Mahima Mahajan Couture'26: A New Dimension

Every house reaches a point where the work it has always done asks to be seen differently. For Mahima Mahajan, that point is Couture'26, the house’s first couture collection and the clearest statement yet of where its craft is headed.

Beyond the familiar, couture enters a new dimension, where heritage craftsmanship, sculptural form and modern expression converge. Rich zardozi, badla, zari and intricate hand embroidery come together with luminous tissue, delicate organza and silk chanderi, in ethereal silhouettes and a palette that moves from soft neutrals to deeper jewel tones.

Couture, Redefined

Mahima Mahajan Couture'26 is the house’s first couture collection: forty handcrafted pieces in which zardozi, badla, zari and hand embroidery meet silk tissue, organza and silk chanderi. The palette runs from nude, blush and silver to crimson and a considered range of muted multicolours.

What makes it couture is the weight the house gives to the hand. The embroidery is dense where a garment is meant to be studied and restrained where the cloth is meant to move, and every piece is made to order, with a custom size offered alongside the standard range. The result is clothing built less like a season’s offering and more like an heirloom in the making.

Crafts behind the Collection, The Language of Metal

Four crafts carry the collection, and each speaks in a different register.

Zardozi, from the Persian zar, gold, and dozi, embroidery, is worked in metal thread and wire, stitched down in raised relief. It is long associated with the courts of Mughal India, and here it is hand-carved into blouses and skirts with real architectural presence.

Badla is flat, fine metallic wire, worked close to the cloth. It gives a shimmer that reads quieter than a sequin and more luminous than thread.

Zari, metal wound around a silk core, appears in borders and in the threadwork that frames a dupatta, where it draws a clean line around a drape.

Hand embroidery completes the vocabulary, in floral vines, lattice and booti that connect the heavier metal work and carry the eye across a skirt.

Fabrics behind the Collection. Light, Held in Cloth

The fabrics are chosen for how they carry all that work.

Silk tissue, woven with metallic thread, holds light on its surface and gives heavy embroidery a luminous ground.

Organza, sheer and crisp, carries volume without weight, so a voluminous skirt moves instead of pooling.

Silk chanderi, from the weaving town in Madhya Pradesh, is light and softly lustrous, and it holds fine embroidery cleanly.

Some of our Best Picks 

Izhaar: The Bridal Statement

Izhaar is the collection’s grandest sentence. It is a multicolour bridal lehenga in silk tissue, centred on a scoop-neck blouse heavily encrusted with golden zardozi and delicate lattice motifs. The voluminous skirt weaves rich muted hues beneath dense hand-carved zardozi, badla wirework and floral embroidery, and a draped red tissue dupatta bordered in metallic threadwork completes it.

It is offered as a lehenga set, with a bridal veil, or with a double dupatta and veil, which brings the ensemble to five components at its fullest.

Nooran: Crimson, Composed

Where Izhaar layers colour, Nooran commits to one. It is a bridal lehenga in rich crimson silk organza, with a structured mini cap-sleeved blouse heavily worked in gold zardozi and fine metallic embroidery. The voluminous skirt reveals floral motifs and embroidered booti, and a lightweight organza dupatta framed in classic metallic borders finishes a polished bridal silhouette. It is also available with a veil.

For the wardrobe that surrounds a bridal look, our guide to bridal outfits for every function follows a wedding from haldi to reception.

Mahika: Silver, Sculpted

Mahika is cut from luminous silver silk tissue. A strapless, corset-style bustier, detailed with vertical silver embroidery and delicate beading, gives the line, and the fluid, voluminous skirt gives the movement. A matching embroidered dupatta, draped over the shoulder, closes the picture. The corset provides the structure, and the tissue provides the light.

Kainat: Quiet Couture

Couture does not have to be a lehenga, and Kainat makes the case. It is a regal nude silk chanderi kurta set, detailed with golden zardozi threadwork, floral vines and badla wirework across the yoke and sleeves. The long, straight-cut kurta is paired with relaxed, plain wide-leg chanderi pants and a draped coordinating shawl framed by metallic borders. All of the richness sits at the shoulder, and the rest of the set stays composed.

Habiba: The Saree, Redrawn

Habiba is a contemporary blush-pink saree in silk organza, paired with a sleeveless, zero-neck blouse in butterfly net. The blouse is sculpted and heavily textured with beadwork, while the fluid drape creates an elongated, effortless line, traced by a fine gold embroidered cutwork border.

The Finishing Touch

The collection carries its own accessories: nine hand-embroidered potlis, in shades from Sindori Red and Rani Pink to Blush Pink, Platinum, Pista Green, Burnt Lilac, Marine Teal, Grapevine and Golden, alongside a sequinned bag in silver. The full range sits in the bags edit.

Final Thoughts

Every Couture'26 piece is made to order, with a dispatch of six to eight weeks, a custom size offered alongside S to XXL, and free shipping within India. The collection can be seen in person at our stores in Delhi, Mumbai and Hyderabad. The full Couture'26 collection is online, as is the bridal edit.

Frequently asked questions

Q1: What is Mahima Mahajan Couture'26?

Mahima Mahajan’s first couture collection: forty handcrafted pieces in zardozi, badla, zari and hand embroidery on silk tissue, organza and silk chanderi.

Q2: Is Couture'26 only a bridal collection?

No. It includes bridal lehengas such as Izhaar and Nooran, alongside sarees, corset lehengas and kurta sets such as Habiba, Mahika and Kainat.

Q3: What is zardozi?

Zardozi is embroidery worked in metal thread and wire, stitched down in raised relief. The name comes from the Persian zar, gold, and dozi, embroidery.

Q4: What is badla work?

Badla is flat, fine metallic wire worked close to the surface of a fabric, which gives a shimmer that is quieter than a sequin.

Q5: Which fabrics are used in Couture'26?

Silk tissue, organza and silk chanderi, with butterfly net used for blouses.

Q6: How much does Couture'26 cost?

Pieces start from an MRP of ₹95,000, and Izhaar’s lehenga set is MRP ₹3,95,000. Veils and double dupattas, where offered, are priced as options.

Q7: How long does a Couture'26 piece take to make?

The pieces dispatch in six to eight weeks, and each product page lists its timeline.

Q8: Can Couture'26 be made in a custom size?

Yes. A custom size is offered alongside S to XXL on the product pages.

Q9: Where can I see Couture'26 in person?

At Mahima Mahajan’s stores in Delhi, Mumbai and Hyderabad.