Journal

India's two great silk sarees, and the choice most people face for a wedding. The short version: Kanjivaram is heavier, bolder and built around...

The reception is the one wedding event with no rituals to observe — just an evening, a room full of people, and photographs. That...

Saree, lehenga, or gown? It's the question before every wedding, and there's no single right answer — only the right one for you, this...

A wedding is no longer one outfit — it's a week of them. Haldi, mehendi, sangeet: each function has its own mood, its own...

A saree is one of the most meaningful gifts you can give in India — and one of the easiest to get slightly wrong....

Brocade is not printed, not embroidered, and not stitched. The pattern is woven into the cloth. That single fact is what makes brocade brocade,...