India, July 10 -- In a world obsessed with flawless finishes and glossy perfection, Vaishali Shadangule brought broken seashells to the runway and shattered every expectation. Amid the opulence and theatrics of Paris Haute Couture Week, where grandeur often overshadows intention, Vaishali S presented something startlingly intimate. She presented healing.

Her latest collection, titled 'Kintsugi', is less about fashion and more about philosophy, drawing from the ancient Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with gold. But in Vaishali's hands, the gold ran not through porcelain but through fabric and not just metaphorically. Gossamer silks traced with golden threads mapped the contours of imagined fractures, corsets mimicked protective s...