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First come the clouds, then comes the hair fall. You find it on your pillow, in your brush or coiled around your bathroom drain. Monsoon hair fall isn’t just seasonal drama: it’s biology, scalp science, and sometimes, neglect. Rainwater dries on your roots, sebum gets trapped under sweat and your scalp turns into a damp buffet for fungal growth.

The good news is that it’s rarely permanent. The better news is that it doesn’t require a 12-step routine but a shift in how you care for your scalp when there’s high humidity.

Why monsoon hair fall happens in the first place

Monsoon hair fall can be a byproduct of humidity, inflammation and a disrupted scalp microbiome. “High humidity traps sweat and sebum, disrupting the scalp’s microbiome and encouraging overgrowth of Malassezia fungi and certain bacteria,” Dr Kalyani Deshmukh, dermatologist at Traya, tells Vogue India. “This leads to itching, inflammation and flaking. Think of your scalp in the monsoon as a tropical greenhouse—warm, damp and perfect for fungal overgrowth.”

And it’s not just seasonal chaos. As Dr Yogesh Gupta, celebrity skin expert and director of RSB Wellness Clinic, explains, your scalp is “a mini-ecosystem”—home to nearly 1,00,000 follicles and vulnerable to build-up from natural oils, sweat and product residue. “It’s important to treat the scalp like you’d treat your face.” Skipping too many wash days or letting rainwater dry on your scalp only worsens this imbalance.

How to reduce hair fall during the monsoon season

Clarify, don’t strip

Use a gentle exfoliating or clarifying shampoo once a week to dislodge build-up. Avoid harsh surfactants, but look for scalp-focused ingredients like salicylic acid, piroctone olamine or tea tree oil to counter fungal overgrowth.

Don’t let rainwater sit

Rainwater is often acidic and full of pollutants. Letting it dry on the scalp without rinsing can worsen flaking, itching and breakage. “Careful drying after every wash and avoiding rainwater on the scalp” are key steps, says Dr Deshmukh.

Keep conditioners off your roots

This should be the rule, regardless of the season. Apply conditioner only to mid-lengths and ends, and rinse thoroughly. If you have finer hair, a lightweight conditioner is enough. Skip leave-ins and heavy oils that weigh the scalp down or clog follicles.

Sunita Mani admits she’s easily starstruck. So, when the 38-year-old actor walked onto the set of The Roses, it was no surprise that she was overwhelmed. Directed by Jay Roach and boasting a star-studded cast including Olivia Colman, Benedict Cumberbatch, Andy Samberg, Alison Janney, Ncuti Gatwa and more, Searchlight Pictures’ black comedy—based on the 1981 novel The War of the Roses—was without a doubt Mani’s dream gig. “I met Olivia, Ben and the whole production at this small dinner during my first week,” the Indian American actor recalls. “It was so surreal being on this side of the process after having consumed their work and been a fan for so long.”

Sunita Mani, Olivia Colman and Ncuti Gatwa in The Roses. Photo courtesy: ©Searchlight Pictures/Everett Collection

Mani appears in The Roses as Jane, a waitress (with perfect bangs) hired by Colman’s character, Ivy, at her newly-opened restaurant, We’ve Got Crabs!. Throughout the film, it becomes clear that she is not just Ivy’s employee but a close confidant as she spends several scenes glued to her boss and her onscreen colleague Jeffrey, played by Gatwa. “I’ve loved Ncuti so much on screen. I was really hoping we would click and we did,” Mani confesses earnestly. Despite it being a Sunday evening and her having a packed week ahead (“I have to get back to set straight from the film premiere”), the actor is radiant, enthusiastically remembering her time in London filming for The Roses, a little over a year ago. In the first week itself, she reveals, Colman, Gatwa and she ended up becoming a trio of sorts. “Just getting downtime with them while shooting helped me feel less nervous,” she reveals. “Olivia was so warm and fun, so British. We were having tea and scones together.”

Jeans that go viral and stay relevant are rare, but Uniqlo’s latest Curve jeans are proving to be just that. One can credit their popularity to the unisex silhouette, which leans into the popular baggy jeans styles that have proliferated heavily among the street-style set and content creators over recent years. The jeans feature a high waistband and a slight curve in the leg (hence the name) that subtly echoes the trending “horseshoe” shape of recent seasons – and like any good loose-fitting denim, the hemlines puddle perfectly around the ankle.

The curve jeans have already garnered a cult following on social feeds – and in the Vogue offices, multiple editors have already invested in them. If you feel inclined to welcome the Curve jeans into your wardrobe for the long term, see below some of our picks.

gul sohrab – Pistachio Gold Set

WASTED WRLD – Shokunin Denim

Givenchy- Mid-Rise Barrel-Leg Denim Cocoon Trousers

ALAIA- Barrel-Leg Round Denim Jeans

This article first appeared on Vogue.co.uk.

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Cosmic tip: You can heal past burdens with a new approach to life.

Sag, after a long period of rest, reflection and laying your swords down, you are ready to take charge. Your creative thinking ability is as high as your intuition. If you think you simply cannot select from the options available at your table now, rethink. You can let your active, action-oriented side take a back seat and allow your inner knowing to take charge. Your freedom lies on the other side of this bumpy ride. However stale, stagnant or disappointed you may be feeling beneath it all, remember that inner voice that is asking you to go on, will help you win.

Cosmic tip: Wishing for something to come alive in your life may need you to first listen to the prompts your heart is sending your way.

When you look into the ‘pensieve’ in your life currently, you will see shreds and remnants from your past in the form of people, patterns, habits or anything else. Now, Capricorn, you must realise one thing—you hold the choice to either repeat the past or to build afresh. You asked for this closing down, and your answers are here for you to claim. Now look into the far future and think of what you can and are willing to sustainably water over a period of time. It is okay to change your mind about the specifics along the way; however, what you are choosing now, ask yourself, is it something you may still want in the future in some capacity?

Cosmic tip: Keep facing your true north by cutting through the noise with your signature rationale and intuitive instinct.

Heart of heart-mind coherence, Aquarius? Try practising it today-inhale for 5 seconds and slowly exhale for 5 seconds, keeping your focus aligned with how the area in your heart feels. Now, Aquarius, here is one fact for you—the resonance field of what your heart craves when it is wide and open is way higher than what your brain and mind radiate at their optimum. Take this cue from the cosmos and fuse your heartfelt intentions with what your logic and intuition are asking you to do. When you follow the lead of your heart, you create magical opportunities not only for yourself personally, but also professionally, and in every other way.

Cosmic tip: Stand your ground, but stand at ease.

Overthinking may have got you spiralling down a rabbit hole you may feel queasy and uneasy about, Pisces. However, you know I always say—overthinking can be your superpower—how? You can choose to overthink about the solutions, the options available, the probable fantastic outcomes, but then also take action on them. Instead of drowning in a sea of worries, swim to the shore in your pool of endless possibilities. Get started with that idea and see where it takes you, and take one moment at a time to get by and keep moving. Your answers for freedom will arrive, and you will find justice and fairness being delivered your way—the point is, you must remember to keep swimming.

Cosmic tip: This new moon has seeded something in you—water it to make it grow.

Congratulations are in order for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce.

The pop superstar shared the news in an Instagram post on August 26, with a photograph of the couple surrounded by flowers. The caption read simply: “Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married.” Across the photos, Swift wore a striped Ralph Lauren dress and showed off her engagement ring, which featured a dazzling, elongated cushion-cut diamond.

Photo: Courtesy of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce

The news comes nearly two years after they made their first public appearance as a couple in September 2023 at a Kansas City Chiefs game. Since then, the two have been constantly in the spotlight: Kelce is often in the audience during Swift’s blockbuster Eras Tour concerts, while Swift memorably embraced Kelce on national television after he won the Super Bowl. (“When you say a relationship is public, that means I’m going to see him do what he loves, we’re showing up for each other, other people are there and we don’t care,” Taylor told Time after she was named Person of the Year. “The opposite of that is you have to go to an extreme amount of effort to make sure no one knows that you’re seeing someone. And we’re just proud of each other.”) They are also frequently spotted out and about at restaurants in New York City.

Yet, despite their high profile, the two have been relatively low-key about their relationship itself. They’ve refrained from posting much on social media and have only briefly mentioned each other in interviews. “Obviously, I’ve never dated anyone with that kind of aura about them…. I’ve never dealt with it,” Kelce told JR Moehringer during an interview with The Wall Street Journal. “But at the same time, I’m not running away from any of it…. The scrutiny she gets, how much she has a magnifying glass on her, every single day, paparazzi outside her house, outside every restaurant she goes to, after every flight she gets off, and she’s just living, enjoying life. When she acts like that, I better not be the one acting all strange.”

Most recently, the couple made a joint appearance on the New Heights podcast hosted by Kelce’s brother Jason to announce Swift’s upcoming 12th album, The Life of a Showgirl. When will the world hear wedding bells? That remains to be seen. But Swift’s dedicated fanbase, the Swifties, will surely do some sleuthing.

This article first appeared on Vogue.com

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Giving the example of a client who wanted his gymnastics-loving daughter to learn the tabla as a musical gene ran in the family, clinical psychologist Dr Meghna Singhal explains how the girl saw pleasing her father as more important than her own desires, which ultimately eroded her sense of identity and left her unable to enjoy or master either of the two activities. “You can read your favourite Amar Chitra Katha to your four-year-old because that can spark interest. But insisting that they prefer it over Peppa Pig is not a good idea,” she explains. “In many Indian homes, parents try to pass on their own passions to their children, but enjoying it is framed as part of their duty. When your love for something becomes pressure, insistence or force, children begin to feel that parental love is conditional,” Singhal adds. Instead, she explains that allowing them to explore their own hobbies builds their self-confidence and strengthens the parent-child connection. “Even if they pick something different, celebrate their choices and show genuine interest. Keep the bond bigger than the hobby.”

It’s also important for parents to reflect on their own relationship with their hobbies to understand why using them to connect with their children matters so much. From Pilates and dance to outdoor sports, public relations professional Nimita A. Kapadia has always enjoyed physical activities and wanted her son to prioritise movement over screentime since his early years. To that end, she’s created mini obstacle courses for her 3.5-year-old at home, planned playtime on the jungle gym at parks and pencilled in dance sessions in the evenings after work. “We should lead with joy, not expectation. My son will happily climb, swing and slide on the jungle gym without hesitation, sometimes even teaching me his own moves. But if there’s a day he’s not in the mood, we skip it without fuss. For me, it’s more important to keep the association positive than to turn it into an obligation,” Kapadia shares.

Vasunia has simple tips for millennial parents wanting to share their hobbies with their children in a healthy manner: encourage them, make the activities fun, praise their progress, but also take time to work through any setbacks together. “Children value time with their parents, so make them feel like you’re creating something new together rather than asking them to fit into a part of your world,” she says.

Suhana Khan’s latest outing proves tweed doesn’t have to mean stiff suits or boardroom armour. In the hands of Sau Lee, the Hong Kong–based label known for splicing traditional craftsmanship with modern silhouettes, the fabric feels lighter, fresher, more city-chic.

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The co-ord set featured a cropped, long-sleeved jacket with hand-tied white pipa-knot closures, a signature of the label, and flap pockets, paired with a high-waisted mini skirt. Cut in tweed with a high slit, the ensemble is a nod to East-meets-West tailoring codes that Sau Lee often refines into eveningwear.

On paper, the combination recalled the primness of Chanel’s archival tweed suits, but in practice, the form looked far lighter and more lively. What could have easily veered into old-school territory was instead given a city-chic update. Mohit Rai’s styling loosened it up: the cream Hermès Kelly mini, an icon in its own right, added luxury without overpowering the look, while strappy Jacquemus heels cut through the primness.

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Her beauty notes were characteristically understated: bronzed skin, peach-gloss lips and mascara-heavy lashes. Hair was pulled back into a high ponytail with tousled ends for movement, loose wisps framing the face. Even her blush-pink nails echoed the unfussy mood. Nothing looked overworked, which is precisely why it landed.

From Vogue’s fashion desk

“Lean into the retro-preppy vibe. Pair the tweed set with sheer black tights and pointed pumps, then throw on oversized gold hoops. Keep the mini top-handle bag but wear the hair in a voluminous blowout. A headband is an option if you wanna go all out,” says Vogue India fashion associate Manglien Gangte.

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Ear cuffs and stacked piercings have become a defining style statement, turning ears into mini moodboards of personal style, self-expression and experimentation. They’ve taken over red carpets, flooded our feeds and made pinna ornamentation a staple of modern jewellery aesthetics. But this isn’t new. These adornments have been rooted in South Asian and Southeast Asian cultural traditions for centuries.

Among these are bugadi earrings, traditional ear ornaments worn on the upper part of the ear, particularly the helix, across Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. Delicately crafted, often from gold, and occasionally embellished with pearls, bugadi earrings have long been a marker of beauty and belonging. Some styles—like the moti bugadi—feature pearl details and are typically worn by married women. Others, like the jhumki bugadi, add movement with hanging bell-shaped accents.

But the bugadi is only one recently popularised star in a constellation of ear jewellery traditions. In Tamil Nadu’s southern districts, older women, after having gradually stretched their earlobes—once considered to be a sign of great beauty—wear a paambadam, a striking earring made by soldering together balls and squares of gold to create abstract arrangements. Alongside such bold adornments, simpler yet elegant studs like the kammal or thodu—bell-shaped and set with stones and traditional motifs—are staples. Kaanphool earrings are another staple across the country; elaborate pieces that can cover the whole ear. These are sometimes connected with the hair or headpieces—with a chain of gold or pearls, called a maatal—to create a dramatic yet harmonious composition.

What’s often overlooked in the conversation around stacked piercings and ornate ear jewellery is that these practices weren’t only aesthetic in origin, but also considered therapeutic. As Dr Ipsita Chatterjee, Ayurveda Expert, BAMS, MD (Ay), explains, “Ayurveda never separated adornment from healing—it was always saundarya chikitsa (the therapy of beauty).” The ear is considered a sensitive zone filled with marma points, or vital energy centres, that influence both physical and emotional well-being. Piercing the lobe (karnavedha) was believed to balance Apana Vata, supporting reproductive health and self-expression, while the upper helix, near the Shankha Marma, was linked to calm, clarity and mental focus. Jewellery made of gold or silver—metals believed to carry sattvic energy—was thought to gently stimulate these points, cooling the nervous system, grounding the mind, and even offering protection from negative influences.

Certain denim silhouettes are closely associated with a particular era. In the case of low-rise jeans, they’re intrinsically Y2K, making it difficult to visualise their potential in a contemporary fashion landscape. But there is a way to wear them without feeling like you’re cosplaying 2002. First of all: switch up the inspiration. Get your head out of the archives and shift focus to Rihanna, who has championed Agolde’s Low Slung Baggy jeans, a cut that sits on the hips with a roomy leg and twisted outer seam to create a voluminous fit (Dakota Johnson is also a fan). Lily-Rose Depp, the poster-girl of low-rise waistbands who wore a seriously low Chanel skirt for the Oscars Vanity Fair after-party, is a fan of Eb Denim’s Luca jeans, which come with a waist that skims a few inches below the navel. Or Bella Hadid, who has been reviving low-low-rise jeans with chunky accessories.

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Finding a low-rise silhouette that works for you is down to the fit. Ask yourself: how low are you willing to go? Because there are both safe options (see: more wearable and baggy) and daring options (see: airbrush skinnies that lean into Y2K territory), out there. Explore sizes outside your typical range – since proportions can vary per brand, and some only have disappointingly limited sizing – and don’t hesitate to seek alterations if, say, the rise is perfect but the leg length drags.

Another way to ensure you’re steering clear of channelling divisive Noughties denim is to pay close attention to the styling. Unless head-to-toe Y2K is what you’re aiming for, avoid wearing other style tropes from the era – most notably, crop tops. Instead, keep it simple with basics like tanks, white tees, loose-fitting shirts and knitwear. Structured jackets and trench coats are great layers for autumn. And don’t negate the importance of a shoe, since they’ll be peeping out the cuffs of your low-risers: loafers, derbys and boots are versatile options for the new season. Let the below outfit ideas convince you that low-rise jeans are worth your salt.

With a shirt

Agolde- Twist Low Slung Baggy Jeans

Bottega Veneta- Knot Earrings

With statement trainers

Wales Bonner X Adidas- Hooded Satin Jacket

Frame- The Loose Low Jeans

Dries Van Noten- Snake-Effect Trainers

Port Tanger- Brown Gambia Sunglasses

With a heel

& Other Stories – Contrast-Trim Tank Top

Good American- Baggy Low-Rise Denim Jeans

Uniqlo- Soufflé Yarn Crew Neck Jumper

Mango – Kitten Heel Sandal

With a white tee

COS- Suede-Colar Field Jacket

Totême- Low-Rise Straight-Leg Jeans

Arket- Heavyweight T-Shirt

With a rugby top

Marks & Spencer- Striped Knitted Rugby Top

Levi’s- Low Loose Jeans

Wales Bonner- Dream Necklace

Miu Miu- Ruches Nappa Leather Loafers

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Nili Lotan- Low-Rise Wide-Leg Jeans

& Other Stories- Slim Low-Rise Bootcut Jeans

St Agni – Low-Rise Straight-Leg Jeans

This article first appeared on Vogue.co.uk.

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Cosmic tip: Your task is to uncover and embrace life as it is, to create a masterpiece out of your life.

Your challenge is not merely physical or material, Sag. It is energetic, and the secrets lie in the way you think, feel and talk to yourself all the time. Now, yes, it can get exhausting to constantly watch every word you think and feel. However, with a little practice and effort, you will realise that if life were or were not to turn out the way you wanted, you would really have no choice, and this could lead you to a realisation that the only power you hold is upon your now. There is no point in pretending or changing to be who you are, but there is also no point in living each passing moment in fear and disdain. So instead of asking the cosmos, “Why me?” command it to support you through this phase and emerge victorious. The point is to get the cosmos working for you, and the best way is to remind yourself that you are on the same team.

Cosmic tip: Have you forgotten your own magic?

For how long can you view your life and yourself as something that you have to struggle against or something that is not working for you? Capricorn, have you considered that perhaps this very experience is something your soul chose to grow through? Yes, sounds insane, but true freedom can only be mastered when you emerge from captivity. Similarly, for any situation in your life. It is time for you to take decisive action and make moves in your life. When you choose to stop brewing in your problem, and ask the cosmos, “What can be done to change this?” you unlock magical secrets and support, along with breakthroughs. The key is to keep trusting your inner judgement.

Cosmic tip: Tune into the endless cosmic wisdom available to you now.

This moment in time, your moment in the limelight, has taught you a thing or two about yourself and your skills and vibe, Aquarius. It has taught you how, when you feel liberated from within, everything in your life begins to move at a wildly fluid pace. It has taught you that there are no coincidences, only synchronicities. It has also taught you to recognise that perhaps you think your circumstances hold power over you, and perhaps it was true in the past—now, your inner frequency reflects back in the way things show up or not for you.. And this cannot be faked. This is your cosmic cue from your guides to step into authenticity graciously and make your moves with integrity.

Cosmic tip: Shed parts of your past that feel redundant.

Instead of beating yourself or another as good or evil, instead of typecasting your life and circumstances as black or white, Pisces, see things as yin and yang, recognise the good within the bad and the bad within the good to emerge with glorious greys that help you become non-judgemental about yourself and others. This is the trap you need to exit to actually begin bringing your life skills to the forefront. You will receive all you require as long as you keep showing up with integrity and as minimal or zero judgement as possible.

Cosmic tip: The right moment will arrive. Everything has its own time.