Hyundai India Couture Week 2025 in association with Reliance Brands, an FDCI initiative

A glimpse by Seema Dhawan... Couture as Theatre where craft, heritage & fantasy converged

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Amit Aggarwal

Sculpted Dreams in Motion

Amit Aggarwal's couture has always walked the line between science and poetry, and this year's collection stretched that philosophy into a luminous dreamscape. His garments seemed engineered as much as they were imagined — molded bodices that looked cast in liquid metal, skirts that refracted light with iridescent polymers, and translucent drapes that suggested motion even in stillness. Shades of emerald, pewter, and cosmic purple played against his signature silvers, each outfit constructed like wearable sculpture. His innovation lay in juxtaposing industrial materials with human form, creating silhouettes that were simultaneously rigid and fluid. On the runway, each look was less a garment and more a living installation, reminding us that couture can be futuristic without losing sensuality.

Falguni Shane Peacock

Pearl Academy: The Classroom Turns Catwalk

True to their global reputation for drama, shimmer, and unapologetic glamour, Falguni Shane Peacock electrified the couture week with a showcase that doubled as a mentorship exercise. Forty-five students from Pearl Academy became part of the backstage army, experiencing couture not from textbooks but from fittings, lineups, and frantic stitching before showtime. The collection itself was an ode to fantasy: floor-sweeping gowns in crystal work, sequinned feathers, and metallic appliqué; capes that caught the light like starlight; and body-hugging silhouettes dripping in embellishment. The palette — midnight black, holographic silver, blush rose, and neon accents — elevated their maximalist signature. Every look reminded the audience that couture thrives in excess, in spectacle, in sparkle — and in passing the baton to the next generation.