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House of Glenfiddich presents FDCI India Men’s Weekend 2026 saw menswear embrace craft and textile innovation on Day 1.
Creations by fashion designer Nikita Mhaisalkar, Vivek Karunakaran and Nitin Bal Chauhan (Images: Akshata Shetty)
House of Glenfiddich presents FDCI India Men’s Weekend 2026 opened with 11 fashion designers from across India and celebrated craft and innovation on the runway.
The show areas were set against the historic Diggi Palace in Jaipur, which played the perfect backdrop to every collection presented on Day 1. The fourth edition saw Nikita Mhaisalkar, Son of a Noble Snob, Vivek Karunakaran, Kommal and Ratul Sood, Paresh Lamba, Rohit Kamra Jaipur, Nitin Bal Chauhan, Samant Chauhan, Siddhartha Tytler, Ashish N Soni and Rajesh Pratap Singh present their respective collections on Day 1.
Celebrating the art and the artist with impeccable styling, each collection presented on Day 1 was a masterclass on there’s more to menswear than the basics. Restraint tailoring met avant-garde texturing, pastel tones celebrated vibrant prints, and ornate pins cheered intricate embroideries.
When you have the best in the fashion industry under one majestic roof, you ought to experience a larger-than-life showcase. Nitin Bal Chauhan and Rajesh Pratap Singh never fail to impress when it comes to their runway presentations. From Gaurav Raina captivating music to dance performer Varun Dagar’s fluid moves at Rajesh Pratap Singh’s showcase to Nitin Bal Chauhan’s mystical textile masks and tribal art, every show was executed with elan.
Parsi Gara thread work came alive in Siddartha Tytler’s collection Miraas, which was rooted in ancestry, elevated by artistry. Layered thoughtfully with applique techniques the black and white palette elevated the modern silhouettes. Son of a Noble Snob featured its collection Contra where sport, military and grunge came together with a lot of Japanese and Scandinavian influences. With India at its helm, the collection represents the world in its whole welcoming everyone and everybody.
Nikita Mhaisalkar’s French Cameo pins to Vivek Karunkaran’s opulent textured veshtis, every intricate element on Day 1 turned showstopper. FDCI India Men’s Weekend also had unique standalone pieces designed for women and saw some sharp, tailored yet timeless silhouettes take centrestage. Because why should boys have all the fun, right?
House of Glenfiddich presents FDCI India Men’s Weekend 2026 Day 2 will have extraordinary showcases by Inca, Mr. Ajay Kumar, Felix Bendish, Til, Antar-Agni, Countrymade, Sahil Aneja, Dhruv Vaish, Krishna Mehta, Pawan Sachdeva, Abraham Thakore and JJ Valaya.
February 08, 2026, 09:42 IST
