At Lakmē Fashion Week 2026 in partnership with FDCI, Shahin Mannan presented I AM, a collection that questioned the identities we inherit and the expectations that shape who we become. Rooted in individuality and self-expression, the collection explored what it means to define yourself on your own terms, without feeling bound by convention. Moving between Read More
CONTINUE READINGIndia’s craft traditions have long been sustained by generations of families who have carried techniques, stories and cultural memory from one generation to the next. Today, the baton of responsibility to keep these traditions alive, relevant and revered is being passed onto designers who speak the language of couture. The new generation of designers are Read More
CONTINUE READINGAt Lakmē Fashion Week 2026, Mini Sondhi presented A Letter to My Father, a deeply personal collection rooted in grief. Moving through four stages – Chaos, Expression, Acceptance and Bloom – it traces an emotional journey through clothing, revealing a designer who often discovers what she feels through what she creates. For Sondhi, the process Read More
CONTINUE READINGCover Image Courtesy :- Muse: Lana, HMUA: Neetu Tamang; Assisted by: Tuba Laraib; Art Director: Nikita Rao; Jewellery: Karan Kothari Jewellers.
CONTINUE READINGAt Lakmē Fashion Week in partnership with FDCI, designer Anurag Gupta brought a deeply personal story to the runway with Artisanal, a collection inspired by Biskohar, his hometown in Uttar Pradesh. Beyond its exploration of unconventional materials and architectural silhouettes, the collection aimed to create sustainable livelihood opportunities for women in the community, addressing the Read More
CONTINUE READINGIn Kathakali, a single gesture or flash of colour speaks an entire visual language, and on the runway, that exact performance vocabulary was turned into something soft, fluid, and beautifully wearable. At Lakmē Fashion Week 2026 in partnership with FDCI, designer Pratima Pandey captured that exact theatrical energy with KATHA, the latest showcase from her Read More
CONTINUE READINGSome inspirations come from a place, others from the stories we bring back with us. For Rahul Singh, Indi-Vita took shape in Florence, where the city’s architectural beauty, artistic heritage and unhurried way of life got him thinking about the connections between Indian craftsmanship and Italian aesthetics. Showcased at Lakmē Fashion Week in partnership with Read More
CONTINUE READINGThere are clothes that carry memories, and then there are clothes that become memories themselves. At Lakmē Fashion Week x FDCI, Indian menswear label Countrymade explored this very thought with Material Memory, its Spring Summer 2027 collection. First unveiled in Tokyo, the collection arrived on the Indian runway through a thoughtful interplay of craft, texture Read More
CONTINUE READINGThere are celebrity couples you follow for the romance, and then there are the ones whose wardrobes have you mentally rearranging your own. Kendall Jenner and Jacob Elordi, whose recent outings have me doing what any perfectly reasonable fashion enthusiast would do, zooming into paparazzi pictures and taking notes. The pair have been spotted together Read More
CONTINUE READINGThe Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show is back, and honestly, can we keep calm? The annual spectacle of supermodels, sky-high wings, and jaw-dropping lingerie just got a whole lot more exciting with Kylie Jenner making her debut. Add Adam Selman at the creative helm and $50 million worth of diamonds, and suddenly, everyone has their eyes Read More
CONTINUE READINGWhat happens when a fashion house looks back at the signatures that built its identity, not to recreate them, but to see where they can go next? For Mishru, the answer is ECHOES, its new fusion festive collection that revisits familiar codes through a contemporary lens. Following Reframed, which explored how bridalwear could live beyond Read More
CONTINUE READINGLili Reinhart clearly got the memo: if you’re going to promote a rom-com, you might as well dress like you’re starring in one. While on the press tour for The Love Hypothesis, the actor has been serving one nostalgic look after another, borrowing from ’90s rom-com heroines, iconic movie wardrobes and the fashion archives. The Read More
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