Featured on Shoptiques.com: Press

Images by Jackie Rusoo, Alsion Wynn and Wayne Liu 

Got featured on Shoptiques.com. Check it out. Also the website really does spot the coolest shit from top boutiques in France and the United States and you get to shop their stuff online through their site. Trust me they are doing us a favor by making it accessible to us all. 

Thanks Shoptiques.com for the feature.

Blogadda Interviews DSM: Press

If there is anything you don't already know about me by now, here is an interview done by Blogadda on me that may almost give you my Social Security number. Blogadda is a source of all blogs Indian and has a large roster of interviews with Indian Bloggers, not restricted to fashion. The list of their interviewees is an impressive creme de la creme of fashion, politics, technology, food, photography, etc blogs. Check out my interview here.

Interview with Nicholas Kirkwood

An interview with Nicholas Kirkwood [done for Vogue.in] about his Spring Summer line.

Earlier this year I attended an event hosted by Saks Fifth avenue showcasing Nickolas Kirkwood's Spring summer collection. The designer gave out personally signed postcards of his shoe sketches to the attendees and signed a few shoe soles for people who bought a pair. He is the warmest person I think I met. I asked him a couple of questions about his collection over cupcakes and champagne just for you.  

DSM: Tell us a little bit about your correct collection. 

Nicholas K: The collection embellishes the classic representations of feminity like the bow or the rose by doing a modern perspective on them. And also making sure that it’s not too girly. It’s very important for me to find that balance between not being too girly and too fierce at the same time. 

DSM: There seems to be a sudden increase in Bollywood influences in the fashion industry with the Chanel pre-fall show and Christian Loubutin’s new Bollywood line. Are you planning anything in your future collections that is India influenced? 

NK: I have started experimenting with embroidery and I get it done in India. There are so many amazing techniques out there and you can do a lot with it. 

DSM: And embroidery is cheaper in India? 

NK: Well, not where I get it done. 

DSM: Your Alice in Wonderland shoes never seizes to amaze, even now. Are you going to do more designs like them in the future? 

NK: Yes definitely. I made Alice in Wonderland shoes the first time not for any commercial reason but because I wanted to see what would come out of it and how it can me done and what the turn out is. That’s what makes my job exciting. If I was making only black pumps I wouldn’t be creatively satisfied. Fashion has got to have an element of fantasy. 

DSM: Do u think such fantasy shoes are just difficult to sell?  

NK: No. It’s just difficult to make them practical for people to use. Alice in Wonderland shoes had tiny teacups, horses and keys and watches on it, if you try to walk in them you’ll smash all these elements. It’s not like people have not tried to buy them, it’s just that it’s not practical to sell them. 

Thanks Nicholas for the beautiful sketch postcards and your brilliant shoe designs. 

All images by Prutha Raithatha and Anna Morgowicz

On Archinect.com: Press

Archinect.com is like the Monster.com of architecture industry except a lot more reputed and better with portfolio profiles of students and professionals etc. They have a feature series on their website called "Working Out Of The Box". The last person they interviewed before me was Pinterest co-founder Evan Sharp. Here's me.

Check out the entire interview here.

Thanks again Archinect for including me!

DSM in POOL Design Magazine's Annual Compilation: Press

A long time ago I was interviewed by POOL design magazine for their 3rd ever issue. After a year of incredible monthly issues POOL decided to compile it's first 12 issues into a book and hence my article is in it. So even though it's nothing new, it still gives me a kick out of knowing that DSM is now part of a real BOOK!! An actual design book with other incredible people, designers and artists from all over India. I highly recommend everyone to get a copy if you would like a cool book to add to your collection on contemporary India design industry [art, fashion, photography, furniture, etc. all included]. Will try to post a few pictures of some other's works in the book later.

For now I am just back from Coachella today on a red eye from LA and am at work with no sleep. So will get back into the grove of things in a bit. Until then, yeahieeee for being a book!!

Images in the article by Shraddha Borawake and Anjali Bhargava.

DSM Interview on Guest of a Guest.com: Press

Was recently interviewed by Barbara of Guestofaguest.com after being listed as one of the 11 fashionable bloggers of NYC by them in November, 2011.

Click Here to read the entire interview. Yipeee!! :)

Thank you so much lovely Barbara!!

My Interview with Rebuplic of Chic

Hey ... check out my cute little interview with the lovely girls at Republic of Chic!!

Thanks Ladies for doing a feature on Don't Shoe Me!! Its soo exciting!!

FYI, you must check out their blog too.. I highly recommend!! Its fun and refreshingly cool.

Have a happy Thursday people. We are just one more day away from the weekend.. WE CAN DO IT!!..GO SPARTANS!!