After 31 successful years of costuming leading Bollywood stars and 16 years as a fashion designer, Manish Malhotra is ready for his directorial debut. The finale of Shop Talk captures how the pandemic inspired Malhotra to sift through his personal and professional thoughts, cementing his plans towards fashion film production, direction for the big screen and streamlining his business. Malhotra, who changed how India dresses with his iconic saris and covetable bridalwear, shares the matrix behind creating his signature looks and why a close connect with the buyer matters.

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This episode of Shop Talk features a conversation with the 38 year old Pabiben Rabari, an embroidery artisan and crafts entrepreneur from Bhadroi village of Kutch, Gujarat. From embroidering since she was seven to make ends meet, to sharing the stage with actor Amitabh Bachchan on Kaun Banega Crorepati, and now becoming the face of an award-winning crafts gift box—Pabiben has come a long way. In this episode, she offers her take on collective growth, on product innovation and the importance of recognition in the life of an artisan. Kaarigar Clinic’s Nilesh Priyadarshi and AIACA’s Anjali Bhatnagar join in to unravel the case study of a unique crafts curation ‘The Local Gift Box’, also the winner of AIACA’s The Most Creative Marketing Strategy Award this year.    

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Does great personal style contribute to the making of a successful fashion enterprise? Should one buy vintage fashion for the love of it or to be more mindful? Shefalee Vasudev joins stylist, fashion entrepreneur and classical dancer Pernia Qureshi to address these questions. Qureshi is known to have uniquely mixed her personal style and entrepreneurial choices, having created and curated e-commerce platforms Pernia’s Pop-up Store and recently, the pre-loved fashion marketplace Saritoria. The episode delves into the finer details of both selling and buying fashion in the digital era – using technology for consumer mapping and acing the tools of presentation to spark emotions, besides dressing for self-expression regardless of age. Saachi Bahl, founder of sustainability focussed retail platform Saahra adds to the conversation as she talks about rising consumer awareness and curating and sustaining a conscious closet.

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