Elle India - May 2016 English | 206 pages | True PDF | 51.6 mb
CONTENTS 24 __ VOICES 28 __ ELLE MAIL 31 __ EDITOR’S LETTER 32 __ BEHIND THE SCENES 34 __ ELLE ONLINE
EDITS 38 __ RUFFLE EFFECT Be a frill seeker this summer. By Malini Banerji 40 __ SO FANCY Dial up the drama with newseason swimwear 54 __ AY, CARAMBA! Find your courage through brave Spanish couture 56 __ TWIN PEAKS No more hiding your prime physical assets. By Nidhi Jacob 58 __ THE SLASH Try cut-out details to sharpen your look 60 __ INSIDE OUT Beat the heat with bra tops 62 __ TAKE IT OFF Bare shoulders are back 64 __ MESH UP All the ways to make net work for the summer 66 __ ELLE STREET Bodycon fashion is all about confidence — take cues from these real girls 72 __ WILD ONES Make sure your brow game is on-point 74 __ NECK LINE Take chokers by the throat 76 __ CINDERELLA STORY Sandra Choi looks back at 20 glamorous years of Jimmy Choo 78 __ GET NAKED Stand taller with these leglengthening nude heels 80 __ GOOD EVENING Everything you need to nail cocktail dressing 82 __ PAST PRESENT Crafts revivalist Madhu Jain on her new ikat obsession 84 __ WORK SPY Meet the spiffy team at Godrej India Culture Lab 86 __ SHOW & TELL All the highlights from Amazon India Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2016-17. By Nidhi Jacob 94 __ NEW LOOK Sofia Cappola’s iconic bag for Louis Vuitton gets a light-hearted makeover 96 __ FASHION UPDATES Style buzz, fresh picks and shop talk
FEATURES 101 __ RADAR Books, movies, art, pop culture and people to keep your eye on 110 __ GRACE UNDER FIRE Tahmima Anam wraps up her political Bengal trilogy with a tender love story. By Deepa Menon 112 __ FAT LOT A writer goes on a quest to make peace with her size. By Marisa Meltzer 114 __ ROLE MODELS Our favourite supermodels on 20 years of striking poses with ELLE 118 __ REI OF LIGHT Rei Kawakubo of Comme des Garçon reveals why she may be the last of the true iconoclasts. By Jacques Hyzagi
FASHION 124 __ FREE STYLE Padma Lakshmi on her fiery new memoir and the road ahead. By Vatsala Chhibber. Photographed by R Burman. Styled by Malini Banerji 136 __ ART PARTY Play with artsy sequins, 3D texture and blurry patterns. Photographed by Michael Sanders. Styled by Benedetta Dell’orto
BEAUTY 148 __ IRON MAIDEN These muscular women toss out all delicate notions of femininity. By Mamta Mody. Photographed by Taras Taraporvala. Styled by Nidhi Jacob 156 __ NOW TRENDING Buzzwords to add to your beauty vocab. By Mamta Mody 162 __ SKINNY COW Being thin is not all it’s cracked up to be. By Kermin Bhot 166 __ SKIN TONE Your ultimate beach beauty kit 173 __ PARTY ANTHEM A fun, new collection from Lakmé is bringing shimmer back 176 __ CROWN PRINCE Celebrated hairstylist Eugene Souleiman on why bad taste is good. By Aishwarya Subramanyam 180 __ BEAUTY UPDATES News, reviews and best buys
LIFESTYLE 190 __ PEAK SEASON Cool off with a dreamy Italian holiday amid lakes and mountains. By Parul Menezes 192 __ GO WEST Three ways to explore British Columbia. By Arshie Chevalwala 194 __ SUN KISSED Sri Lanka is exactly the slice of paradise you might be expecting 196 __ LIFESTYLE UPDATES Top tables, design ideas and travel hacks 200 __ ALL HEART Picture-perfect moments from ELLE’s Carnival For A Cause in Delhi 202 __ NIGHT WATCH See what went down at the ELLE and FDCI after-party at AIFW 204 __ ADDRESS BOOK 208 __ ASTRO 210 __ NUMEROLOGY 212 __ ELLE LOVES Girly meets edgy in Fendi’s embellished bag
ON THE COVER: MODEL PADMA LAKSHMI Lycra swimsuit, Hermès. Cotton shirt, Missoni. Gold-plated necklace with black onyx pendant, Zariin. Rhodium-plated metal necklace, Shoplune.com. PHOTOGRAPH: R BURMAN STYLING: MALINI BANERJI ART DIRECTION: RESHMA RAJIWDEKAR MAKE-UP & HAIR: ROSARIO BELMONTE/ANIMA CREATIVE MANAGEMENT