Neoprene meets brocade in Varun Bahl’s ode to autumn.
By Asmita Aggarwal
Varun teams a draped gown with a churidar and uses charcoal black to create a winning buzz Read more
Varun Bahl is clear, couture is a marriage between fantasy and your signature style
“Think of what starlight
And lamplight would lack
Diamonds and fireflies
If they couldn’t lean against Black. . . .”
―Mary O’Neill, Hailstones and Halibut Bones Read more
The only thing constant in life, they say is change. And only those survive, who readily embrace it. Maybe that’s why Varun Bahl’s opening show at the PCJ Couture Week at the Taj Mahal Hotel on a rainy day saw the oft-considered-ominous black dominating the catwalk instead of traditional maroons and fuschias. Read more
Varun Bahl may be occupying prime space in newspapers for his association with Bollywood’s hit director Karan Johar for his menswear line, but what sets him apart is his continuous search for newness. It is this frantic need for something unique that has led to the birth of his couture line, India, Nouveau, which he believes is as commercially viable as it was creatively challenging. “Karan understands fashion, and is amazing to work with. He won’t be coming for my show, but is flying down for Manish (Malhotra’s) fashion extravaganza,” he says. Read more