In the Indian context, it's hard to recall a time or phase when gold – on the runway, on mannequins, or even your own being – was not an event in itself. Not to say that the subcontinent never took to the quiet luxury epidemic, but gold and and its volume has always found takers no matter the reigning trends of the season. Zoom this aesthetic out through a global lens however, and what you'll find are rather measured doses and expressions of it: a metallic finish catching the light at the hem, a flash of gilded accents framing a silhouette or an embroidered emblem doing just enough to capture a second look but not your full attention. That's because fashion on the global stage has always had a complicated relationship with gold.
\n\nEvery colour comes with a set of association but with something like gold, the sense of spectacle always precedes the designer's vision. And so for that, its history on the runway has hardly been linear. But if 2026 has made anything clear, this sense of reservation is changing. Across the Fall/Winter 2026 and Spring/Summer 2027 collections, gold has made a strong case for emerging as a design…
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