Fashion Files: The Evolution of Style

Fashion Files: The Evolution of Style

What does it mean to have style? What is the future of fashion? Beejliving explores the heartbeat of fashion’s evolution, delving into insights from slow fashion designers and influential editors, stitching together perspectives on style, the industry’s challenges, and the transformative future ahead. Rajeswari Mavuri, …

The Heritage Bride by Asha Gautam

The Heritage Bride by Asha Gautam

Delhi-based heirloom bridal label Asha Gautam completed a quarter century in 2023. BeejLiving travels to New Delhi to trace its journey through warp and weft In 1998, Asha Gupta fused her love for India’s rich artistry and craftsmanship with her discerning fashion sensibilities. She embarked …

The case for preloved luxury fashion in India

The case for preloved luxury fashion in India

Does a market exist for preloved traditional Indian luxury fashion? Aashni Shah, the founder of Revivify, a resale platform for preloved South Asian designer wear weighs in for BeejLiving “Sustainable fashion brands play a necessary role in shaping how the fashion industry can improve its practices and …

The Dotted Line

The Dotted Line

BY ARYA brings a modern perspective in reviving craft traditions in global Indian fashion Arya Giri’s label BY ARYA strives to revive traditions while creating a vocabulary for global Indian fashion. Since childhood, the designer has been exposed to weaver communities and craftsmanship, through her …

#DareToWearLonger with BAM’s bamboo clothing (in the muggy tropics)

#DareToWearLonger with BAM’s bamboo clothing (in the muggy tropics)

How often do you need to wash clothes in the tropics? And why should you care about wearing your clothes for longer? Can I dare to wear clothes for longer without washing? I rose up to the challenge with the UK-based BAM Bamboo Clothing in …

Care of the crowning glory in the pandemic

Care of the crowning glory in the pandemic

A hair care routine I’ve finally settled into after much trial and error Hair brings one’s self-image into focus; it is vanity’s proving ground. Hair is terribly personal, a tangle of mysterious prejudices.  –   Shana Alexander The most freeing thing I’ve ever done in my life …