H&M x Sabyasachi

H&M announced its first collaboration back in 2020 with the Indian designer Sabyasachi, a member of the Fashion Design Council of India who has also designed many costumes for Bollywood films. A year later, the H&M x Sabyasachi collection will finally be released, after being postponed due to the global pandemic that particularly affected India. “We decided on safety first,” the designer told Vogue India. An expectation that is worthwhile since it highlights the richness and meticulousness of the country's traditional fashion know-how. 

With its warm colors, shimmering fabrics and prints, golden embroidery, and flowing cuts: the pieces with a bohemian aura offer a one-way ticket to sunny Bombay or Calcutta, which is exactly the travel theme highlighting this capsule: “When H&M asked what I wanted to do, I told them that in my head and heart I’m a traveler, and I want to create a travel wardrobe. So I asked myself how a collection could journey seamlessly from a palace in Jaipur to a pool party in LA,” the designer told Vogue India, steaming from a desire to build multicultural bridges.

Not only does this capsule offer the opportunity to open up to different cultures, but it also invites us to escape, allowing Sabyasachi - who specializes more in couture and evening wear- to show his original designs to a wider audience. With prices starting at 19.99 euros, this is a collection of timeless silhouettes for women and men, revisited as a celebration of the richness of Indian craftsmanship.