The FDCI Couture Hall of Fame awards honour Anamika Khanna, JJ Valaya, Manish Malhotra, Asha Kochhar and Vidyun Singh
By Asmita Aggarwal
Couture
Wizards of Design
Live piano, six style gurus, fame, awards and a whole lot of mingling made the first historic Couture Hall of Fame awards, by FDCI, a runaway success Read more
Sea Change
Gaurav Gupta has studied the “Undercurrent” like no one else and decided not to swim against the tide. His couture is lighter, subtler and unfussy, armed with his new offering of shiny baubles and sharp tailoring to create an awakening for those who possess an undeniable mystique Read more
Goodwill Hunting
A precious jewellery line, stores in Delhi and Mumbai, and a Peacock Foundation that will give scholarships to the poor, Shane and Falguni are ready to ace the game! Read more
Runaway Bride
Shirt-like lehengas, meet handwoven chanderi displaying a shift to new vicissitudes as Reynu traverses to the other side with veils and net with “Savannah Saga” Read more
Forever starts tonight
Florals, Florence, and flounce, these aptly describe what the duo from Ahmedabad, Shyamal and Bhumika bring to the wedding table. Read more
City of Light
Banaras, the sacred city, alive with the world’s within, serves as the leitmotif for Sulakshana Monga as the ICW line is redolent with cultural landscapes Read more
Living Light
From studying folds to becoming obsessed with Origami, Ankon Mitra’s 400 kg installation art, mirroring astute paper sculptures danced with unabashed abandon at ICW 2019 Read more
Grace of Monaco
The love for genda phool and pure nature gets a new canvas; abandoning geometry after three years Rahul Mishra pays homage to Monaco, not the elitist grand prix or Grimaldis, but humble unforgettables Read more
House of Worth
Debutants Pankaj and Nidhi go back in time to Christian-Greek period of Rome to dig out treasures creating splendour with Trapunto quilting and hand-cut appliqués, their two signatures which have found a place of pride in their first couture offering Read more