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Sabyasachi Opens Calcutta-Inspired New Delhi Flagship, Announces MET Collaboration
Sabyasachi opened a very large new fashion store in New Delhi.
It is designed to feel like a museum as well as a shop.
The decorations include paintings, old carpets, chandeliers and antique objects.
Many parts of the store tell stories about Calcutta, where Sabyasachi is based.
Visitors can see clothing, jewellery and accessories there.
The store also celebrates Indian craftspeople and the work they do by hand.
Sabyasachi says supporting crafts helps keep traditional skills alive.
The designer is also working with The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Their first project will be a jewellery collection inspired by the Byzantine Empire.
Sabyasachi’s 26,000-square-foot New Delhi flagship opened in Mehrauli on August 25 after a media preview on August 20.
The store features 120 chandeliers, nearly 200 antique carpets, 300 Sabyasachi Art Foundation paintings and more than 100 antique objects.
Its interiors draw on Calcutta landmarks and cultural references including Chowringhee, New Market and Satyajit Ray’s Jalsaghar.
The store houses Sabyasachi’s womenswear, menswear, bridal couture, high jewellery and accessories collections.
A multi-year collaboration with The Metropolitan Museum of Art will begin with a Byzantine-inspired high jewellery collection shown in New York on September 15.
- Who
- Designer Sabyasachi and The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
- What
- Sabyasachi opened a Calcutta-inspired New Delhi flagship store and announced a multi-year MET collaboration.
- Where
- The store is in Mehrauli, New Delhi; the collaboration’s runway show will take place in New York.
- When
- The store opened on August 25; the preview was held on August 20, and the jewellery collaboration will debut on September 15.
- Why
- The store showcases fashion, art and Indian crafts, while the collaboration aims to connect the MET’s archives with new jewellery and support cultural ecosystems.
Key facts
- Store size
- 26,000 square feet
- Location
- Mehrauli, New Delhi
- Interior features
- 120 chandeliers, nearly 200 antique carpets and 300 original paintings
- Additional objects
- More than 100 antique textiles, mirrors and decorative objects
- Store collections
- Menswear, womenswear, bridal couture, high jewellery and accessories
- MET collaboration
- A multi-year partnership beginning with a Byzantine-inspired high jewellery collection
- Debut date
- The inaugural jewellery collection is scheduled for a New York Fashion Week runway show on September 15
Quotes
Sabyasachi Mukherjee
Indian fashion designer and founder of the Sabyasachi brand
“Because if craft skips a generation, it never comes back and we do not want that to happen in India.”
telegraphindia.com
“I try to tell the Calcutta story everywhere we go. It’s a mad, eccentric city.”
telegraphindia.com
Josh Romm
Head of global licensing and partnerships for The Metropolitan Museum of Art
“We seek to extend the reach of The MET globally, to activate art in people’s lives, to make it relevant, to create conversations, get people talking and interested, maybe engage online with The MET or maybe visit.”
telegraphindia.com
Sources
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