New Delhi, Sept. 23 -- Designer Anamika Khanna made her debut at the London Fashion Week with her label AK-OK on 22 September. Her spring/summer 2026 collection explored themes of nostalgia and heritage, weaving together memories from a young woman's return to her grandmother's home in Rajasthan.

The collection offered a fresh take on traditional styles and embroideries, such as the angarkha and chikankari, fit for a contemporary closet. From hand-embroidered skirts to antique silver jewellery and mythology-inspired prints, each ensemble seemed like a love letter to the joy and wonder of childhood and challenged the perception of Indian fashion as being either too ethnic or formal.

When asked the starting point of the collection, Kolkat...