Vivienne Westwood makes India debut with fashion show in Mumbai

Luxury fashion label Vivienne Westwood made its India debut with its first-ever fashion show celebrating the country’s rich textile heritage at the iconic Gateway of India in Mumbai.

The fashion show with a 166-feet-long runway featured a selection of spring summer 2025 Vivienne Westwood looks and special archive pieces alongside a capsule collection crafted with the hand-woven fabrics from India.

The special capsule collection included fabrics like chanderi silks, khadi cotton, wool and silk sourced from across India by Khadi India and Aaranya from Madhya Pradesh.

The fashion event was attended by Royal families from across India, Bollywood personalities, designers, and industry influencers.

Commenting on the show, Andreas Kronthaler, creative director at Vivienne Westwood in a press release said, “India is such a vast country, so rich with history and culture and we are honoured to be showing here at the monumental Gateway of India. I loved getting to know the Khadi and Chanderi fabrics – there is a lightness, a crispiness, an opulence, and a feeling that there is something behind them- it is the culture of India.”

Carlo D’Amario CEO of Vivienne Westwood added, “We are honoured to present a show in India and to create a collection which celebrates India’s rich textile heritage and traditional hand-woven industries. At Vivienne Westwood we have long championed craftsmanship and heritage and have partnered for decades with local industries and artisans in the UK, as well as in Europe and Africa, and are now proud to partner with the artisanal hand-crafted textile industry of India for this show.”

The show was organised in partnership with the Department of Textiles, Government of Maharashtra and Vivz Fashion School.