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Blenders Pride Fashion Tour 2025: Redefining Fashion’s Next Move

Tanisha Cardozo

Written by Tanisha Cardozo || Team Allycaral

Blenders Pride Fashion Tour, India’s most definitive voice in fashion, returns in 2025 with an edition that promises to be unlike any other. With the theme ‘Fashion’s Next Move,’ the tour is set to merge creativity, culture, and innovation on a stage that is truly ‘The One and Only.’ In a world where trends are fleeting, this edition takes fashion boldly forward, reimagining what it means to lead and define the future of style.

The journey begins in Gurugram with ‘The Futureverse of Fashion,’ where designers Falguni and Shane Peacock, accompanied by Shahid Kapoor and Tamannaah Bhatia, unlock a visionary fashion experience. Here, the runway transforms into an immersive spectacle, blending technology and couture to reshape the dimensions of fashion and redefine how it is experienced.

The tour then moves to Jaipur with ‘High Octane Couture,’ featuring designers Abhishek Patni and Namrata Joshipura. This chapter draws inspiration from the speed, precision, and power of motorsports, translating them into an exhilarating fashion narrative. With the panache of Harnaaz Sandhu, Miss Universe 2021, and the energy of rapper Raftaar, the Jaipur edition promises glamour at full throttle, pushing fashion into uncharted territory.

The grand finale in Kolkata brings ‘Breaking the Moulds of Fashion Craft,’ with the iconic Anamika Khanna returning to the stage alongside Ishaan Khatter. This segment highlights the sublime artistry of Indian craftsmanship while bridging it with contemporary design vision, offering audiences not just fashion to admire but craft to revere.

Debasree Dasgupta, CMO of Pernod Ricard India, emphasizes that Blenders Pride Fashion Tour continues to set benchmarks in shaping the evolution of Indian fashion and style. With this year’s theme, the tour is poised to lead a bold narrative that inspires the next generation and invites them into a world where creativity, culture, and innovation converge. Sunil Sethi, Chairman of FDCI, echoes the excitement, highlighting that this collaboration amplifies the commitment to shaping the future of fashion in India, bringing together diverse perspectives that celebrate creativity and culture.

Blenders Pride Fashion Tour 2025 promises an unforgettable journey across India, where fashion transcends the runway, becomes an experience, and sets the tone for what’s next in global style.

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Marc Newson Transforms FENDI SS26 into a Pixelated Floral Dreamscape at Milan Fashion Week

Tanisha Cardozo

For FENDI’s Spring/Summer 2026 show at Milan Fashion Week 2025, acclaimed industrial designer Marc Newson redefined the runway experience by crafting a surreal and visually captivating set—an undulating field of pixelated color blocks inspired by quilt compositions and the organic randomness of flowers.

Held inside the Palazzo Fendi, the show space was transformed into a pixelated terrain, where boxes of varying heights and sizes were meticulously arranged in tonal shifts of white, yellow, turquoise, red, coral, and pink. From above, it resembled a magnified digital image, with each “pixel” acting as part of a larger, changing mosaic. As models walked, the surface moved slightly beneath them, creating an interactive experience that merged motion, color, and spatial awareness.

This set wasn’t just backdrop—it was integral to the narrative of the SS26 collection. The clothing responded to the set, incorporating many of the same hues and geometric principles. From cropped blazers and balloon hems to oversized cotton coats, each piece was designed to interplay with the environment, enhancing the volume and silhouette against the shifting background.

The materials—organza, jacquard, technical fabrics, cotton, and leather—were chosen not just for texture but for the way they interacted with light and motion. The garments explored fullness, void, and contrast, amplified by the moving, polychromatic set.

Musical direction by Frédéric Sanchez added another sensory layer to the experience. The score included excerpts from Italian opera and cinema, combined with electronic music, forming a sonic environment that evolved with the models’ steps. The music mirrored the dynamic shifts in both the set and collection, bringing rhythm and emotion to every look.

Marc Newson’s vision for FENDI’s SS26 show presented a dialogue between fashion, technology, and landscape—a reminder that the runway can be both a canvas and a collaborator. The result was a multi-sensory display of transformation, color, and form, solidifying FENDI’s position at the intersection of craftsmanship and future-forward design.