Photographer: Fabien Charuau; Styling: Nisha Jhangiani. Assisted by Maitri Mody

The drape of brocade, the pure splash of colour, the glint of jewels, the softness of velvet. Verve raises the curtain on high drama this season

At Left: Hot pink embroidered velvet jacket, by Deepika Gehani; lime green shirt with brocade and jewel detailing, by Payal Singhal; plum brocade trousers, by Nikasha, at Ensemble; beige purse with roses, at Cypress. All in Mumbai. Rust velvet pumps, by Namrata Joshipura, New Delhi.

Below: Grey embroidered top with ruffles, by Narendra Kumar; black suede boots with faux fur, at Bally; ring, at Satyani’s. All in Mumbai. Black bow skirt with red lining, by Ashima and Leena, New Delhi. Black stretch tights with sequinned motifs, by Shantanu Goenka, Kolkata.

At Right: Fuchsia velvet corset and leaf green velvet skirt with sequinned embroidery, both by Salim Asgarally; embroidered green jacket and plum embroidered velvet wedge heels, both by Falguni and Shane Peacock, for Peacock Couture; transparent bangle with faux stones, by Neha Agarwal, for Nillaya. All in Mumbai.

Make-up and hair: Clint Fernandes, for Lakme.

Location courtesy: Essajee’s workshop.

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