What: Collection of gowns and dresses for women

USP: The collection explores bright colour palette with vibrant hues of citrus, teal, and blue dominating the line. Guided by modernity and femininity, it features a range of pleated and draped gowns and dresses in lustrous satin, silk chiffon, and georgette. The dramatic sleeves and draped knots make the look festive and statement. Gold hardware is used in the form of rings, chain straps, and buckles with fabric belts.

Price: Rs 10,000 onwards

Availability: Online at zwaan.in

About the company: Tanvi Sawlani, a Graduate from NIFT Gandhinagar founded Zwaan in 2016 with the objective to cater to the occasion wear segment of India with western silhouettes. The vision was to create minimalistic and timeless evening gowns for the contemporary woman. Romantic silhouettes combined with unique drapes and geometric designs characterise brand’s eclectic range of ready to wear outfits.

What: Collection of bandhgalas, dhotis, koti jackets, sleeveless jackets for men

USP: The designer has introduced a new concept ‘Solar’ for this collection that allows textiles to harness energy from the sun. The clothes change colour on exposure to the sun by virtue of photosensitivity to the UV rays. The colour palette ranges from dreamy whites to bewitching black and bright jewel tones along with some pastel shades.

Price: Rs 11,500 - 2,30,000

Availability: At Kunal Rawal stores across India and online on kunalrawal.com

About the company: Kunal Rawal is a luxury Indian contemporary brand that has become popular for its non-conformist and multi-functional approach toward design; the brand speaks volumes for its cultivated imperfection and unconventional aesthetic while being deeply rooted in its Indian culture. The brand’s embroidery techniques such as French knots, appliquéing, pleating, metallic work, to name a few, have garnered recognition within Indian fashion circuit and beyond.

What: Collection of sarees and lehengas for women

USP: The collection is a cornucopia of three dimensional floral motifs, geometric embroidery and splashes of colour. The georgette drapes are crafted for the modern and bold muse. The intricate play of net against an extremely unusual, almost transparent material falls beautifully against the skin, while trapping the light between the body and the fabric. The lightweight fabric feels almost weightless in the summer breeze.

Availability: At Seema Gujral’s Noida studio, as well as Aza, Ogaan, Pernia’s Pop Up Shop, Origins Hyderabad and online at SeemaGujral.com

Price: Rs 44,800 onwards

About the company: Seema Gujral, with a team of three opened her production house, Iris, in 1994. Her designs are a reflection of her unique vision that sets her apart from the ordinary. Each ensemble is carefully handcrafted, where the focus lies in intricate details and upholding the consistency of the art. Its a harmonious blend of classic heritage and new-age glamour.

What: Collection of ethnic wear for women

USP: A celebration of minimalistic textures, bold colours and delicate embroidery, this collection includes sarees, suits and lehengas in chiffons, organzas, silks and chanderis. With use of tie & dye in a different technique on flowy and dreamy fabrics the pieces are light weight and toned down.

Price: Rs 6,800 onwards

Available: Online at nainajain.in

About the company: Capturing the colours that form the soul of a nation with diverse cultures, Naina Jain seeks to showcase traditional attire in a unique manner which makes it accessible to the modern-day consumer. The labels creations are handcrafted, timeless ethnic and bridal wear pieces, giving the age-old bandhani craftsmanship, a modern twist- guided by a mix of classic luxury and urban chic fused with paradoxical textiles and shapes.

What: Collection of tech shirt, jacket and masks

USP: The Cosmic Collection introduces new technological sports t-shirt made of recycled nylon, recycled elastane jersey and a technical mesh. The Graphene Plus G+ Planar Thermal Circuit printed inside the tech-shirt makes it thermally comfortable and antibacterial. The jackets are made of Graphene Plus G+ coating, with a hidden nylon hood and front pockets with waterproof zip fastening.

Price: €75.00 (t-shirt), €275.00 (jacket), and €40.00 (mask)

Availability: Online at graphene-plus.com

About the company: Directa Plus was established in 2005 in Italy to develop innovative nanomaterial production processes. The company developed its own exfoliation process (which they call G+) that can be used to produce super-expanded graphite, pristine GNPs, water-dispersed GNPs and fine nanographite powder (all of them marketed under the G+ brand).