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Milan Fashion Week SS27 · Runway show Womenswear

Dhruv Kapoor

40 looks, shown 22 September 2026 in Milan. Known this season for sequinned / beaded, sparkling / embellished, lace.

40Looks
1.7%Of the week's looks
24th / 52Largest show
CharcoalLead colour

The show

The collection, look by look

MILANO MODA DONNA - 22/28 SETTEMBRE 2026 · SS27

Every look in runway order as a column of the colours measured from its garments. Hover or use the arrow keys to read each one; play to walk the show.

Look 1Look 40
CharcoalBlackGreyOliveSilverSageDenim blueNavy
Look 11

Look 1 of 40

Patchwork silk scarf-print shirt dress with gathered waist and slit

Spliced scarf prints in chartreuse, pink and slate collide in one fluid shirt dress, turning heritage paisley and checkerboard motifs into a joyful, sharp-shouldered patchwork grounded by earthy tasselled lace-ups.

Charcoal 36%Olive 24%Silver 24%Pink 16%
Shape
asymmetric · draped · inverted triangle · relaxed
Pieces
shirt dress
Fabric
silk · ruched
Details
cut-away · gathering · lacing · patchwork
Styling
loafers · clashing
Mood
playful · romantic

What set Dhruv Kapoor apart

Over-represented in this house's looks compared with the rest of the season.

Sequinned / beaded surfaceSparkling / embellished finishLace materialBun / updo hairBeading / crystals detailStatement earrings jewellery

The palette

Share of garment area across 40 looks, measured from the clothes (skin and set excluded).

Silhouettes

  • Oversized60%
  • Straight / tubular30%
  • Boxy30%
  • Inverted triangle / strong shoulder30%
  • High-rise20%

Share of the 40 tagged looks.

What the collection was made of

Share of the 40 looks described by our AI tagger
  • Top (unspecified)48%
  • Shirt48%
  • Jacket25%
  • Trousers20%
  • Bermuda shorts15%

Traditions in the collection

Cultural influences →

1 of Dhruv Kapoor's 40 looks draw on a specific dress or craft tradition, as read from the photographs. The house is based in India.

  • Tartan / kilt · Scotland · European folk & regional dressLook 28

    India → Scotland

    “Tartan-like check with crossing red and navy stripe sets on grey, plus a kilt-style overlapping wrap front fastened by a leather buckle strap at the waist.”

The character of the clothes

Dhruv Kapoor's clothes were cooler and more textured than most of the season.

  • DarkerLighter
  • MutedVivid
  • CoolerWarmercooler than 87% of collections
  • SmoothTextured & printedmore textured than 78% of collections
  • CasualFormal
  • ClassicDaring
  • ExperimentalWearable

Dhruv Kapoor against every other house measured so far

Also in Milan, Spring/Summer 2027

Milan field notes →
  1. 1Capasa Milano Shoes Collection250 looksCharcoal
  2. 2Emporio Armani148 looksBeige
  3. 3Dsquared293 looksBlack
  4. 4Dolce&Gabbana82 looksBlack
  5. 5Diesel76 looksGrey
  6. 6Curiel71 looksBlack

The fortnightly digest

Dhruv Kapoor, in context

Every house is measured against every other, across every fashion week. The fortnightly digest sends you what moved, and who moved it.