FDCI India Couture Week 2026 · Runway show Womenswear
Anamika Khanna
61 looks, shown 22 July 2026 in New Delhi.
The collection, look by look
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Embroidered black wool split-front coat with sash over ivory satin trousers
A long black coat cut away on one side to reveal fluid ivory satin trousers, its metallic gold embroidery and wrapped sash hinting at ceremonial South Asian menswear reworked through sharp Western tailoring.
The palette
Share of garment area across 61 looks, measured from the clothes (skin and set excluded).
Silhouettes
Share of the 61 tagged looks.
What the collection was made of
Share of the 61 looks described by our AI taggerTraditions in the collection
Cultural influences →51 of Anamika Khanna's 61 looks draw on a specific dress or craft tradition, as read from the photographs. The house is based in India.
- Zardozi · India · South Asia29 looks
Home tradition
“Dense raised gold and silver metallic-thread embroidery with coiled and padded work on deep burgundy velvet ground, the classic zardozi material pairing, reworked as cut-out openwork.”
- Sherwani / achkan · India · South Asia10 looks
Home tradition
“Knee-length fitted coat with stand collar, concealed centre-front closure, long sleeves and straight flared skirt, the classic sherwani silhouette.”
- Mughal floral · India · South Asia9 looks
Home tradition
“Stylised flowering vines with poppy-like red blossoms, almond-shaped buds and rosette flowers in scrolling sprays, typical of Mughal floral ornament.”
- Kundan / polki · India · South Asia5 looks
Home tradition
“Multiple tiers of large uncut-diamond-style stone necklaces with a wide jewelled choker in bridal Indian layering.”
- Lehenga / ghagra choli · India · South Asia5 looks
Home tradition
“Full-length heavily gathered flared skirt paired with cropped long-sleeved fitted blouse exposing midriff; choli worn as a split-front velvet jacket-blouse.”
- Nath / nose ring · India · South Asia4 looks
Home tradition
“Large hoop nose ring attached to chains looping toward the ears, recalling a bridal nath with its supporting chain; here multiplied into a sculptural chain cluster.”
- Bandhgala / nehru jacket · India · South Asia4 looks
Home tradition
“Fitted single-breasted jacket with stand band collar, closely spaced front buttons, hip length, cut as a classic Indian bandhgala.”
- Mirror work / shisha · India · South Asia4 looks
Home tradition
“Small round mirrors set in circular embroidered medallions surrounded by concentric stitched rings, repeated across the dress surface.”
The character of the clothes
Anamika Khanna's clothes were lighter, more vivid, warmer, more textured, more formal, more daring and more experimental than most of the season.
- DarkerLighterlighter than 89% of collections
- MutedVividmore vivid than 89% of collections
- CoolerWarmerwarmer than 93% of collections
- SmoothTextured & printedmore textured than 92% of collections
- CasualFormalmore formal than 97% of collections
- ClassicDaringmore daring than 83% of collections
- ExperimentalWearablemore experimental than 89% of collections
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