Overview

• Sabyasachi Mukherjee and Manish Malhotra walked the Met Gala red carpet in their own designs, aligning with the theme 'Superfine: Tailoring Black Style,' which celebrated Black dandyism and menswear tailoring.
• Sabyasachi's ensemble featured a hand-quilted court jacket and sherwani in hand-dyed Murshidabad silk, adorned with handcrafted necklaces replacing the traditional tie, showcasing a critique of colonial influences.
• Manish Malhotra marked his Met Gala debut with a velvet ensemble inspired by 19th-century dandyism, incorporating intricate South Asian craftsmanship and jewellery from his High Jewellery line.
• The designers styled high-profile muses: Sabyasachi dressed Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan in a regal look featuring Tasmanian superfine wool and a gold-adorned cane, while Malhotra created a custom couture look for philanthropist Natasha Poonawalla, honoring her Parsi heritage.
• The event highlighted the growing prominence of South Asian designers on the global fashion stage, with other notable contributions from Rahul Mishra and Gaurav Gupta.