India, Sept. 29 -- Twenty-two glass-fronted cupboards take up about 900 sq ft of Tarun Tahiliani's (TT) four-storey atelier in Gurugram.
They stand in a fire-proof, temperature- and humidity-controlled room that is carefully lit with artificial light only, to protect the 7,000 pieces that these cupboards hold.
Some pieces date to 1995, the year of the label's launch. There are swatches and panels here, sample and prototype outfits.
Across the rest of the archive are photographs, sketches and tech-packs containing details such as measurements, construction details and production methods.
"The blueprint of Tarun's career, minus a few items truly lost to time, is contained in this room, to be retrieved at any moment, should the need arise....