At a time when sartorial indulgence can feel out of step with the world outside, the March edition of Lakmé Fashion Week leaned into a quieter, more considered kind of luxury. Makeup stayed restrained, silhouettes were seasonless and largely gender-agnostic, and a shift toward sustainable practices and body-positive dressing shaped the mood. 

Designer Anurag Gupta presented a new textile created from natural fibres and engineered using plasma technology processing, in addition to using cotton grown using low water and pesticides. CRCLE by Varshne used naturally dyed Weganool from Auroville, leather offcuts from Chennai, and has recycled over 400 kg of textile waste, 18 months since launch.