Curatorium #5: This Week’s Insights to Watch | Edition October 20 – 26, 2025

We're back with trends shaping fashion-tech and culture and strategic insights on why it matters.

Oct 26 • 

Rini Bankhwal

Fast-fashion Players Are Leveraging "Sustainability" Credentials To Launch Premium Collections

A closer look at price inflation, marketing spin, and the fading promise of accessible quality over the last few years

Oct 18 • 

Rini Bankhwal

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Subject Matter's Writing Manifesto

The Botoxication of Language & Why I want to Talk About This

Oct 15 • 

Rini Bankhwal

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September 2025

The Tech Dispatch #1: How AI Will (Truly) Impact Fashion, Artisanship & Sustainability

In this new series we look at AI promises, AI deployment and AI impact across fashion and artisanal value chain + everything we are reading on this…

Sep 26 • 

Rini Bankhwal

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Curatorium #4: Ganesha logos, Witchcraft and viral LinkedIn posts

Unraveling CultureTrends That Don’t Sit Still.

Sep 6 • 

Rini Bankhwal

1

July 2025

Ep5. From Tunisia to the World: Alia & Lamia on Craft, Diaspora & Fouta Harissa

Listen now (62 mins) | In this episode of Custodians of Craft, we sit down with Alia Mahmoud and Lamia Hatira, co-founders of Fouta Harissa, a modern…

Jul 9 • 

Rini Bankhwal

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June 2025

Don't Just Say 'Sustainability', Make Us Feel It: How to Craft Climate Comms That Move People☘️

Three Case Studies ✍️ from the Global Fashion Summit 2025 in Copenhagen 🌟

Jun 15 • 

Rini Bankhwal

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May 2025

What International Brands need to know about Indian Consumers: To sell in India is to deeply understand it's Colonised Legacy

A socio-cultural lens on history of India for the modern business.

May 25 • 

Rini Bankhwal

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Ep4. Inside COP, Culture & the Climate Fight from the Global South and the Power of 'No'

In our episode #4, we speak with Gunjan Nanda, the founder of Entertainment + Culture Pavillion and Dubai Climate Collective.

May 17 • 

Rini Bankhwal

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Gunjan Nanda

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The Curatorium #3

Culture, Commerce, and Craft: A curated guide to the Global South's most fascinating stories by Subject Matter

May 14 • 

Rini Bankhwal

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April 2025

The Curatorium #2

Culture, Commerce, and Craft: A curated guide to the Global South's most fascinating stories by Subject Matter

Apr 27 • 

Rini Bankhwal

Plank to Pike: The Surge of the 'Reformer Pilates Girlies' Explained, Part 1

How Reformer Pilates became the hottest new fitness trend post-pandemic. In this two-part series, explore the phenomenon and how that translates to…

Apr 17 • 

Rini Bankhwal

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