One Tuesday. Running late. Standing in front of my closet like it personally wronged me.
The Western workwear was fine. Safe. Predictable. Meeting-proof. It's what most of us default to, not because we love it, but because it feels safe.
But that day, I didn't want safe. I wanted to wear Indian. Just… not that kind of Indian.
The kind of outfits that make you second-guess yourself before you even enter the room.
I wasn't looking for a random kurta. I was looking for confidence, just expressed in Indian wear.
I started talking to women across cities. Bangalore. Delhi. Mumbai. Same job, different title, different wardrobe. But when it came to Indian wear at work, they were all saying the same thing.
That told me everything.
It was missing from the market.
Because wearing Indian to work often feels like a risk. Not because it should, but because no one designed it for modern work life.
