Lacoste's Fall-Winter 2026 collection opens with a history lesson worth paying attention to. On July 31, 1923, René Lacoste was mid-match against Spain's Manuel de Gomar in a Davis Cup round in Deauville when rain flooded the court. Spectators threw newspapers on the grass to speed drying. Players waited. The match stretched to two days. Lacoste won in four sets. Creative Director Pelagia Kolotouros builds the entire collection on that pause, not the victory but the waiting.

Khushi Kumar presented her runway debut on 21 February 2026 at Fashion Scout’s Ones to Watch showcase during London Fashion Week. The show took place at Protein Studios in Shoreditch, London. The eight-look collection, titled Kalanta — The House Awakens , examined ideas of protection, identity, and continuity through structured silhouettes and textile references drawn from Indian ceremonial dress. The collection combined sculpted corsetry, oversized tailoring, and fluid garme

Rohit Gandhi and Rahul Khanna’s Spring Summer Couture 2026 collection, titled Abyssal , develops its visual and structural language through references to deep-sea environments. The collection continues the designers’ long-standing interest in architectural construction, material layering, and controlled ornamentation within couture. The garments are built around structured silhouettes that prioritise form before surface detail. Tailoring, internal reinforcement, and pattern c

When Rahul Mishra made his Paris Haute Couture Week debut in 2018, the landscape was still largely defined by Eurocentric heritage houses. His arrival introduced a distinctly different voice to the couture calendar, one rooted in Indian craft traditions, folk philosophies, and a deeply embedded artisan ecosystem. Over the years, collections such as Superheroes and Becoming Love established his reputation for narrative-driven couture that moves beyond surface aesthetics into

Maison Rami Kadi presented its Spring Summer 2026 couture collection, Elementa , in Meise, Belgium, unveiling a body of work shaped by the elemental forces of nature. Drawing from fire, water, earth, wind, and life, the collection explores how couture can express movement, transformation, and material intensity through form, surface, and craftsmanship. The collection unfolds through silhouettes that balance structure and fluidity. Sculptural forms are softened by layered cons

Abhishek Sharma’s latest couture collection, Ratiaranya , was presented in New Delhi in December through a format that resisted spectacle. Shown at The Upper House by Tivoli, the presentation unfolded as a contained experience, allowing the work to be read closely rather than consumed quickly. The collection draws from emotional states rather than overt narrative. References to awakening, desire and instinct appear subtly, carried through texture, form and movement instead of

Rami Kadi Maison de Couture closed the second edition of THE EVENT with a runway that held the room’s attention from the moment the first twin models stepped out at Concrete, Alserkal Avenue. Presented as the night’s grand finale, the showcase brought together 35 couture looks, opening with pieces from the Maison’s “L’Éventail” collection and culminating in an ornate bridal gown worn by Emirati influencer Marwa Alhashmi. The presentation stayed true to Rami Kadi’s vocabulary