India, March 15 -- Former Miss India, Miss Universe and actor Sushmita Sen created headlines - first by suffering a heart attack, then getting back to work weeks after her angioplasty. She was seen as a showstopper at the Lakme Fashion Week, something that is seen as a symbol of luxury and glamour; a rarefied space that we can hardly call marginal.

And yet, fashion has in its own way, been a way for marginalised groups to express themselves. There is a connection, albeit tenuous, between say, a Fashion Week and an observance like the International Transgender Day of Visibility (31 March 2023) - let me explain:

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I was brought up to believe that fashion was about vanity and frivolity and just an ...