Indian designers try to stay relevant in recession

April 14th, 2009 by admin

From shrinking their collections to slashing prices, Indian fashion designers are trying to cope with the global financial crisis, which has dimmed the appetite for haute couture internationally and at home.

For global India designer, home is where the money is

April 14th, 2009 by admin

Sabyasachi Mukherjee, one of India’s best-known fashion designers at home and abroad, has a few words of advice for others seeking to make their name internationally: forget global, stay local.

Kenzo auctions art collection as he downsizes

April 14th, 2009 by admin

Japanese fashion designer Kenzo Takada will auction off some of the art that inspired his East-meets-West style, as he trades his plush Paris mansion for smaller digs on the Seine River.