The tied sweater becomes fashion's go-to layering trick this season, with designers formalising the waist-knot into runway-ready styling.

The skirt-over-pants layer returns with restraint on this season's runways, echoing Indo-western fusion silhouettes already familiar to Indian designers.

Decadence returns for F/W 2026, with brocade, embroidery and beading dominating global runways, aligning perfectly with India's craft-led occasionwear season.

Voluminous sleeves define F/W 2026's dress trend, a silhouette Indian ethnic wear already embraced through puff-sleeve blouses and bridal design.