Imagine a grand royal courtyard where ancient Indian heritage meets the modern street energy, charged by Punjabi folk beats and martial movement. To celebrate a milestone of 15 years in fashion, designer Kunal Rawal took over the runway at the 19th edition of Hyundai India Couture Week 2026, presented by the Fashion Design Council of Read More
One for the bride gang! Arpita Mehta unveiled her debut couture collection, Ceremonial, at Hyundai India Couture Week 2026, presented in association with Nexxus New York as part of the FDCI showcase. Marking her first-ever couture runway, the collection reimagined Indian ceremonial dressing through a contemporary lens, weaving together heritage textiles, intricate craftsmanship, and immersive Read More
Some designers revisit history, others reconstruct it. At Hyundai India Couture Week 2026, in association with Nexxus New York, an FDCI Initiative, Rimzim Dadu unveiled INLAE, a collection inspired by Mughal inlay artistry, where mother-of-pearl and centuries-old craftsmanship found a distinctly modern expression. With INLAE, Rimzim continued to challenge conventional ideas through experimental textiles and Read More
After a six-year runway hiatus, designer Masaba Gupta made a spectacular return at Hyundai India Couture Week 2026, an initiative by the FDCI, presented in association with Nexxus New York at the prestigious Taj Palace in New Delhi. The collection – titled Chardi Kala – marked her brand’s official debut in bridal couture, drawing inspiration Read More
If your idea of travel involves an Orient Express, a wardrobe full of couture and absolutely no concept of travelling light, Le Grand Voyage might be the trip for you! Presented at Hyundai India Couture Week 2026, in association with Nexxus New York, an FDCI Initiative, Falguni Shane Peacock’s latest collection takes inspiration from the Read More
Inside the grand ballroom of New Delhi’s Taj Palace, the air shifted the moment the music hit the runway. Presented as an FDCI initiative in association with Nexxus New York, the highly anticipated return of Rohit Bal at Hyundai India Couture Week 2026 ushered in a compelling new chapter – with Creative Director Fraze Tasnim Read More
India Couture Week, fashion’s most anticipated week on the calendar, is back, and this season began with a fitting spectacle. Anamika Khanna opened the Hyundai India Couture Week 2026, in association with Nexxus New York, an FDCI Initiative with Moonlit Palace, her latest couture collection, unveiled against the regal backdrop of Hyderabad’s Taj Falaknuma Palace. Read More
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
One thing about Zendaya? She simply never misses her style game. After swinging through the Spider-Man: Brand New Day press tour in one impeccable look after another, the style star has wasted no time switching fashion gears. This time, she’s traded superhero glamour for something far more mythological, stepping straight into her Greek goddess era 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
There’s a particular kind of fashion moment that stops being about clothes and starts being about craft as spectacle. Devi: The Eternal Muse was that moment. A model walks out looking like a South Indian goddess, carved and come to life. Not dressed as a sculpture. Actually, convincingly, looking like a carved stone comes to Read More
Recently, Anne Hathaway hit the streets of New York promoting The Odyssey in a red peplum maternity jumpsuit, worn completely backwards, totally accidental. Fashion watchers clocked it fast, but instead of the mortified-celebrity-runs-for-cover thing, she handled it with her signature grace and humour, laughed, kept walking, red heels and all. Drop-waist, peplum, bump on full Read More
Every wedding season brings a fresh wave of trends, but the designer lehenga remains the one piece that never goes out of style. Whether you’re dancing through a sangeet, making an entrance at a cocktail soirée or celebrating beneath a canopy of marigolds, the right lehenga has a way of making every moment feel unforgettable. Read More