ICW 2025: Tarun Tahiliani celebrates 30 years in fashion with bridal showcase

Designer Tarun Tahiliani celebrated his 30th year in fashion at the Hyundai India Couture Week ICW 2025 by showcasing his latest couture collection that blended Indian craftsmanship with contemporary designTahiliani one of the top designers of India and a celebrity favourite presented Quintessence a bridal collection that reinterpreted Indias rich heritage with a modern personal touch at the Oberoi Hotel on Saturday eveningDuring the showcase the runway came alive with a regal palette of ivories golds deep reds and soft pastels brought to life through intricately embroidered sherwanis structured lehengas and delicately layered drapesThe womenswear reflected a masterful fusion of tradition and modernity a blushtoned saree embroidered with 3D floral motifs draped over a corsetstyle blouseAnother ensemble featured a muted grey lehenga styled with a cropped blouse and a long intricately embellished jacketModels present creations by designer Tarun Tahiliani at India Couture Week 2025 Pics CourtesyPTIWhile the menswear exemplified by a sharply tailored black sherwani with tonal embroidery channelled royalty The collection as a whole resonated with Tahilianis hallmark India Modern aestheticEach look was a marriage between opulence and lightness heritage and innovationThe backdrop was designed to evoke a sense of heritage grandeur and nostalgic Indian royalty enhancing the overall storytelling of the showcaseThe show ended on a powerful note with models walking out for the final time to the beats of the iconic 1995 pop track Made in India by Alisha Chinai a song that captured the spirit of the collectionIts a great track Its a very visceral process and we kept going back and forth I thought that after all of this we got to slam it with something Indian coreAnd I love this song Made in India like this line Japan se Russia And I said its such a great contrast but its so relevant and fantastic We are who we are and why should we be anything else Tahiliani told PTI after the showRecalling his journey in the fashion industry Tahiliani said he forayed into the world of design intuitively and passionatelyI just dived into it like I always do and tried to survive I have always been hungry to learn because I looked at the work of great designers abroad like Christian Dior who I love I love Karl Lagerfeld what he did for Chanel and John Galliano there were many others the designer said adding that he wanted to achieve the same level of excellenceBut it takes a long time because I had to learn embroidery I had to learn tailoring and I couldnt be that I had to be my own thing you have to develop your own voice And thats where the fun is thats the journey he saidTahiliani a business management graduate from the prestigious Wharton School in the US recounted the moment he first told his father he wanted to become a fashion designerThe news came as a huge surprise to his father Admiral R H Tahiliani who served as the 11th Chief of the Naval Staff and later as the governor of SikkimMy father used to say I sent you to Wharton and you want to become a tailor And I said Now dad dont be ridiculous We are starting a multibrand storeThen 20 years later he said that everyone asks him Are you Tarun Tahilianis dad And I said Tell them that you are the dad of a tailor He didnt find that funny but it was cute the designer recalledAsked about his new collection Quintessence and the inspiration behind it Tahiliani said it is always an evolutionary thingIts just building on myself I hope when I come next year it should be better than it is this year We work on ourselves I learn from real brides I see the world I have got multiple cultural references Its all visceral its never one thing he saidWill there be a shift in the kind of bridalwear Tahiliani designs as Gen Z brides come of ageMillennial or Gen Z all this I dont know I just decide what feels right he repliedThe ICW 2025 an initiative of the Fashion Design Council of India FDCI will come to a close on July 30This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever