Author: Payal Jain

Most fashion starts with a sketch and a silhouette. Textile art starts the other way, with the weave, the embroidery, the handcraft technique itself. This piece profiles ten Indian designers...... Read More

Payal Jain is a Delhi-based couture designer who returned to India in the early 1990s, at a time when the country\'s fashion industry had no fashion week circuit or organized...... Read More

The evolution of designer clothes in India is closely tied to textile traditions and artisan processes. Payal Jain’s collections reflect this through the use of handloom fabrics, chikankari, and natural...... Read More