Modern Indian fashion's dream of storming Paris - as the Japanese did in the 1980s - had seemed to be slipping away. Then, out of the blue, came an onslaught at Paris Haute Couture Week early this month: Rahul Mishra's ashen devis, and Manish Malhotra's cocooned divas. Gaurav Gupta's androgynous forms have been a presence on the Paris runway for the last few seasons.
Vaishali S is the fourth name in this Parisian cohort, having made history in July 2021 as the first Indian woman, and only the second Indian designer, to showcase on the official couture week calendar.
