Journal

That row of little stepped triangles along your saree's border is a temple — literally. The temple border, or kovil border, is a woven...

Tissue is the saree that glows instead of shining — and that is exactly why Kerala reaches for it at Onam. The difference matters....

The three things that destroy silk sarees are humidity, sunlight, and plastic. Kerala supplies the first for free. If you own good silk and...

There are two Kerala drapes, and most guides confuse them. The first is the mundum neriyathum — the true, two-piece Kerala drape. Two separate...

Vishu is decided before you open your eyes. That is the thing to understand about dressing for it. Onam is a public festival —...

Aham began in 2013, in Sasthamangalam, as one woman's boutique. Dinu Elizabeth Roy opened it with a fairly stubborn idea: that most women are...

The child wears white. Everyone else has been left to guess. That is the honest summary of First Holy Communion dressing, and it is...

A dhavani is a half saree — and, strictly, the dhavani is only one part of it. The outfit has three pieces: a long...