Shweta Shiware

Master’s degree Central Saint Martins |former Fashion Features Editor, Grazia India | Presently Columnist @ Mid-day & @ Sunday Mid-Day | She/her |

[Shweta Shiware @holysoly]

If you recall a product placement more than the showstopper at a designer show, do we have a problem at hand?

#FDCIxLakméFashionWeek #fdci #lakmefashionweek #indianfashion #fashionweek #india

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@SinfullyAlive @thevofashion @FRIDAfund @AnahitaSarabhai @queer_abad Thank you.

[Shweta Shiware @holysoly]

A woman’s breasts are not exactly breaking news, now are they? And yet, the sight of breasts bared defiantly is enough to uncork a debate on “good” taste and “bad” taste.

#transwoman #breasts #female #woman #sexreassignment #surgery

[The Voice of Fashion @thevofashion]

Designer Swapnil Shinde’s decision to become Saisha also means she now has to tackle the stereotypes that come with the gender.

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@SaishaShinde05
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[Shweta Shiware @holysoly]

Mumbai needs her 🤫 too.

[Reuters @Reuters]

A towering statue of a woman's head with her index finger pressing on her lips now faces lower Manhattan along the Hudson River, inviting the chaotic metropolis to stop and listen https://t.co/akARqCPX74 🌊

[Shweta Shiware @holysoly]

Such was the “showmanship” set designed for couturier Gaurav Gupta’s aquatic-themed Lakmé Grand Finale show on October 10. But the fact that it took 90,000 litres of water to pay a literal homage to the marine creatures at a 26-minute spectacle adds to #sustainability question.

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#MiddayEntertainment |

Water irony

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#LakmeFashionWeek2021
#LakmeFashionWeek #GauravGupta #KareenaKapoorKhan

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[Pradyot_Tripura @PradyotManikya]

Will write to different CM across indigenous/Tribal states to come forward and speak out against this racism and so called supremacy!

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WATCH: Gillian Anderson, who won an Emmy Award for her portrayal of Margaret Thatcher in the Netflix series 'The Crown,' was asked if she had spoken to the late British prime minister for the role. Thatcher died in 2013

[Mid Day @mid_day]

#MiddayOpinion |

Middle class values behind upper class style

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[Shweta Shiware @holysoly]

Let’s get real, shopping for handmade, artisanal textiles can be confusing, intimidating even, for the most seasoned shoppers. So, to mark the National Handloom Every-Day, here’s a handy guide for you to know and shop handlooms like a pro. #indiantextiles

[Mid Day @mid_day]

#MiddayOpinion |

The handloom quest

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[Shweta Shiware @holysoly]

@mid_day @RahulMishra_7 #pariscoutureweek #fall2021couture #indiancouture #indianfashion #india

[Shweta Shiware @holysoly]

“But it was the tiny specks of arduous hand embroidery & appliquéd textures that created the figurative big picture in silk threads; maze of cubiform, Lego-like homes with uneven staircases, the narrow streets swelling with bougainvillea shrubs, all spoke of stitches of wonder.”

[Sunday Midday @sundaymidday]

Rahul Mishra’s skill as an exacting storyteller meets India’s nimble craftsmanship to capture even obscure lava pebbles of Santorini in his latest collection for Paris Haute Couture Week

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Read more:
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[Shweta Shiware @holysoly]

Happy birthday, #astaddeboo 🌸

[Mid Day @mid_day]

#SundayMidday |

Dance like a man

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[Shweta Shiware @holysoly]

It’s with stoic regularity that 🇮🇳 fashion brands, platforms, individuals ensure that #PrideMonth trends every June, their call for inclusivity represented wonderfully with #loveislove

And yet, the reality is slight and fragile. 👇🏽

[The Voice of Fashion @thevofashion]

#Centrestage: Visual tokenism gives the impression that the Indian fashion industry is transforming, when actually, changes are small
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@varonicasecrets @gaysifamily @devrnil @NupurKanoi
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Ramesh was Goa’s best-kept culinary secret. Just as he had lived quietly, he passed on silently last Wednesday. 🙏🏼

The chef’s chef says goodbye ~ @sundaymidday @mid_day 🗞

@Bomras #saviojonfernandes #rameshrestaurant #smokedmackerel

[Bhupen @patel_bhupen]

Mumbai’s on record criminal’s #playdate with his son, comes under police scanner! Tough not to notice the toy & game he’s indulging in! #crime #Criminal @VishooSingh @mid_day

Full article in today’s #MidDay : https://t.co/uSSiqHMZfc

[Shweta Shiware @holysoly]

#shotofhope our house help Lila returned to work today after completion of 2-shot vaccination. She did it on her own. Her beautiful energy uncontainable in a toothy, heart-full smile. #myhero

#GetVaccinatedASAP #CovidVaccine

[Shweta Shiware @holysoly]

@NotMengele I call it Protein for a Monday.

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Never a dull moment on @Twitter 🦉

[Shweta Shiware @holysoly]

Usual play of tareekh pe tareekh ⚖️

[Ankita Khanna @ankitakhanna]

The hearing of the petitions for marriage equality has been adjourned to 6 July. We hold on, we wait, and we remind ourselves that India is its Constitution’s country- built on the values of equality and dignity 🌈 #marriageequality #LGBTQIA #india