The babydoll dress is making a major comeback, with searches rising 260% between 2024 and 2025. From Miu Miu and Chloé to Indian brands like Papa Don't Preach, Label Gangotri, and Pinklay, discover how the silhouette is evolving into a versatile fashion category across luxury, occasionwear, and everyday dressing.

At Chanel Spring/Summer 2026, fringe became  a defining runway trend, leaning into feathery tweed jackets and tendril-like brooches; Gabriela Hearst too, in her RTW 2026 collection, went full Western, draping rodeo-ready suede jackets with dangling beads. Burberry, at London Fashion Week 2026, wove sparkly fringe into eveningwear. 

What defines this direction is creamy yellow’s inherent wearability - this soft hue hues neither overwhelms nor disappears, but instead offers a diffused luminosity that feels optimistic without being overtly playful.

Luxury, ready-to-wear label 431-88 by Shweta Kapur has forayed into the bridalwear segment with the launch of its first ever bridal line. The line features tailored jackets with peplum waists, structured sari drapes that fall into fluid fabric and a six-kilo fully embroidered maxi coat (the only heavy piece), worn over a slinky draped gown.