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After stints with Filmfare and Marie Claire India, writer SUKANYA VENKATRAGHAVAN is currently writing her first fantasy novel; for Bazaar, she decodes Jacqueline Fernandez in the cover story ‘Life’s A Party’ (pg 148). Stiletto-loving KALYANI SAHA CHAWLA, vice president of Dior’s marketing and communications, broke her ankle earlier this year and was confined to wearing flats. She writes about how she reworked her look, in ‘Chic Without Heels’ (pg 60). Mumbai-based writer TARA* KAUSHAL is an art director and interiors stylist, and often writes on gender, sexuality, and sociocultural issues. Between all this, she found time to speak to Michelin-starred chefs, in the feature ‘Star Marked’ (pg 126). Known as the godfather of the Australian Fashion Week, global fashion executive SIMON LOCK writes about the reinvention of wool as an all-weather material, in ‘Have You Any Wool?’ (pg 44). Food and travel writer ASHWIN RAJAGOPALAN is constantly on the hunt for new culinary experiences; he gives us the lowdown on the best, new fine dining restaurants in the country, in ‘Cream of the Crop’ (pg 124). Editor of the website Your World Tomorrow, SONALI KOKRA has worked in print and television media like Hindustan Times, CNBC TV-18, and most recently, Open magazine. She profiles the country’s top equestriennes, in ‘Riding High’ (pg 174), while photographer VIBHASH TIWARI captures the images. Author of The Last Song of Dusk and The Lost Flamingoes of Bombay, SIDDHARTH DHANVANT SHANGHVI gives us an insight into the cultural melting pot that is Goa (pg 194). For our cover story, photographer SERGIO DE LUZ lenses actress Jacqueline Fernandez (pg 148), while also showcasing the best of fall’s gold-and-black ensembles, in ‘The Shining’ (pg 130). Makeup artist LIZ VAN DER MERWE has worked her magic on countless editorials the world over; catch her work in the feature ‘The Shining’ (pg 130). Photographer ANAND GOGOI highlights the best of winter outerwear in the shoot ‘Coats of the Moment’ (pg 70). Mumbai’s original party boy, designer JAMES FERREIRA takes a trip down memory lane to a time when parties were only about fun, in ‘The Way We Were’ (pg 94).