A Visual Project Depicts The Fashion-Forward Melting Pot Aesthetic Of Shillong’s Youth

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Text by Mahima Shukla. Photographed by Suraj Nongmaithem. Styling by Robertson Lyngdoh. Cast: Sen, Kenny and Nafisa

“When the heat of the plains could not be assuaged by fans and sharbat, I rushed to the cool heights of the hills called Shillong. The mountain ranges with their mantle of clouds seemed to beckon weary travellers to take refuge in the deep shade of woods on their hill sides. The meandering streamlets follow their course with soft murmur, caressing the heart with their soothing music.”

-Rabindranath Tagore, Shillong-er Chithi, June 9th, 1923 (translated by Uma Purkayastha)

“We decided to use this shawl as it represents the Lotha tribe from Nagaland. This warrior tribe’s phanrupsu adorn the men as a sign of valour and pride.” -Robertson Lyngdoh, stylist

Such is the utopia of Shillong. Anyone who visits this hill station nestled in the…

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