With a firm focus on textiles and her heart in sustaining the craft traditions of India, Chinar Farooqui (inset), founder and designer of Injiri, has relied on her personal experiences to tell stories ...

Chinar Farooqui ’s creations are known for the textiles they use and the stories they say. Founded in 2009, she uses the hand-woven fabric for clothes in such a way that the textile design becomes ...

It takes a village, and then some, to craft Tilla’s Kabira and Rosa jackets. The one-of-a-kind pieces feature thread and metallic embroidery, reversible designs, and multiple colourways. The ...

Chinar Farooqui lives in a blissful bubble, ignoring the pace at which fashion moves past her. “I don’t believe in seasonal fashion or trend. It doesn’t drive me. I am in no hurry to get my designs on ...

It was a 2005 trip to Ladakh to document the local crafts of the region that fashioned the creative perspective of Chinar Farooqui, a trained painter from Baroda’s MS University. While her course at ...

The cultural significance of a turban in India is steeped in history and the many layers of the humble fabric, which is wrapped around the wearer’s head that turns it into not just an item of clothing ...

I studied art from MS University, Baroda. The checked Madras pattern is at the heart of abstract art. It is visually exciting to create different tones, patterns and textures in a single garment ...