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"Spot’less Face of India 2026: Season-5 Contest Spotlights 16 Emerging Makeup Artists in Delhi"
Organised jointly by DCT Model Management, Spot’less Fashion Magazine, and Ehsaas Charitable Trust, the high-octane “Glam Look” competition at Kank Couture provided grassroots creative artists and models a dignified launchpad into India’s fashion mainstream.
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Alia Bhatt and Vicky Kaushal Lead Manish Malhotra's Mijwan 2026 as Chikankari Takes Centre Stage in Mumbai
At Manish Malhotra's Mijwan 2026 fashion show in Mumbai, Alia Bhatt and Vicky Kaushal walked as showstoppers in a presentation that placed Chikankari craftsmanship, rural artisan empowerment and modern Indian occasionwear in sharp focus. The evening framed hand embroidery not as ornament alone, but as a cultural and economic force with renewed relevance in India's luxury market.
Sabyasachi Returns to New York Fashion Week With a 72-Look Spring 2027 Statement and High Jewelry Showcase
Sabyasachi Mukherjee marked his return to New York Fashion Week with a 72-look Spring 2027 presentation that fused couture discipline with a distinctly Indian sense of ornament, restraint and scale. Staged alongside a high jewelry showcase, the collection reaffirmed the Kolkata designer's position as one of the most globally legible voices in luxury fashion.
Reliance Brands' Luxury Division Posts 45% Revenue Surge as Tier-2 Fashion Appetite Deepens
Reliance Brands Limited's luxury division has reported a 45% revenue surge in FY26, with the company citing an aggressive expansion of high-fashion retail into tier-2 Indian cities as the principal growth engine. The performance underscores a broader shift in the luxury market, where consumers beyond the metros are increasingly embracing designer labels, sharper service models and more culturally attuned retail experiences.
FDCI Names Arvind Limited and Ashish N Soni for Sustainable Luxury Menswear at Lakmé Fashion Week Delhi
The Fashion Design Council of India has announced a new menswear showcase pairing Arvind Limited with designer Ashish N Soni for Lakmé Fashion Week in New Delhi, positioning sustainability as a luxury proposition rather than a compromise. The collaboration is expected to foreground precision tailoring, responsible textiles and a sharper commercial conversation around Indian menswear. The announcement comes as Indian fashion increasingly aligns itself with traceability, material innovation and a more disciplined idea of modern elegance, particularly in the menswear segment where utility and refinement are converging.
Dhruv Kapoor Brings Cyber-Romance to Milan Fashion Week With SS27 Runway Debut
Dhruv Kapoor marked a significant moment for Indian fashion on the official Milan Fashion Week runway with a Spring/Summer 2027 collection that fused technical precision with emotional flourish. Titled in a cyber-romantic register, the show translated digital-era anxieties and intimacy into sharply engineered silhouettes, luminous surfaces and a distinctly global point of view.
Spot’less Face of India 2026 Season-5 Grand Finale Concludes in New Delhi: Vedika, Monica Chhabra, and Rajen Sharma Crowned Winners
Organised jointly by Ehsaas Charitable Trust, Spot’less Fashion Magazine, and DCT Model Management at Arya Auditorium, the Season-5 Grand Finale crowned Vedika (Miss), Monica Chhabra (Mrs.), and Rajen Sharma (Mr.) following rigorous runway, presentation, and jury Q&A rounds.
Lovebirds Brings Fluid Architecture and Circular Handloom Cotton to London Fashion Week
At London Fashion Week, Lovebirds presented a collection that balanced sculptural restraint with ease, pairing fluid architectural silhouettes with circular handloom cottons in a palette that felt both cosmopolitan and rooted. The label's showing underscored a growing appetite for Indian craft reframed through contemporary tailoring and low-waste design thinking.
Chanakya School of Craft Marks 40 Years as Mumbai's Embroidery Atelier for Paris Haute Couture
In Mumbai, Chanakya School of Craft is marking four decades of hand-embroidery practice that has quietly shaped the surfaces of Parisian haute couture. The milestone underscores a rare continuity of artisanal labour, where Indian craftsmanship remains embedded in the most exacting ateliers of Europe. As luxury houses seek deeper provenance and cultural specificity, Chanakya's work stands as both a technical resource and a statement of soft power: a Mumbai-based craft institution whose stitches travel from Indian hands to the Paris runway.
Karnataka Startups Turn Lotus Stalk and Banana Fibre Into Luxury Pret With a South Indian Signature
In Bengaluru, a new generation of textile startups is translating Karnataka's agrarian abundance into refined luxury pret, engineering high-tensile fabrics from lotus stalk and banana fibre that read less as novelty than as a credible material proposition. The result is a quietly ambitious wardrobe of structured jackets, fluid dresses and occasion separates that aims to place regional innovation at the centre of India's sustainable fashion conversation.
FDCI's Gen Next 2026 cohort turns to deconstructed sarees and upcycled handlooms in New Delhi
At New Delhi's latest Gen Next unveiling, the Fashion Design Council of India signalled a sharpened focus on craft-led experimentation, with the 2026 cohort presenting collections anchored in deconstructed sarees, repurposed textiles and handloom revival. The selection points to a generation of designers negotiating heritage and market relevance with unusual clarity.
Varanasi Weavers Marry Digital Jacquards With the Enduring Glow of Pure Silver Zari
In Varanasi, a new generation of handloom weavers is quietly retooling one of India's oldest textile traditions with digital punch-card jacquards, allowing for greater design precision without abandoning the city's famed brocades. At the same time, master artisans continue to safeguard pure silver zari techniques, ensuring that the Banarasi sari remains both technologically adaptive and materially rooted in heritage. The result is a compelling recalibration of luxury: collections that pair pixel-like geometric repeats with temple borders, lattice motifs and molten-metal sheen, speaking to younger buyers, export markets and a renewed appetite for craft with provenance.
Jaipur Gem & Jewellery Show Spotlights Autumn Bridal Polki and Emerald Cabochon Codes in Royal Jaipur
At the Jaipur Gem & Jewellery Show, jewellers framed the season's bridal direction around heirloom polki, emerald cabochons and architectural settings that echoed Rajasthan's courtly legacy. The result was a distinctly autumnal luxury mood: richer, weightier and more ceremonial, yet calibrated for a new generation of brides seeking statement pieces with investment value.