India, Aug. 5 -- You've seen Gaurav Gupta at every Indian wedding - sculpting the sangeet crowd in metallics and plisse, owning the reception in siren gowns. But the bride? She's been waiting until now. With the launch of his first-ever bridal couture collection, Gupta fuses his signature sculptural language with ancestral craft - turning inward for what may be his most personal work to date. Quantum Entanglement debuts August 8th in Mumbai, and the designer shares notes.

Titled simply but deliberately as a homecoming, the collection marks Gupta's return to Indian roots after a transformative stint on the Paris Haute Couture calendar. He's back not to dismantle tradition but reimagine it. Banarasi brocade collides with French Chantilly l...