Fashion

Tasva, the Mens Indian Wear brand, Staged ‘BAARAAT by Tasva’ with Ranbir Kapoor Leading the Show

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2 years ago

October 15, 2024

In a dazzling display of designer wedding wear, TASVA by Aditya Birla Fashion Retail Ltd in collaboration with ace designer Tarun Tahiliani, hosted an unforgettable fashion show, ‘BAARAAT’ by Tasva unveiling its Autumn/Winter 2024 Wedding Collection. The grand event took place on Sunday, 13th October 2024, at the majestic Travancore Palace, New Delhi, and left an indelible mark on all who attended. The evening reached its dramatic conclusion with Bollywood icon Ranbir Kapoor leading the spectacular finale, celebrating the essence of Indian weddings with unmatched style and grandeur.

The ‘BAARAAT’ by Tasva, was inspired by the lively and vibrant Indian wedding procession, reimagined as a fashion showcase that spotlighted the groom. The baaraat, traditionally symbolizing the groom’s joyous arrival, was presented in this unconventional and visually stunning fashion show.
Known for his impeccable style and charisma, Ranbir Kapoor perfectly embodied the Tasva man. He closed the show with a magnificent Indian wedding-style baaraat, making it the highlight of the evening. Reflecting on his participation in the event, Ranbir Kapoor shared, “Stepping onto the runway in the BAARAAT collection was an exhilarating experience, celebrating the fusion of tradition and modern flair! Today’s grooms are more than just part of the ceremony; they are the heart of the story. This collection gave them the opportunity to express their individuality while honoring their roots. With its luxurious textures and bold silhouettes, it redefines menswear and ensures every groom’s journey is unforgettable!”
In addition, the runway was graced by a stellar lineup of personalities who brought their unique charm and style to the event. Rising star Vihaan Samat, celebrated comedian Anubhav Singh Bassi, Michelin Star Chef Suvir Saran and popular digital influencers, Mohak Narang, Manav Chhabra, Unnati Malharkar, and Apoorva (also known as “The Rebel Kid”) showcased Tasva’s exceptional wedding collection with poise and flair. Each of them embodied the spirit of the modern Indian groom in their own way, seamlessly blending tradition with contemporary style. Their presence added a youthful, dynamic energy to the show, making the ‘BAARAAT by Tasva’ event a true celebration of individuality and fashion. With their distinctive personalities, they captured the essence of Tasva’s ethos, making the event even more memorable for the audience.
About the Collection:
The Autumn Winter 2024 Wedding Collection presents an exquisite array of wedding wear designed for the modern Indian groom. This collection skillfully blends contemporary influences with traditional Indian artistry, drawing inspiration from Romanesque architecture, Baroque opulence, and abstract art. Featuring intricate Shikargah and Phulkari motifs, the collection brings flora and fauna to life with Aari work, mirror work, zardosi embroidery and pearl embellishments.

Featuring contemporary silhouettes like the angrakha sherwani, tailored dinner jackets, and asymmetrical designs, it presents a modern take on tradition. The collection offers a refined color palette, ranging from soft pastels like ivory, gold, lilac, salmon, and jade, perfect for wedding ceremonies, to deep jewel tones ideal for cocktail and mehendi events.

“The great Indian wedding culminates in the actual ceremony and the heart of this is the groom. The modern groom, who comes with joy, modernity, and individuality. My vision blends traditional craftsmanship with contemporary tailoring, ease and comfort for a modern lifestyle, which allows the young man today to express their unique narrative through refined silhouettes and artistry, that they’ve got accustomed to while wearing western clothes. You want Indian clothing to be supremely comfortable. Each piece is not just a clothing to be endured, it is something that’s worn for the most important days, it’s a statement of one’s self, crafted for a significant moment, and we know that the answer is Tasva.”says Tarun Tahiliani, Chief Design Officer, Tasva

Tasva continues to push the boundaries of wedding fashion in India, elevating the groom’s style with every collection. “As a brand, our goal at Tasva has always been to make designer Indian wear accessible to more customers. With our AW ’24 Wedding Collection, we’re thrilled to offer modern grooms a stylish blend of tradition and contemporary flair. We are a brand for new age men who are looking for sophistication & elegance in their occasion wear – and our talented store stylists are always at hand to help each of them look their best. Baarat by Tasva represents the culmination of our teams efforts in bringing this proposition alive for the upcoming wedding season & we are very excited to finally host it” says Ashish Mukul, Brand head, Tasva

Fashion

Sound to Silhouette: A History of Mutual Influence

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23 hours ago

June 2, 2026

Jiya Jaitly

Fashion and music have never existed as isolated cultural forms; they are parallel languages of identity. One clothes the body while the other clothes the atmosphere, emotion, and ideology. A musical movement without a recognisable visual code rarely survives beyond sound. Their interrelation rests in a shared capacity to signal rebellion, status, class mobility, seduction, politics, spirituality, and generational dissent without explicit explanation. This confluence explains why every significant cultural movement inevitably develops a distinct silhouette, colour palette, grooming code, and behavioural aesthetic.

Fashion and music influencing culture and style

The earliest traceable entanglement between fashion and music reaches back to ancient civilisations.

· In Egypt, court musicians wore garments that signified sacred or elite status, while dancers and performers used adornment to amplify theatrical presence.

· In Greece, musical performances during religious festivals unfolded alongside carefully structured drapery and ornamentation that reflected philosophical ideals of harmony and proportion.

· In early India, classical musical traditions and courtly attire evolved in tandem: ragas, dance, jewellery, textiles, and performance aesthetics formed an integrated cultural expression rather than discrete disciplines.

In medieval and Renaissance Europe, music and fashion functioned as instruments of aristocratic distinction. Court musicians did not merely perform; they embodied prestige through embroidered fabrics, powdered wigs, structured tailoring, and elaborate ornament. Opera later refined this fusion, transforming costume into emotional architecture and using fabric, silhouette, and visual symbolism to externalize psychological and social tensions long before cinema emerged. The jazz age carried fluid tailoring and liberated femininity; punk arrived ripped, confrontational, and anti-establishment; hip-hop transformed streetwear into global luxury language; grunge made deliberate dishevelment an aesthetic weapon against polished consumerism.

The postwar decades accelerated this fusion into a cultural machine. Rock and roll in the 1950s weaponized youth style against the conservative social order: leather jackets, slicked hair, and slim silhouettes became emblems of defiance. The 1960s fractured into competing aesthetic ideologies: psychedelic maximalism, mod minimalism, and bohemian romanticism, each carrying its own musical identity. By the 1970s, glam rock turned gender presentation into a theatrical experiment, while punk repudiated luxury with torn fabrics, safety pins, and anti-fashion rhetoric; ironically, the industry eventually commodified even that rebellion.

Hip-hop’s emergence in the late twentieth century fundamentally altered the power dynamic between fashion and music. Where earlier eras often saw fashion houses shaping performers, hip-hop reversed the vector: street culture began dictating luxury. Sneakers, oversized tailoring, gold jewellery, and sportswear migrated from expressions of survival and neighbourhood identity to symbols of global aspiration.

This phenomenon was strikingly visible with the rise of The Beatles. Before them, mainstream male fashion remained restrained, conservative, and tethered to postwar uniformity. The Beatles introduced something deceptively simple yet revolutionary: youth styling as mass identity. Their slim-cut suits, Chelsea boots, and mop-top haircuts, then later, psychedelic experimentation reoriented a generation’s look. Early Beatles fashion projected polished accessibility; their later phase embraced flamboyant military jackets, Indian-inspired garments, tinted glasses, and bohemian layering.

Soon after, David Bowie dissolved the notion of a fixed identity through glam rock. His Ziggy Stardust persona fused theatrical makeup, metallic fabrics, platform boots, asymmetrical silhouettes, and androgynous styling into a cultural detonation. He unsettled rigid constructs of masculinity long before mainstream discourse possessed the vocabulary to discuss gender fluidity. Elvis Presley’s influence is equally central: in the 1950s, he translated rebellious sensuality into a visual lexicon: high collars, slicked hair, dramatic tailoring, jewellery, and overt physical charisma laid the blueprint for the modern pop star. Kiss Band converted face paint and exaggerated stage costumes into a commercial spectacle, anticipating branding strategies that would later be amplified by influencers. Meanwhile, Black Sabbath helped anchor darker visual codes that matured into gothic and metal aesthetics.

The 1980s produced perhaps the most complete fusion of fashion and musical mythology in Michael Jackson. He wielded visual symbolism with near-military precision: the single white glove, military-inspired jackets, loafers with cropped trousers, aviators, sequined stagewear, and sharply structured performance garments became instantly recognizable emblems.

Madonna treated fashion as a machinery of reinvention. Lace gloves, corsetry, crucifixes, lingerie-as-outerwear, platinum hair, and mutable personae repeatedly destabilized expectations around femininity and sexuality. Artists such as Tupac Shakur, The Notorious B.I.G., Jay-Z, and later Kanye West translated streetwear into a language of luxury oversized silhouettes, sneakers, sports jerseys, chains, varsity aesthetics, and designer collaborations rose from urban identity and economic aspiration. More recently, Harry Styles has mainstreamed softer, gender-fluid menswear for younger audiences, signalling another shift in how pop figures mediate sartorial norms.

These two have been connected to each other since the creation of both, as they work as Yin-Yang of art form, and they will keep evolving together and shaping our society, as Art is a place where humans find resonance.

Events

The Riviera Rewritten: Cannes 2026’s Most Arresting Fashion Moments

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1 week ago

May 25, 2026

Anushka Thapliyal

CROISETTE CHRONICLES — PART II

“Sun, Silk & Studied Chaos”

If the first week of Cannes 2026 whispered, the second week grabbed you by the collar.

A blush-pink strapless column gown arrived on the Croisette with the kind of quiet ferocity only a seasoned red carpet can absorb. Pearl-scattered at the bust, its satin surface caught every camera flash. It was paired with a voluminous silver-grey cocoon coat draped off both shoulders — not worn, deployed. Chandelier diamonds framed the ears, stacked rings adorned both hands, and sleekly pulled-back hair revealed a razor-sharp jawline. This was old Hollywood reconstructed by someone who found the original too polite.

Then came the moment that stopped the Croisette mid-scroll: a chartreuse pleated one-shoulder gown, its fabric engineered into deep diagonal ridges sweeping from a sculpted shoulder down to a dramatic thigh-high slit. Photographed against palm trees and Mediterranean light, it looked less like an outfit and more like a natural phenomenon — moss-coloured, elemental, inevitable. A single emerald pendant rested at the throat. Loose waves, barely tamed, completed the look. The overall effect? A woman who dressed for the landscape, not the photographers — and somehow captivated both.

Beside the sea, another story unfolded. A dark sequinned gown — midnight black fading into deep magenta — was worn against the backdrop of open water. Hair loosened by the wind, a glance thrown back over one bare shoulder. Delicate crystal chains descended the open back like jewellery transformed into architecture. No carpet, no crowd. Just Riviera light and the confidence to command it entirely.

Then came the cultural statement that deserved its own paragraph: a halter-neck anarkali of extraordinary intricacy. Silver and blush floral embroidery spread across ivory silk, while a heavily diamond-encrusted halter neckline functioned as both collar and jewel. A maang tikka and oversized jhumkas completed a look worthy of museum display. A blush dupatta trailed behind with quiet drama. This was Indian couture presented not as a translation for a Western audience, but entirely on its own terms — unapologetic, uncompromising, and self-assured.

Finally, there was the fashion commentator who became the story. A multicoloured embroidered bandhgala blazer — alive with iridescent threadwork in mauve, teal, and gold — was paired with plum trousers and a galaxy of statement rings. Frameless glasses added restraint to the visual richness, while the smile carried a different message altogether: I dressed for myself first. At Cannes, where everyone performs for someone, that may be the most radical statement of all.

“The Riviera didn’t dress them. They dressed the Riviera.”

Events

Fashion Designer Amit GT and Le Marquise Jewellery by Jasmine Gulati Jain and Sambhav Jain Showcase Excellence Under the Golden Lumière Awards at the 79th Festival de Cannes 2026 Show Directed by Liza Varma

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1 week ago

May 25, 2026

Neha Tyagi

As part of India’s multi-platform presence at the 79th Festival de Cannes 2026, internationally renowned Show Director Liza Varma from India led a delegation of Indian designers and jewellery labels at the Fashion TV Presentation held on 18th May 2026 at the Majestic Hotel, Cannes, at 9:30 PM (CEST).

The showcase featured celebrated Indian designer Amit GT along with Le Marquise Jewellery by Jasmine Gulati Jain and Sambhav Jain, presenting a curated display of fashion and jewellery that reflected contemporary Indian design sensibilities on an international platform. Amit GT’s showcase was presented under the prestigious Golden Lumière Awards Cannes 2026, hosted at the Majestic Hotel Beach, Cannes.

The Golden Lumière Awards show is hosted at the Majestic Hotel Beach, Cannes2026, where cinema meets luxury, celebrating outstanding personalities from international cinema along with visionary business leaders supporting art, culture, cinema, and the future generation of creators. The grand evening was attended by international personality Farhana Bodi and actress Urvashi Rautela, while actress Pooja Batra. The event was produced by Anna Neneman from ENW Showroom.

Speaking about the showcase, Liza Varma said, “My focus is to create opportunities for Indian designers and talent to present their work in international environments. Cannes provides an important global platform to showcase the strength of Indian fashion, craftsmanship, and creative talent before an international audience.”

Held alongside the 79th edition of the Cannes Film Festival 2026, the presentation formed part of a larger initiative led by Liza Varma to create global visibility for Indian designers, jewellery labels, and creative talent through curated showcases and international collaborations at Cannes.