If you’ve ever looked at traditional bridal wear and thought it felt less like a dream outfit and more like a heavy, predictable uniform, Gaurav Gupta’s Light Song is the ultimate reset. Exhibited at Mumbai’s Jio World Convention Centre, this 70-look celestial space opera completely rewrote the rules of wedding couture – trading stiff, suffocating Read More
The countdown to Spider-Man: Brand New Day is officially on, but before the film swings into theatres on July 31, Zendaya has already delivered the blockbuster everyone’s talking about. One city after another, the actor has turned the global press tour into a runway, proving once again that when it comes to method dressing, no Read More
Grief behind the Gown Some collections start with a sketch. This one started with a goodbye. When Manish Malhotra lost his mother, Sudarshan Malhotra, in March 2026, he lost the one person who never asked him to explain himself. Back in the 1980s, when he chose fashion as a career, she didn’t question it. She Read More
Indian textiles become living, structural art in the hands of Vaishali S. The designer has built her global reputation through her signature hand-cording, which sculpts ancient Indian weaves into flowing, 3D wearable art. After making history in 2021 as the first Indian woman designer to exhibit Indian couture at Paris Fashion Week, Vaishali Shadangule returned Read More
If Milan Men’s Fashion Week SS27 proved one thing, it’s that menswear is no longer playing it safe. This season, designers moved away from the mundane, presenting sensational collections imbued with unexpected palettes and eye-catching elements that pushed the boundaries of what menswear looks like in the coming season. The runways were awash with personality, Read More
Every year, the most anticipated night in fashion arrives like a cultural crescendo – the kind that takes over your feed, your group chats, and your entire mood. Met Gala 2026 has officially wrapped. Of course, I was up way past midnight, popcorn in hand, fully locked in for every single reveal. A couple of Read More
The Met Gala has always celebrated fashion as its most theatrical, but 2026 raised the stakes. With this year’s theme, ‘Fashion is Art’, the red carpet turned into a stage for artistic expression. Instead of playing it safe, the night leaned into bold expression, sculpted silhouettes, unexpected styles, and looks that felt closer to art Read More
Fashion’s biggest night of the year unfolded just days ago, with the Met Gala 2026 setting the tone with a theme that couldn’t have been clearer: Fashion is Art. And while not everyone quite got the picture, a few truly did – turning the carpet into something far more than just a parade of looks. Read More
As the countdown to the Met Gala 2026 begins, the theme “Costume Art,” curated by Andrew Bolton, signals a shift – away from spectacle for spectacle’s sake, and towards something more intentional. In that context, 2025 doesn’t feel like a closed chapter – it feels like a reference point. With Superfine: Tailoring Black Style, last Read More
At Lakmē Fashion Week, Shruti Sancheti’s showcase, presented under the Navdhara Khadi special by Khadi India, struck a compelling balance between rooted craft and a forward-looking perspective. Reworking khadi beyond its conventional narrative, she introduced a sense of ease and understated luxury to the runway. Layered separates unfolded with an assured fluidity, effortless, yet deeply Read More
The runway at Lakmē Fashion Week took a turn towards France on Day 1, as renowned label Abraham & Thakore teamed up with French lifestyle label L’Atelier 1664 to present Sari’torial, a collection that brings together a seamless confluence of cultures. Envisioned as a dialogue between continents, it bridges Parisian sensibilities with modern Indian design Read More
Aisha Rao put all her cards on the table on day 3 of Lakmē Fashion Week in partnership with FDCI, with her collection INTER-HANA.With everything produced in-house this season, it placed authorship at its core for the label, redefining the way design is conceived and created. Drawing from botanical influences and reinterpreting them through her Read More
Samant Chauhan’s Tracing The Silk Route, unveiled at Lakmē Fashion Week, unfolded less like a conventional showcase and more like a journey – one that traversed cultures, craft lineages, and time. Inspired by the historic Silk Route, the collection reflects an exchange of textiles and traditions, anchored in the pure, enduring essence of silk. At Read More
At Lakmē Fashion Week, Chola The Label’s “Echoes in Monochrome” unfolded as a considered study in restraint and release, where black and white shifted beyond opposition into a continuum. The runway assumed a performative quality, with movement and form navigating the tension between simplicity and complexity. We caught up with founder and designer Sohaya Misra Read More
Sparked by the intricate contours of urban cities, Dhruv Vaish’s collection, The Boy’s Club showcased a lineup of menswear that defined the shifting sensibilities of today. Structured jackets met textured surfaces in an array of striking tones in this collection on the Lakmē Fashion Week 2026 runway. In a fun tête-à-tête with the designer, First Read More