The latest fashion news, launches and openings to know

From milestone anniversaries and major runway returns to new stores, collections and jewellery launches, fashion’s latest developments span India and beyond. Here are the names, places and new chapters making news now.

OPULENT ODE

Abu Jani Sandeep Khosla, a label synonymous with some of the most unforgettable moments in fashion history, completes four decades in the industry. Celebrating this milestone, the designers transformed their new flagship store, Mubarak Baug, in Mumbai into a spectacle of surreal splendour. A group of 50 models, led by Abu and Sandeep’s old and new muses including Madhu Sapre, Carol Gracias, Sheetal Mallar, Ana Bredemeyer, Dipannita Sharma, Rahul Dev, and more, was dressed in the most dazzling AJSK ensembles. After blending with the crowd, they broke into two fashion flash mobs, delivering a mesmerising show of glamour and movement that also included professional dancers. The celebrity guest list was equally impressive. Dimple Kapadia, Sonam Kapoor, Neetu Kapoor, Genelia Deshmukh, Riteish Deshmukh, and Navya Nanda were among the celebrities who turned up in the designers’ creations. Nita Ambani, Isha Ambani, Shloka Ambani and Radhika Ambani also made striking appearances dressed in finest AJSK designs. The evening was an ode to the House’s signature maximalism. The new flagship provided a theatrical backdrop for a House, reflecting the designer duo’s larger universe of couture, craft, art, jewellery, and design.

BEYOND THE WARDROBE

Satya Paul, known for its exuberant prints, colour and distinctive visual vocabulary, expands its creative universe with the launch of Satya Paul Jewellery, translating the brand’s artistic DNA from textile to tactile adornment. The jewellery line reimagines the brand’s legacy of colour, craft, and abstraction through contemporary and expressive designs. Drawing inspiration from modern art, the first collection explores bold geometry, painterly forms, and vibrant hues through coloured stones, enamel, and pearls, creating pieces that are designed to be worn as expressions of individuality. The debut collection includes sculptural earrings, statement rings, colourful bracelets, and necklaces.

NEW CHAPTER

Assouline has opened its newest boutique at The Chanakya in New Delhi, marking another step in the luxury publishing house’s growing presence in India. Designed like a sophisticated private library-meets-home, the space pairs the brand’s signature red-and-gold aesthetic with locally crafted bookshelves, showcasing its celebrated travel titles, collectible objects, and home fragrances. At the heart of the boutique is Assouline’s expansive collection of art and culture-led books, inviting visitors to browse them as objects of design as much as literature.

TRANSFORMED CODES

For Spring/Summer ’27, Dhruv Kapoor showcased his latest collection  ‘Presence’ at the Milan Fashion Week 2026. The collection is centred on awareness, transformation, and the passage of time. The idea comes alive through sun-faded hues punctuated by saturated tones, shifting proportions, and familiar Indian codes—including the lungi, vest and sari— reworked through new forms of wrapping and layering. Extending the dialogue between the familiar and the reimagined, PUMA X RCB X Dhruv Kapoor revisits sporting codes through reconstructed proportions and details.

TEXTILE CELEBRATION

Swadesh and House of Mayyur Girotra come together to spotlight India’s rich textile traditions through a contemporary design lens. Launched at Swadesh in Mumbai, the collection brings seven of India’s best-known textile traditions—Kanjivaram, Patan Patola, Banarasi, Ikat, Bandhani, Kalamkari and Pochampally— into Girotra’s signature world of silhouettes and embroidery. Drawing from his years of collecting and working with artisans, Girotra also introduces archival and vintage textiles into the edit

PÉRODISE IN DELHI

After 17 years of creating a distinctive world shaped by craft, storytelling, and contemporary design, péro opens the doors to its first flagship store—pérodise—in New Delhi. Designed in collaboration with Milan-based architects Paola Conzatti and Kalpesh Solanki, the space is created through the coming together of many elements, much like péro’s own design philosophy. The store has a gallery-like setting with a flexible display system while its open layout creates room for talks, presentations, and gatherings. Smaller pockets within the flagship invite discovery or simply a moment of pause.

GRAND RETURN

Bringing his excellence back to New York after two decades, couturier Sabyasachi Mukherjee recently showcased his latest multi-season runway collection, titled Bengal Byzantine Broadway, at New York Fashion Week 2026. The collection brought together the cultural histories of Byzantium, Calcutta, and New York through a distinctly Indian lens. It played with contrasts, restraint and opulence, Western tailoring, and Bengal craftsmanship across denim, tweed, cashmere, velvet, and intricate embroidery. Drawing on The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s vast collection, it reinterprets historical influences as contemporary wardrobe pieces. Cowboy hats, sculptural bags, jewelled motifs, and statement shoes added a nomadic edge. At its core, the collection explored how cultures evolve through exchange, with craftsmanship serving as a bridge between past and present. Christy Turlington opened the show dressed head to toe in Japanese denim, complete with jewellery from the designer’s recently announced collaboration.

NEW EXPERIENCE

431-88 takes its world beyond the traditional retail space with Apartment-88, a travelling retail and experience format. The first edition takes over founder Shweta Kapur’s Delhi home, turning the lived-in setting into an extension of the brand’s universe. At its centre was Biophilia, the F/W ’26 collection, inspired by transformation and the rhythms of nature, with cocoon-like forms, fluid draping, gathered skirts, and organic markings. Multidisciplinary artist Eeshaan Kashyap shapes the space, weaving clothing, furniture, books, and objects into one considered environment.

PARIS ADDRESS

After years of showcasing his collections at Paris Fashion Week, designer Gaurav Gupta opens his first permanent showroom in Paris. The 300sqm showroom is housed within a 1930 building designed by French architect Charles Lemaresquier. What drew Gupta to the space was its architectural character and the possibility of bringing the Maison’s language into something that already had such a strong identity. The store brings together Indian craftsmanship, artworks, and furniture that Gupta has designed into the space while allowing the character of the building to remain intact.

Images: Courtesy the brands 

This article originally appeared in Harper's Bazaar India's October 2026 print issue.

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