Inside the glittering world of Sabyasachi, the Indian bridal designer bringing his intricate designs to New York
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Fashion designer Sabyasachi Mukherjee is renowned for his intricate Indian bridal wear.
From Priyanka Chopra to Bollywood actresses, countless celebrities have sought his designs.
Sabyasachi is opening a flagship store in New York's West Village this fall.
Sabyasachi said the deserts and antique textiles of his home town, Kolkata, have been a lifelong inspiration.
Many celebrities have picked Sabyasachi's designs for their weddings. Priyanka Chopra's deep-red lehenga took 110 embroiderers from Kolkata 3,720 hours to make.
At her wedding reception, Chopra wore a brocade corset with a matching lehenga by Sabyasachi, along with a Victorian necklace he designed.
Actress Deepika Padukone wore a vibrant red and gold Sabyasachi lehenga, a stitched dress often worn at weddings. Her groom, Ranveer Singh wore a red raw silk sherwani, also by Sabyasachi.
Bollywood actress Alia Bhatt wore a hand-dyed ivory Sabyasachi sari for her wedding ceremony in April. Bhatt's gold jewelry, featuring uncut diamonds and hand-strung pearls, were designed by Sabyasachi too.
Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma wore a pale pink lehenga by Sabyasachi, encrusted with pink rhinestones and embroidered with lotus flowers, birds, and butterflies.
Sharma wore an antique gold lehenga by Sabyasachi for her wedding reception, featuring the designer's logo, the royal Bengal tiger on the waistband.
On top of bridal wear, Sabyasachi is known for his modern designs using traditional Indian textiles and fabrics.
Sabyasachi is known for his glittering, intricate embroidery.
Sabyasachi is opening a flagship store in New York City's West Village this fall. Much like his clothing designs, his flagship stores are sumptuously decorated with tinted chandeliers, Kashmiri rugs, and traditional Indian paintings.
Sabyasachi told the New York Times he wants to design a more Western line for his New York collection.
Sabyasachi's more modern designs during Lakme Fashion Week, 2011.
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