Ananya Panday’s mirror-work lehenga and Rashmika Mandanna’s pearl-edged sari led the best looks of the week

If one thread ran through the week in fashion, it was texture. From mirror work and coin embroidery to silk organza and hand-cut florals, surface played protagonist, ensuring each ensemble was layered in craft and tactility in new ways.

Rashmika Mandanna arrived in a mocha-toned sari by Tarun Tahiliani, marked by a fine bead and pearl border that edged the drape and pallu. The blouse, with a halter neckline fastened with strings of stones, featured sequins and zardozi work in floral motifs. The fluid drape in silk-satin fell in soft folds, while a string of diamonds coiled around her ears like a cuff. Her beauty choices featured a wavy side part, wispy lashes and a matte pink lip that completed the look.

Leaning heavily into craftsmanship, Ananya Panday’s look, styled by Priyanka Kapadia, in a Mayyur Girotra lehenga was rich in tones of yellow and blue, and hand-embroidered with mirror work and resham florals. Kapadia paired it with a mustard yellow blouse worked in botanical motifs, its cropped fit defining the waist against the gilded, cobalt-toned expanse below. Polki and meenakari jewellery by Golecha—an emerald-and-pink necklace, earrings, earcuff and a matching bangle set—extended the festive overtones, while makeup stayed radiant with a dewy base, centre-parted hair pulled back in a braid and a small bindi.