Designer Gaurav Gupta redefines Hollywood glamour with Indian couture

India-based Gaurav Gupta, couturier to Hollywood stars, was in Singapore recently for his first fashion showcase. PHOTO: GAURAV GUPTA
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SINGAPORE – Gaurav Gupta recalls with amusement the moment American rapper Cardi B appeared at the 2023 Grammys in his dress – a dramatic electric blue, gravity-defying number.

“That dress went so viral that everyone was talking about it. I was, like, ‘What’s going on?’” the New Delhi-based designer says, joking that it even eclipsed climate change discussions on social media.

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