Known for his signature silhouettes that blend structural movement with experimental textiles and techniques – Amit Aggarwal‘s designs always aim to push the boundaries of convention. Expanding his horizons, the designer has ventured into the category of menswear for the first time with a standalone collection called ‘Victore’. Acclaimed actor Vijay Varma turns muse for… Continue reading Amit Aggarwal’s New Menswear Collection ‘Victore’ Is An Ode To Inner Resilience
Amit Aggarwal’s ready-to-wear line, Catalyst, seeks inspiration from fierce creative individuals and what makes them the agents of change. Helming various positions in the artistic background, the list celebrates real-life personalities like Aditi Singh (Pole Dancer), Ishika Madaan (Visual Artist), Ishaan Bharat (Aerial Dancer and Visual Artist), Ayushi Tyagi (Textile Designer and Model), Tarini Sethi… Continue reading Amit Aggarwal’s Pret Collection Catalyst Celebrates Real-Life Creative Visionaries
Fashion is consistently evolving and creatively erupting at lightning speed. With technology and science added to the mix, the futuristic vision and execution by established designers and avant-garde labels are riveting. Digging deep within the subject, let’s dissect the various practices like kinetic components, digital clothing and 3D construction that has pushed the envelope. 1.… Continue reading What’s The Future Of Fashion? Everything From Digital Clothes To 3D Constructions
Sculptural shapes, modern hand techniques and ingenious application of materials are just a few things that bring Amit Aggarwal’s creative vision to life. His designs are futuristic and his aesthetic is timeless. Based in Delhi, today, Amit Aggarwal is a name to reckon with in fashion and particularly, couture. Apart from combining fantastical with the… Continue reading From rom-coms to anime, these are the 5 movies on Amit Aggarwal’s comfort-watch list
Today, the millennial way of living life has become a trend in itself — there’s a digital revolution brewing that demands urgency in every moment. Amit Aggarwal’s Winter/Festive ‘18 show at Lakmé Fashion Week in partnership with NEXA was just that — fast-paced fashion, but not fast fashion. Take showstoppers Shahid Kapoor and Disha Patani’s… Continue reading Amit Aggarwal’s Winter/Festive ‘18 collection is perfect for the fashion-conscious millennial
Amit Aggarwal successfully pulled off the first real couture show of this edition of the India Couture Week 2018. In a country where the terms bridal and couture are often used interchangeably — and where the craftsman’s back-breaking dedication to his vocation often shines brighter than the designer’s ability to innovate and reinvent — this… Continue reading India Couture Week 2018: We want everything from Amit Aggarwal’s spectacular show
“Kalki is a ray of hope — a vision beaming through the haze; fresh, akin to a new wave,” says designer Amit Aggarwal, who has styled the Ribbon actress for his latest shoot with Aza. Shot amidst billows of coloured smoke, Kalki looks ethereal, bedecked in intricately embellished and handwoven ensembles that are fit for a modern-day bride. “A modern… Continue reading Amit Aggarwal styles Kalki Koechlin as a dreamy queen in this new shoot
Having pioneered the art of repurposed couture, Amit Aggarwal has become a fashion favourite amongst the country’s sartorial risktakers. Celebrities like Esha Gupta, Malaika Arora Khan and Karisma Kapoor are often seen walking the red carpet in his one-of-a-kind creations. The designer gave us his top fashion picks, from what’s on his current playlist to… Continue reading The 1 fashion documentary Amit Aggarwal wants you to watch
This wedding season, let your statement choli do all the talking. At the recently concluded Lakme Fashion Week, designers like Masaba Gupta, Arpita Mehta, Anavila Mishra and more are reinterpreting the traditional blouse by introducing new styles that are soon going to be seen everywhere. While Amit Aggarwal introduced a structural peplum blouse, SVA took on the one-shoulder trend… Continue reading 10 trendy cholis you need for this wedding season
Learning to drape those 6 yards is not an easy task. If you’ve watched innumerable How To Wear A Sari videos on YouTube and still haven’t gone further than tucking it in your petticoat, then you’re in luck. This season at Lakmé Fashion Week saw several designers send models clad in sari gowns down the… Continue reading 8 gorgeous sari gowns we need to steal from Lakmé Fashion Week
Each year we, at ELLE HQ, begin the process of culling the new crop of fashion designers to find the ones that you’ll be raising a toast to soon. In keeping with tradition, the class of ELLE Graduates 2016 has some stellar names to boast of: Antar-Agni, Misho, Doodlage, Kaleekal, P.E.L.L.A., Silvense and VineetRahul. One… Continue reading Vaani Kapoor plays celebrity judge for ELLE Graduates 2016
Simmi Khanna, 28, is the most sensible girl in all of Safdarjung. She just cannot help it. Good sense is to Simmi what his handlebar is to Sunil Sethi – the two are inseparable. Now her friends have told Simmi that FDCI Amazon India Fashion Week is no place for someone such as herself, but… Continue reading Sensible Simmi’s AIFW F/W ‘16 report: Day 5
Designer Amit Aggarwal has had a lot on his plate lately. After hosting a private presentation during Paris Fashion Week, he’s launching an exclusive capsule collection via Carma, the e-store. “Carma has been an institution when it comes to luxury. I am delighted to be a part of such an iconic brand,” says Aggarwal. “Creating an exclusive… Continue reading Exclusive: Amit Aggarwal launches a capsule collection with Carma Online
Jacqueline Fernandez’s sartorial choices reflect her contagious energy – even when she’s on the red carpet. Her early years in Bollywood were spent in a blur of embellished dresses like the dove gold Roberto Cavalli number. Today she transitions from a heart-print Lanvin to a regal Sabyasachi couture ensemble with ease. We round up our favourite… Continue reading 15 times Jacqueline Fernandez won the red carpet
With the Qutub Minar looming in the background, a heritage property becomes a modern mecca for Indian fashion. Helmed by Samegh Batra of the House of Sunrydge, seven shopping spaces — Indian by Manish Arora, Pankaj & Nidhi, Rabani & Rakha, Namrata Joshipura, am:pm by Ankur and Priyanka Modi, Amit Aggarwal (his first standalone store)… Continue reading New store alert: The Kila
Amazon India Fashion Week delivered stellar shows day after day, and ended with one star-studded night. They gathered some of India’s best designers — 25 of them, to mark 25 years of the Fashion Design Council of India — and put the focus on Indian crafts for the grand finale. It was broken into Western, Indian and… Continue reading 25 years of FDCI, and 25 designers at the grand finale
Amit Aggarwal stretched the bindi in unimaginable ways last night at AIFW, at the debut of his ready to wear label AM:IT. He used the remains of the laser cut bindi sheets in his clothes, and added texture in unexpected ways. (In fact, upcycling was a running theme at Abraham & Thakore too.) Aggarwal knows… Continue reading #ELLEReview: AM.IT
