard.
Every corner reflects the influence
of Moroccan architecture with
geometric tiles, bold colour patterns,
and high ceilings. (From top)
BAZAAR LOVES: View of the
La Sultana Marrakech for its panoramic
terrace and
Moorish décor of lush furnishings interiors of
in all rooms and suites, marbled a suite.
baths, and panoramic terraces
overlooking the Atlas Mountains.

ONE OF A KIND
For a well-rounded cultural experience, plan your next holiday
around these unique properties

CO U N T
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spectacular island’s O
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dense forests, coastlines, and historic

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castles might seem familiar at first glance.

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It is because Ireland’s captivating landscape

inspired creators of Game of Thrones, and is also
L AN D

home to more locations where the iconic show was shot,

than anywhere else in the world.
BAZAAR LOVES: The 18th-century Roundwood
House tucked away in the quaint little town Mountrath,
to experience the scenic wonders with unbroken views
from every corner while immersing in Irish
countryside living. Fresh home-cooked meals,
antique fireplaces, vintage library, or a walk
in the courtyard will transport you
back in time.

(From top) The façade of Roundwood

House and inside the Green Room.

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 (From left)
Interiors of
the Owner’s
Cottage and
a view of
the farm.

FARM STAY, NEW ZEALAND

A drive along the Hawke’s Bay coastline will take you through hills,
beaches, wineries, and hiking trails. At its eastern end lies the majestic
sandstone headland Cape Kidnappers, known for its 18-hole golf course
set atop rocky cliffs, one of the greatest in the world.
BAZAAR LOVES: The Farm at Cape Kidnappers, sprawled across sheep
and cattle farm, is a luxurious sanctuary. Choose from kiwi discovery
walks, shepherding, and horse riding to spend your days and nights in the
stylish lodge with locally-produced wine from the extensive cellar. (From above) The Timeless suite
and entrance to the villa.

VILLA,
PONDICHERRY
The French influence is evident
when you walk down the lanes in
Puducherry—you see it especially in
the architecture, from cheerful
white-and-yellow mansions and
RYOKAN, churches to cafés serving
TOKYO French cuisine.
For a quintessential Japanese experience, BAZAAR LOVES: La Villa, a 19th
we recommend a stay at a ryokan—a traditional century mansion-turned-boutique
inn. Expect indoor hot spring baths, buckwheat villa, located in the French Quarter or
pillows, and plush bedding. At the common indoor White Town, is refurbished by French
areas, lounge in local yukatas (cotton kimonos) and architects Tina Trigala and Yves
bathe underneath a high skylight, gazing at the
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Lesprit. Unwind in old-world charm,

clouds above.
BAZAAR LOVES: Hoshinoya, Tokyo,
a contemporary Zen garden with tatami-clad floors,
sunlit spaces, sliding paper screens, and a fresh
scent of bamboo in the air. The relaxed
atmosphere of the ryokan is heightened
by seasonal sake and local cuisine.
with six individually-decorated suites,
modern furniture crafted in reclaimed
(From top)
The outdoor bath wood, a private bar, outdoor pool,
on the top floor and al fresco dining in the garden and
and a Japanese
beneath the arches of the chateau. ■
rickshaw outside
the ryokan. Explore unique properties and
reserve your stay at Booking.com

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Akanksha Redhu, Aman Godara, and Naina Redhu Décor at the event

S C O T T I S H
AC C E N T
Bazaar toasted to the expert craft
of The Singleton

H
Shuchir Suri and Anjali Batra arper’s Bazaar hosted an immersive
experience with The Singleton to
Entrance to the venue demonstrate flavours of the Scottish single
malt whisky. Held at Shed 9, Dhan Mill Jeetinder Sandhu and
Twinkle Hanspal
Compound, New Delhi, guests entered through
a passage with a dome of greenery, greeted by the Lakshmi Rana
sounds of birds chirping and the scents of vanilla and
cinnamon wafting in the air. In an intimate tasting
session, they tried the 12, 15, and 18-year-old whiskies,
learning how to recognise the key notes. A small bite
of green apple jelly, for instance, would immediately
spark that flavour as they sipped the whisky after.
An open bar featured signature cocktails, like one with
honey and rosemary, and another with sweet vermouth.
Among those in attendance were model Lakshmi Rana,
actor Vidushi Mehra, and designers Atsu Sekhose and
Kanika Goyal. ■

Anahita Dhondy

Sahil Kochhar and

PHOTOGRAPHER: POMY ISSAR

Abhinav Mishra

Dolly J

Gautam Thapar and

Palak Shah
 (From left) Arnab Majumdar, Kulbir Singh, Shweta Jain, Liya Belliappa, Arjun Raina,
Ajay Rajgarhia Gayathri Gopalakrishnan, Rachit Gupta, Kornica Dhar, Saurab Dewan, and Sidharth Sehgal

Ashdeen Lilaowala, Nonita Kalra, and Kaizad Mehta The table setting with deconstructed
Singleton flavours

Nikhil Lal and Surbhi Singla

Vaibhav Singh at
the tasting bar

Atsu Sekhose, Aditi Dhar,

Brandon Toborg and Karan Parmar
Sunaina Kwatra

(From left) Sahil Marwaha, Gopalika Virmani, Dhruv Kapoor, Shyma Shetty,
Kanika Goyal, Shuchir Suri, Sonal Verma, Twinkle Hanspal, and Shemaila Khan

Kabir Singh and Vidushi Mehra

The Singleton Glendullan 12, 15,

and 18-year-old bottles
Bazaar
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Edward Lalrempuia demonstrates
a look on a model

The Massimo
Dutti store
in Mumbai

Nonita Kalra

S M A R T
S T Y L E
Tina Kakkad Dhanak

Bazaar gets summer-ready with

Massimo Dutti’s latest collection

W
e started April in style.
Editor, Nonita Kalra, along
with fashion director,
Edward Lalrempuia,
co-hosted a styling masterclass with
Massimo Dutti. The event, which took
Maia Sethna
place in Mumbai at their two-storey retail Malhotra
outlet in Palladium Mall, taught guests
Usaamah about the latest looks of the season. Using
Siddique clothing and accessories from Massimo
Dutti’s Summer 2019 collection, the two
engaged with the audience about the
season’s biggest trends—utilitarian wear,
holiday scarves, and animal prints. Guests IMAGES: SHIVAJI JUVEKAR
included Anushka Mulchandani of Pocket
Stylist, photographer Adhiraj Chakrabarti,
fashion blogger Prerna Goel, and Khushnaz
Ashdin Turner of Kat Diaries. ■

Mohan Neelakantan and Misha Nestor Aaliya Nensey

Natasha Luthra and

Khushnaz Ashdin Turner
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BAZAAR

The March 1904 cover

of Harper’s Bazaar US

A S T E P A H E A D
Looking back at Bazaar’s long history of standing by
the women of its time

“A repository of fashion, pleasure, and instruction,” said the first-ever issue of Harper’s Bazar
(as it was then called) in 1867. From Mary Booth, the founding editor who championed
women’s right to vote and campaigned against slavery, to Elizabeth Jordan, an active
suffragist who supported the movement during her editorship—the magazine has always been
the voice of brave women.The cover from March 1904 is one example: It endorsed a relaxed
silhouette, which boldly contradicted the corsets popular then.The Grecian-style drape appeared
several times, as Bazaar sought to promote a practical approach to fashion. In fact, in 1896,
BAZAAR US MARCH 1904 COVER

it published an entire issue dedicated to bicycling for women, featuring a model riding in a short
skirt and tailored jacket on the cover.This, when sports were considered ‘unhealthy’ for women.
In its 150-year legacy, Bazaar has always questioned the standards set for women. In this issue,
we celebrate this with cover star Jameela Jamil, and a special feature on body confidence—
continuing the values with which the brand launched. ■

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