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A refined and accessible hardback edition of the landmark publication. This compact format retains the depth of research and visual richness of the original, presenting a panoramic narrative of India’s style evolution — from ancient drapes to modern fashion designers.
  • Hardback (PLC)
  • Format: 251 x 210 mm
  • 320 pages
  • Full colour printing
  • ISBN: 9789350096420
  • Category: Non-fiction / Fashion History
  • Publisher: Hachette India
  • Publication: March 2022
  • Rights: World
  • First book to take a sweeping look at the evolution of style in India
  • Covers key moments of assimilation and transference shaping Indian design
  • Examines Indian fashion designers from the 70s–90s
  • Explores the influence of cinema, narration art & costume design
  • A must-have for design students, collectors and fashion connoisseurs
  • Extends the cultural impact of the award-winning deluxe edition

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Style of India - Compact Edition by Geeta Khanna

A refined and accessible hardback edition of the landmark publication. This compact format retains the depth of research and visual richness of the original, presenting a panoramic narrative of India’s style evolution — from ancient drapes to modern fashion designers.

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A sumptuous work drawing on immense research, this volume is a remarkable view of the evolution of style in India - an ambitious and instant magnum opus that will change the way that we look at dress and fashion in the subcontinent.

Dr Amin Jaffer, Formal International Director of Asian Art at Christie's and Author

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Style of India is a visual bridge between Indian heritage and contemporary fashion thought, crafted with rare depth and editorial clarity.

Editorial Review, Fashion & Culture Journal

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A richly layered exploration of aesthetics, textile memory and the cultural imagination that shaped India over centuries.

Curatorial Note, Global Design Forum

About the author, Geeta Khanna

Geeta Khanna, who also writes as Geeta Josie Khanna, is Founder and Managing Director of Hirumchi Styling Company (HSC). Educated in Delhi University, the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), New Delhi, and the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT), New York, she has honed her skills under Carlos Campos and Marc Jacobs in New York City. Style of India is her first book. It is the result of her vision and travels through India to research and photograph the plethora of styles and expressions the country has to offer.

Most of the print run has been bought by Ministry of External Affairs, Govt of India, ICCR, and the United Nations.

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