Sabyasachi Mukherjee almost always gets it right, when mixing modernity with the traditions of the Motherland. I love that his clothes…
Tag: Rajput
It seems whenever I watch old films – Bolly or Holly – I look at the craftsmanship, the art and the…
Rajmata Gayatri Devi was cremated today, in Jaipur, the city proud to claim her as theirs. A blue blood by birth, she was…
All this recent talk of prints and Princes reminded me of the regal state of menswear lately.
Old world princes are to be had whether it’s Rajput or recent influence. Raghavendra Rathore has the lineage – both royal and rag-trade. His family origins date back to the maharajahs of Jodhpur and he’s trained at Parsons, having worked for DKNY and Oscar de la Renta before launching the Rathore Jodhpur label in the mid ’90s.
Etro embellishes their modern heir to the throne with rock and roll cool and colour. Bhupendra Singh of Patiala shows off rocks of a different nature during his reign from 1900-1938.
