How Indian Fashion Evolved Over a Century | Rochelle Pinto (Vogue India) | COS: India #89

In this episode of A Century of Stories: India, Kunal Vijayakar sits down with Rochelle Pinto, Head of Editorial Content at Vogue India, for a deep dive into the evolution of fashion — from red carpets to real life. Rochelle traces the biggest influences on Indian fashion, unpacks how today’s young generation's fashion reflects a world that’s constantly shifting and pulls back the curtain on the Met Gala. ----------- The complementing visuals or b-rolls (both images & videos) used in the video are either AI-generated or have been acquired from a licensed source. Some visuals may be used for representation purposes only. 0:00 - 2:44 - Intro 2:45 - 4:30 - What’s GenZ wearing today? 4:31 - 6:17 - Airport looks and comfort 6:18 - 12:13 - GenZ and how their world affects their fashion 12:14 - 14:36 - Subcultures in fashion 14:37 - 19:39 - Clothes, class, and societal bias 19:40 - 22:32 - Steve Jobs, Mark Zuckerberg and what your daily fashion says about you 22:33 - 26:!8 - MET Gala 26:19 - 27:37 - What happens inside the MET Gala? 27:38 - 29:01 - Indians at the MET Gala 29:02 - 30:35 - Iconic Indian fashion moments: Chiffon Saree 30:36 - 32:14 - Iconic Indian fashion moments: Fashion in Independence Struggle 32:15 - 34:03 - Iconic Indian fashion moments: Denims on Screen 34:04 - 35:18 - Youngsters attracted to Indian crafts 35:19 - 37:32 - Indian designers who owned their culture 37:33 - 40:08 - Indian Textiles 40:09 - 41:24 - Women embroiders 41:25 - 42:10 - The craft of fashion 42:11 - 44:30 - How have our Indian designs evolved? 44:31 - 48:55 - Bollywood and Fashion Trends 48:56 - 50:05 - Politics and Fashion 50:06 - 51:55 - How liberalisation changed fashion? 51:56 - 55:15 - Do you need to be rich to be fashionable? 55:16 - 57:57 - The garment that represents 100 years of Indian fashion 57:58 - 58:19 - Outro