Handpicked by our editors, The Nod List is a fortnightly roundup of fashion, beauty, design, art and travel, covering the newest drops, the hottest spots and everything you need to live that best life.
You could drink from a regular cup. But why?
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that any drink can taste better when sipped out of a good looking glass. Like dopamine dressing, but for your table, Atola Papers is launching with a colourful collection of glassware in India on August 22. Born in London and rooted in design storytelling, the brand founded by Radhika Somaia is a new platform spotlighting limited-edition objects made in collaboration with next-gen designers—the kind shaping taste while the rest of us are still stuck on chrome bar stools and terrazzo trays. Its debut collection is called Bobbles, a set of hand-blown glass tumblers by UK artist Hannah Baxendale, look like something Carrie Bradshaw would drink water from after writing one sentence. Slightly off-kilter, proudly imperfect, and full of personality, they’re the kind of glasses that say: I hydrate, but fashionably.—Trisha Vaz
Shop at atolapapers.com
Four hours in Ananya Panday’s closet
What are you doing on Friday, September 5? Forget Barbie’s Malibu Dreamhouse—Airbnb is bringing Originals to India, letting four strangers play dress-up with Ananya Panday in a Chhattarpur pad turned into her personal studio. Stylist Ami Patel, hairstylist Aanchal Morwani, makeup artist Riddhima Sharma, and photographer Rahul Jhangiani are on duty; your job is to keep your cool when you’re getting glammed up and photographed with the Bollywood star like it’s NBD.—Chloe Chou
Bookings open on August 21 at 11 am IST on airbnb.com/ananya
Cat lovers unite!
Dhruv Kapoor
As a self-ascribed cat lady, I’m always on the hunt for some merch to announce where my loyalties lie. And now, finally, Dhruv Kapoor has made the perfect shirt—a loose, boyfriend-fit collared number that’s emblazoned with a graphic print of a witchy black feline with lasers shooting out of its eyes that would please even Wednesday Addams. The shirt is part of Kapoor 2.0, the Delhi-based designer’s new, younger, more accessibly priced range. “The mainline is who I am—my roots, my identity and my design DNA. But Kapoor 2.0 is where my childhood desires live. A playground where I freely explore cultures, thoughts, and influences that shaped me, through curated drops that are instinctive, raw, and real,” shares Kapoor. Look out for more feline themed tees but also oversized floral prints and stripes on slouchy sweatshirts and track pants, T-shirts, jeans, and co-ord sets.—Butool Jamal
Available at dhruvkapoor.com, the collection is priced between ₹3,500 and ₹15,000
The bag that’s already RSVP-ed to fashion week
Louis Vuitton’s new Express isn’t just any bag, it’s the bag you’ll be seeing all over your feed come September. First spotted on the house’s autumn/winter 2025-26 runway in March, artistic director Nicolas Ghesquière dug into house archives for the design (it borrows its moniker from the original name for the 1930s Speedy) but made it slouchy, glossy, and unfussy in that very modern way. Think: the soft leather and cylindrical body of the house’s iconic Keepall but reimagined for editors sprinting between shows rather than boarding the Orient Express (though there is a large travel size should you choose to). With rolled monogram handles, multiple straps that allow you to wear it on your elbow, over the shoulder, or across your body, and three sizes in a range of lust-worthy shades, it’s built for every itinerary.
Our favourite? The Express MM in acajou, a glossy, distressed brown that looks equal parts luxe and lived-in.—Chloe Chou
Available on louisvuitton.com
