We love the patterns shadows cast on us in summer, and the interplay of light and dark on our skins and clothes.

The perfect palette to this? Beautiful whites, snowy and wintery, also crisp, cool, and suited to soaring temperatures. The Indian summer demands a stripping back to the essentials. As chilled lemonade turns to cool wine for hot, humid nights, featherweight whites offset a summer glow: bronzed arms, tanned legs, and gleaming shoulders. Light and shadow, tan skin and cloudy linen all come together to create a minimal yet-alluring capsule we return to, year after year.Location courtesy: Serendipity, New Delhi.

All jewellery courtesy of Nimai and Amrapali.