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Delhi Fashion Week: what last season tells us about the next
Craft-led drapes, quieter colour and a sharper business mind — the signals to watch on India's runways this year.
Looking back
Last season, Delhi's strongest collections treated handloom and hand embroidery as the starting point, not the decoration. Tissue drapes, faded kalamkari-like prints and softened palettes replaced the louder bridal spectacle.
What to expect
Expect more ready-to-wear built for travel and work, more labels speaking about artisan clusters by name, and a continued move toward ivory, ecru and smoke tones.
Our watch list
Coush will cover the week desk by desk. This preview is analysis; collection-specific reports will follow from the shows.
Photography
Indian costume from Orissa, 1980s. Photograph by Daderot, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Textile-context photograph; not a photograph from Delhi Fashion Week.