Humans of Bombay CEO Karishma Mehta to ditch luxury leather for cruelty-free lifestyle

2 days ago

Fashion designer Deepika Govind talks about her latest sustainable collection and her journey into the world of fashion

Fashion designer Deepika Govind says her entry into the world of fashion was quite accidental. I always had that innovative spirit, so it came naturally to me.” Ever since she started out, Deepika fell in love with Indian craftsmanship and weaving techniques, which clearly reflects in her collections. “The 2000s brought the excitement of working with Khadi blended with another …

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1 week, 5 days ago

‘Real madness, too much money’: Mumbai woman gets mini bag worth ₹27 lakh to ‘carry her lipstick’

Hindustan Times

A video of a Mumbai mom and daughter purchasing a mini Kelly has gone viral on social media. In the clip, the mom expresses that she wants to gift her daughter a luxury bag to carry during her honeymoon. “Would you pay £26,000 for a bag to carry lipstick?” a company selling pre-owned luxury bags wrote on Instagram. In the …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Luxury brands are betting big on India, and so are counterfeiters

Al Jazeera

As luxury brands increase their sales in India, they are in an ever-growing tussle with counterfeiters mass-producing and selling their goods for cheap. But a 25-minute drive from Reliance’s luxury haven is the Heera Panna Shopping Complex, which is listed by the United States as one of the world’s most “notorious markets” for counterfeit products. It is also a “reasonable” …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Meghan Markle's monetising her mates! Duchess uses her selling power to promote her friends' brands - while American Riviera Orchard remains quiet

Daily Mail

As Meghan Markle makes moves in the world of investment since stepping down as a senior royal, she has put her friends front and centre in her new ventures - to the point where her own business interests have taken a back seat. She is seen sporting a handbag from Cesta Collective, a brand she has invested in The Duchess …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Tanner Leatherstein’s Viral Mission to Save You From Bad Luxury Bags

Wired

To fuel his channel, he has spent over $41,000 of his own money on designer bags, meticulously disassembling them on camera to reveal their construction and quality, making him an unexpected authority on the real value of designer goods. In a world where appearances often trump authenticity, Yilmaz’s work encourages a different perspective, reminding people that true value lies in …

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1 month, 4 weeks ago

Exploring compassionate, sustainable vegan leather from plants to products

India Today

As awareness of environmental issues and animal welfare grows, vegan leather is becoming an increasingly popular alternative to traditional animal leather. Made from plant-based materials or synthetic substances, vegan leather mimics the look and feel of real leather without using animal products. Many believe it implies materials derived from vegetation, but vegan leather can also include plastics like PVC. As …

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2 months ago

Leather Footwear Takes Center Stage: Celebrity Tips for Street Style Inspiration

Hindustan Times

The article explores the global influence of western fashion trends and how celebrities are shaping the fashion landscape with their style choices. From social media to red carpet appearances, celebrities are setting trends and inspiring fans to embrace leather footwear in their everyday fashion. The article highlights the emergence of signature styles, celebrity collaborations with brands, and the versatility of …

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2 months ago

Modern Heroine: A Tribute to Women Cricketers in India

The Hindu

The article introduces the clothing brand Qua, which is dedicated to women cricketers in India. The collection, called 'Modern Heroine', features four women cricketers and is designed to empower and inspire. The collection is a tribute to women who have created their own space in a male-dominated sport and features versatile pieces that can be used throughout the year. The …

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2 months, 1 week ago

Body Image Struggles: Vidya Balan Opens Up About Her Struggle with Weight Loss

Firstpost

Vidya Balan opens up about her struggles with body image and weight in an interview. She reveals that she was body-shamed by someone close to her, and that it was a difficult experience. Despite her efforts to lose weight, she eventually met a nutritional group called Amura (Amura Health) in Chennai, who helped her eliminate inflammation and lose weight. Balan …

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2 months, 2 weeks ago

Sennes Reimagined: A Journey from India to Milan

Hindustan Times

Sennes, a renowned jewelry brand, has successfully showcased its collections in Milan, Italy. The brand, known for its unique blend of elegance and craftsmanship, has entered the global market with a range of lab-grown diamond jewelry, perfumes, and premium leather accessories. Each piece is meticulously crafted by skilled artisans, highlighting Sennes' commitment to exceptional quality and attention to detail. The …

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4 months, 1 week ago

Now Meghan Markle is monetising herself! Duchess is ploughing money into small brands and then plans her outfits knowing the labels will get a sales boost

Daily Mail

Meghan Markle has revealed how she has been building her investment portfolio - telling the New York Times that her latest addition is lavish bag brand Cesta Collective. She is seen sporting a handbag from Cesta Collective, a brand she has invested in Meghan has worn a number of bags from Scottish brand Strathberry, which has caused a spike in …

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5 months, 4 weeks ago

Nikhil Kamath's ‘sh*t marketing’ jibe at Ather Energy gets a witty comeback from Bengaluru CEO

Hindustan Times

A day after Zerodha co-founder Nikhil Kamath took a friendly dig at Ather Energy and said he did not get a discount on an electric scooter that he bought from the Bengaluru-based startup, the co-founder of the company had a witty comeback. PS: I bought this scooter at MRP, Tarun didn't even give me a discount,” Kamath jokingly said in …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

Humans of Bombay founder teases ‘big announcement’ next week, shares journey of becoming CEO

Hindustan Times

Karishma Mehta, the founder and CEO of Humans of Bombay - an Indian storytelling platform, reflected on her journey that led her to become the person she is today. In an Instagram post, she also announced her plans to “turn the page” after leading the storytelling platform for a decade. Mehta started her post by saying that she is better …

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9 months, 2 weeks ago

'Hypocrite ethical vegan' who made death threats to people who 'weren't kind to animals' while he sold leather handbags is allowed to sue his bosses for discrimination after tribunal rules his veganis

Daily Mail

A 'hypocrite ethical vegan' who made death threats to people who 'weren't kind to animals' is allowed to sue his bosses for discrimination after a tribunal ruled his veganism is a 'protected belief'. After Mr Mysakowski 'became ethical vegan' he stopped buying vintage leather handbags to sell in his business but had existing stock. Mr Mysakowski began working at bottle …

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9 months, 2 weeks ago

Hermès is SUED over Birkin-buying 'scheme': Luxury fashion house is accused of 'exploiting' the popularity of its most iconic purse by forcing customers to purchase its OTHER high-priced products in o

Daily Mail

Hermès's iconic Birkin has long been seen as the ultimate symbol of style and wealth - but it is now also the subject of a lawsuit launched by two customers who are suing the fashion house over claims it forces clients to jump through very pricey hoops in order to earn the opportunity to purchase one of the bags. Hermès …

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10 months ago

High-powered female entrepreneurs share their secrets for achieving success, including self-care routines, life-changing books, and more ahead of International Women's Day

Daily Mail

International Women's Day has been observed since the early 1900's. 'If I could go back and give advice to my younger self, it would be to give myself more credit and give myself more time,' shared Make Time Wellness co-founder, Helen Christoni Brand: Make Time Wellness Name: Helen Christoni Make Time is a science-backed brain health supplement for modern women …

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10 months, 3 weeks ago

Ode to The Body Shop: Can the cosmetics icon that gave us White Musk survive its latest crisis?

The Independent

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11 months, 3 weeks ago

REVEALED: Buying a coveted Hermes Birkin or Kelly bag can net you a HUGE profit on the resale market - but there's two popular luxury brands whose purses lose up to 50% of their value

Daily Mail

Not all designer brands are equally rewarding on the secondhand market, with used Louis Vuitton and Dior designs losing value on average Data has revealed that used Hermès bags cost 25 percent more than new ones Some designer handbags could be more valuable investments than real estate or stocks Re-selling coveted designer bags can make savvy investors a ginormous profit …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Urvashi Rautela's birkin bag is EXPENSIVE than your dream home, it costs...!

India TV News

Urvashi Rautela recently shared a stunning photo from her vacation, creating a buzz on social media. Urvashi elevated her ensemble with the iconic Hermes Lime Green Birkin Alligator Palladium Hardware Bag, renowned for its exclusivity and luxury, with a jaw-dropping price tag of ₹70,01,324.40. This highlights that Urvashi’s vacation style is a true extravaganza of high-end fashion, with the cost …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Old video of HOB founder saying business idea came to her ‘out of the blue’ is viral

Hindustan Times

The Humans of Bombay founder Karishma Mehta faced a new wave of criticism amid the ongoing controversy after a video of her old speech went viral. In the resurfaced old video, Mehta can be seen delivering a speech at the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, Delhi where she explains that the idea for HOB came to her “out of the …

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1 year, 4 months ago

The rise of the 'superfake' handbag is upending the luxury fashion market and causing drama in Indonesia

ABC

Counterfeit handbags have existed for decades, but the latest generation of so-called "superfakes" can so closely resemble their luxury counterparts that the differences are almost imperceptible to the human eye. "People here call those superfake bags 1-to-1 replicas," said Uci Flowdea, a businesswoman who collects real Hermès handbags. And at Jakarta's Mangga Dua market, dubbed "Hong Kong Alley" by some …

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1 year, 5 months ago

From the Hermès Birkin to the Chanel classic flap, young investors are pouring money into luxury handbags

ABC

When you think of investments, you probably imagine stock options, gold or perhaps even art. "It's a commodity that is now a better investment than gold," said Emily Abraham, chief executive of Love Luxury, a London company that authenticates and re-sells luxury handbags to wealthy buyers. One driving factor behind the second-hand luxury bag market is scarcity: Fashion houses put …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Footwear designer Abdullah Ashhar embraces chaos in his workspace

Live Mint

Abdullah Ashhar didn’t start out as a footwear designer. Born in Ambur, a town in Tamil Nadu considered the leather city of south India, the 28-year-old initially studied business at Amity Business School, Chennai.But even then, he was fascinated with footwear – the art of designing it; the process of manufacturing it; the patina leather takes after being used for …

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1 year, 6 months ago

The lust for luxury brands

Deccan Chronicle

This lust for expensive goods is a global phenomenon; has affected India too. Suryajit Singh, scion of the erstwhile royal family of Kapurthala and Managing Partner at JMC, a global luxury brand management consultancy that provides commercial growth strategies to brands across industries, names two reasons for the increased spending on luxury goods. Further, trends show that Gen-Z shop more …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Sustainable handbag label Behno comes to India with Katrina Kaif as an investor

The Hindu

For every tie, knot and technique used in its bags, Behno has a story. The international handbag label headquartered in New York — with manufacturing units across India — had its homecoming recently, as Shivam Punjya, its founder, launched retail operations in India. “It comes from the word behen that women working in factories call each other,” says Shivam, who …

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1 year, 7 months ago

The art of crediting the karigar

Live Mint

The Ajrakh handblock-printed dress arrives in a soft linen bag. Fashion for good India’s textile industry was worth $223 billion in 2021, according to market data resource Statista, and employs 4.5 crore workers including 35.22 lakh handloom workers. “While there is a billion-dollar market for craft products, India’s artisans earn less than 5% of the final price of finished goods …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Why quiet luxury in India is not quiet

The Hindu

May 19, 2023 01:02 pm | Updated 02:01 pm IST Sarojini Naidu famously quipped that it cost a lot of money to keep Mahatma Gandhi in poverty, so she would no doubt view with amusement fashion’s current obsession with quiet luxury dressing. In an Instagram post, digital content creator Bryan Yambao contends that this “quiet luxury” notion that people with …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Radhika Merchant carries mini bag worth ₹52 lakhs at NMACC launch

Live Mint

Radhika Merchant, soon-to-be bahu of the Ambani family, walked hand-in-hand with Anant Ambani as she made a gorgeous appearance in a black saree at the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre's opening ceremony on Friday. The bag featured a mick front flap and the signature Kelly design along with a chainmail body, short strap, and long shoulder chain with a clochette, …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Behno's Shivam Punjya: 'I am a vegetarian but wear a lot of leather'

Firstpost

AN exciting made-in-India label is making its first entry into the country eight years since its launch. Katrina Kaif Behno, which calls itself ‘the world’s finest consciously made handbags’, was started by a young healthcare professional. Shivam Punjya, pursuing a Masters in Global Health from Duke University, USA, was in India researching public policies on healthcare in India’s villages. This …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Nisha Katona: ‘Meat is something that is associated with brutality’

The Independent

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1 year, 10 months ago

Replace the Leather in Your Wallet With Seafood Waste

Wired

The moment my feelings about the material startup TômTex went from curiosity to genuine excitement was when cofounder Uyen Tran—with no theatrics or flair—pulled a slim wallet out of her pocket and handed it to me. The black, subtly shimmering snakeskin material had gently conformed to the shape of her credit cards, just like a well-loved, real leather wallet. “Polyurethane …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Hyderabad entrepreneurs â€˜Modifyâ€™ clothes from aloe vera to orange peel

Deccan Chronicle

HYDERABAD: While the special jacket made of recycled plastic bottles worn by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Parliament has generated buzz and made a sustainable fashion statement in the world of Louis Vuittons and Guccis, an entrepreneur in the city is setting a trend by producing clothing out of every other recycled waste, from aloe vera to even orange peel. …

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1 year, 11 months ago

After a 20 year-long wait, Anita Dongre launches her vegan accessory line comprising handbags and belts

The Hindu

Anita Dongre loves Nature. Their sheer size is awe-inspiring, and they are strong yet gentle, majestic and vegetarian,” says Anita, who has just launched a capsule collection of vegan belts and bags. A line of vegan leather bags was on her to-do list for the longest time, but Anita had to wait almost 20 years till she found the kind …

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1 year, 11 months ago

A Guide to Cruelty-Free, Vegan Beauty

News 18

A recent study investigates a possible connection between the Covid 19 Vaccines and the Fast-moving effects of Botox. It won’t give glutathione a glow, but it will allow skin to breathe freely without adding more medications or synthetic chemicals that might conflict with the ingredients in the vaccination. One can vouch for easy methods that give you internally lovely skin …

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2 years, 1 month ago

Deepika Padukone Launches Self-care Brand For the Modern Indian Woman with a Global Outlook

News 18

Deepika Padukone has launched her self-care brand, called 82°E. An advocate of mental, physical and emotional well-being, her brand will offer premium, high-performance products that make the practice of self-care a simple, effective, and enjoyable part of everyday life. On the occasion of launching her own self-care brand, Deepika Padukone said, “Wherever I am in the world, practising simple acts …

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2 years, 2 months ago

Abhay Hanjura of Licious: Meating high expectations

Live Mint

One objective of Abhay Hanjura, when he co-founded meat delivery platform Licious in 2015, was to remove the stigma associated with meat. Ltd, the company he co-founded with Vivek Gupta, has elevated butchers to “meat technicians”, similar to the way barbers have evolved into hair stylists or coffee makers have become baristas. We never looked back.” “Founders, especially,” says Hanjura …

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2 years, 2 months ago

Actress Dia Mirza Furthers The Idea Of Conscious Living By Partnering With A Sustainable Brand

News 18

Dia Mirza who is known to be a strong supporter of green living, has stepped in as Strategic Investor and Brand Ambassador for the female-founded, sustainability-driven, baby clothing brand. “We’re thrilled to have Dia on board in a multi-pronged capacity," says Barkha Bhatnagar Das, Co-founder of the brand. With this partnership, Dia Mirza who is an advocate for sustainability hopes …

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2 years, 3 months ago

Anjana Arjun on Recently Launched Homegrown Brand Sarjaa: It Was Extremely Tough Sourcing Apple Skin Leather

News 18

Though her elder sister Aishwarya Arjun decided to follow the footsteps of their parents, actors Arjun Sarja and Niveditha Arjun, 26-year-old Anjana Arjun decided to tread a different path. And recently, she turned an entrepreneur as she launched Sarjaa, a homegrown premium plant and fruit leather-based handbag brand, which became the first in the country to use apple skin leather. …

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2 years, 3 months ago

Now Jains file PIL against meat ads in Bombay HC: Non-vegetarian food is India's latest source of controversy

Firstpost

Three Jain groups and a businessman have sought a ban on ads of non-vegetarian food, calling it an infringement of their right to privacy. From the Navratri meat ban in Delhi to Gujarat prohibiting the sale of such food items on the streets, there’s been a lot of ‘beef’ over the issue While some salivate when images or Three Jain …

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2 years, 4 months ago

Why Masaba Gupta likes to own it all

Live Mint

"Why Love Child?” I ask Masaba Gupta the reason for the name of her latest offering, a beauty brand. You don’t have to always believe in clean beauty, a term that has been abused to a great extent globally.” Gupta, in effect, hopes to reach women “who are not in a position to afford or reach the House of Masaba, …

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2 years, 5 months ago

Sonam Kapoor to Alia Bhatt, B-Town Celebs Who Joined The Green-club

News 18

From fitness to fashion, Bollywood celebrities have always been a major inspiration for many people. However, a few celebrities who used to consume meat have now given it up for many reasons and turned themselves vegetarian or vegan. Coming from a Punjabi family Sonam was an avid meat-eater, but she soon changed her lifestyle and turned herself into a vegetarian. …

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2 years, 5 months ago

Want to lead a zero-waste lifestyle? Here is how you can start

The Hindu

I recently found a stash of chocolate wrappers in my drawer. “I once saw a string cot woven with strips made from plastic covers,” he says, “It shone in places because of the variety of colours used.” Gupta says his mother too wove mats out of plastic covers: repurposed bits of used clothes for dusting, and distributed leftover food to …

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2 years, 5 months ago

India is on the cusp of a mushroom revolution

Live Mint

“We don’t grow mushrooms, we work with them. Under the guidance of scientist Neeladri Chowdhury, who heads research and development at Nuvedo and works at the Bengaluru-based Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platforms, the team started growing varieties of mushrooms: oyster, pink oyster, fairy white, king tuber, lion’s mane, and the medicinal reishi mushroom. While Sharan never “loved-loved” mushrooms, he …

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2 years, 7 months ago

Kim Kardashian becomes Beyond Meat’s ‘Chief Taste Consultant’ in new campaign

The Independent

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2 years, 10 months ago

Pamela Anderson launches new line of cruelty-free purses made from apple leather

Daily Mail

Pamela Anderson is launching another line of vegan handbags. The former Baywatch star is teaming up with Ashoka Paris to launch a follow-up to their 2020 collaboration of cruelty-free purses made from apple leather. The former Baywatch star is teaming up with Ashoka Paris to launch a follow-up to their 2020 collaboration of cruelty-free purses made from apple leather Taking …

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2 years, 11 months ago

Which luxury fashion brands still sell real animal fur?

The Independent

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3 years ago

Leather Jackets That Are Ethically Sourced, According To Experts

Huff Post

Illustration: HuffPost; Photos: Reformation/Amour Vert/Getty Images Find leather jackets made from traceable hides, alternative plant-based materials The fashion industry is responsible for more than 4% of the planet’s greenhouse gas emissions and is one of the largest contributors to planetary waste. “Sustainable fashion usually means eco-friendly practices in the fashion industry, referencing the approach of designing, producing and consuming clothes …

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3 years ago

Sustainable clothes don’t have to be boring

Live Mint

NA-KD, one of Europe's fast-growing companies, has become the latest international brand to enter India via the Nykaa Fashion e-commerce platform. Offering a range of clothes and accessories meant for work and leisure, the Swedish brand's focus is on creating sustainable products, including coats, jackets, shoes and dresses, that are also trendy and affordable. In a Zoom interview with Lounge, …

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