India, Sept. 2 -- This year, in the opulent halls of FDCI Indian Couture Week 2025, a different kind of radiance shimmered down the runway. Not the usual gilded glamour of gold or the regal reds, but the cool, liquid gleam of silver. It wasn't subtle or shy; it was molten, modern, and magnetic.

The first signs were spotted when Anamika Khanna opened Fashion Week earlier this year with her AK|OK collection 'Silver Collar'. Yes, there were tailored blazers styled with dhoti skirts and sari-inspired jumpsuits that played with the codes of white-collar dressing. But it was the finish that stayed with you: silver, not in its traditional, festive form but raw and layered. Chainmail tops paired with denim, ornate silver jewellery (banjara-style...