Archive · 23 Sep 2026

Amrita Khanna and Gursi Singh Bring Bata Heels to London

Amrita Khanna and Gursi Singh Bring Bata Heels to London

Amrita Khanna and Gursi Singh are designers from Delhi, India.

They showed a new clothing collection at London Fashion Week.

The collection was inspired by everyday life in India before the internet became common.

They turned familiar Bata sandals into high-heeled shoes.

Pictures from schoolbooks, including ears and lips, appeared on clothes.

Posters about an ideal boy were also used in eveningwear.

Some outfits remembered mothers getting ready to wear saris.

The designers wanted international viewers to see ordinary Indian memories in a new way.

Their show mixed nostalgia, humor and handmade-looking designs.

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