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Outfit by GABA, Lakme Fashion Week, Mumbai, October 24, 2008.

I have been on the quest for the cool Indian designers since I landed in Hyderabad over three months ago. Fighting of the human calculators and living in the “small town” of four million people does not exactly aid my mission.

Finally, a finding happened last weekend at Anonym, one of Hyderabad’s few interesting clothing shops. Mild pastels, necessary minimum of detail and extreme attention to comfort singled out GABA from all of the other stuff in the store. Aneeth Arora and Chinar Farooqui, the makers of the brand, use earthy colors and natural fabrics. In the midst of “new” India, full of screaming billboards and modern concrete mosters, GABA offers comfort of the “old,” which is similar across the cultures. A GABA woman radiates warm assertiveness, quiet happiness and relaxing well-being. At the same time, she is stylish, and… cool.

if to wake up early

it has not rained for a month in Hyderabad

cyber city builds away despite the crisis

Poison rocks

dance floor at Poison

6 am photo hunts around a dried up lake ended with a late night in the city. Poison with its with giant bouncers and glass floors is something else. Where some of the drinks were really sucky, trance and food rocked. I am definitely a believer.

a collection from my travels this fall.  Hyderabad airport, India. I thought this was cute and reflected my state of mind, considering the Kingfisher jet in the background  Cochin, India. Dutch people never stop smiling. Great to know.  Boryspil airport, Ukraine. No wonder the West thinks all Ukrainians are drunks.  Boryspil airport, Ukraine. You are completely on your own with this one.

Now that I have been asked “How was India?” at least 37 times, I am posting the answer online: “I am moving there if everything works out.” Here, look at some icing that I saved up.