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New Delhi: India’s one of the top designers and a celebrity favourite, Tarun Tahiliani, displayed his latest bridal collection – Quintessence. He achieved a great feat by sustaining efficiently in the industry for 30 long years, and this event at the Hyundai India Couture Week 2025 is the celebration of that achievement. His latest couture collection blended Indian craftsmanship with contemporary design. Through his work, Tarun Tahiliani reinterpreted India’s rich heritage with a modern, personal touch on Saturday.
For the designer, his collection Quintessence is about restraint, about the quiet power of precision”. In his own words, he appreciates refined cuts – corseted bodices, softly structured jackets, panelled kalidars, draped lehengas, fluid sarees with sculptural pleating. He feels, “there’s a certain sensuality in how these garments move and embrace the body. The colour palette is ethereal, almond, ivory, old rose, and soft golds, punctuated by the occasional burst of black or deep ruby. As for silhouette, everything is imagined to evoke lightness, it floats, flows, caresses”.
The runway looked vibrant during the showcase with a regal palette of ivories, golds, deep reds, and soft pastels, brought to life through intricately embroidered sherwanis, structured lehengas, and delicately layered drapes. Dive in deeper to know more about what these garments reflected.
The women’s collection reflected a skilled blend of modernity and tradition and modernity – a blush-toned saree embroidered with 3D floral motifs draped over a corset-style blouse.
A muted grey lehenga, another attire from the collection, styled with a cropped blouse and a long, intricately embellished jacket looked stunning.
The men collection channelled royalty. Exemplified by a sharply tailored black sherwani with tonal embroidery, the collection as a whole resonated with Tahiliani’s hallmark ‘India Modern’ aesthetic. Each look was a fusion between opulence and lightness, heritage and innovation.
The backdrop was evocative of heritage, grandeur and nostalgic Indian royalty, enhancing the overall storytelling of the display.
The iconic 1995 pop track – Made in India by Alisha Chinai – added much fun, nostalgia and power to the show at the end. The models walked out for the final time to the beats of this popular song that still capture the hearts of the people.
Tarun Tahiliani had always been “hungry to learn” and his constant source of inspiration were works of great designers like Christian Dior, John Galliano, and Karl Lagerfeld among many others. He love them all, particularly what Lagerfeld did for Chanel. The designer constantly tried to achieve that level of excellence.
But Tahiliani, a business management graduate from the prestigious Wharton School in the US, faced a lot of challenges. He had to learn embroidery, and tailoring. “...You have to develop your own voice. And that’s where the fun is, that’s the journey,” he said to a reputed magazine.
For him, Quintessence is always an “evolutionary thing” with learning lessons from real brides and hope next year his creation should be better.
