The final week of July was a star-spangled affair for Delhi with some of the country's most prime names descending upon the national capital to showcase their latest lines. This year's bustling-as-always Hyundai india Couture Week, in association with Reliance Brands Limited, an FDCI initiative, oscillated between yawns and awes with some designers playing it safe and some pushing their house identity within imaginable reach. Amid all the hits and misses, here's taking a look at the major fashion highlights that dominated the runway in the week that was.

Vintage cues

Real talk — historical grandeur as a theme can feel repetitive. That being said, a layered lehenga flanked by a cape or a veil, both of which made quite the staple silhouette suffix across several shows, enjoys a legacy which invokes a tinge of nostalgia strong enough to mostly bypass the critique. Abu Jani and Sandeep Khosla's 'Asal and Mard', a revelry-dunked celebration of Indian silhouettes displayed against 'Disco Mujra', fits the bill in this regard.

Its ensembles for men in particular appreciably flaunted varied colour palettes across silhouettes which were classic yet reworked to add a contemporary touch. Full props to the choreographed chemistry which significantly elevated the production value.

Day 4 of ICW saw JJ Valaya present 'Muraqqa', which followed the same brief albeit across the trifecta of Istanbul, Isfahan and Delhi as inspiration with a heavy hand of Art Deco patterning.