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The life exotic; Waris Ahluwalia reinvents his illustrious house with a collection straight out of India.(Brief article)

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Byline: Jane Herman

The dagger was just one chapter in the book," says Waris Ahluwalia. "This is a new one."

The story, thus far, goes like this: About four years ago, Ahluwalia designed a collection featuring Goth-lite pendants and charms, such as the aforementioned dagger. Some pieces were made of white or yellow gold. Others were carved of ebony and set to hang from hammered chains. The long knuckle-spanning rings he introduced were sort of intimidating and gangster-looking, and were worn by rockers and Beverly Hills moms alike, who'd shop for them at concept stores like L.A.'s Maxfield. But from his line, called House of Waris, people remember the dagger especially.

During this time, Ahluwalia appeared in Wes Anderson's The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, then Spike Lee's Inside Man. Later he collaborated with A.P.C.'s Jean Touitou on a collection of ...

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