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Anjali Phougat to Unveil “Kintsugi: DEVI MENDED IN GOLD” at Dolby Theatre, Hollywood, on October 24, 2026, During LA Fashion Week 2026
By Anjali Phougat
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Acclaimed luxury couture designer Anjali Phougat is set to present her extraordinary eight-look collection, Kintsugi: DEVI MENDED IN GOLD, at the prestigious Dolby Theatre in Hollywood on October 24, 2026, during LA Fashion Week 2026. Inspired by Japanese Kintsugi artistry and the divine feminine power of Indian Shakti, the collection celebrates resilience, transformation, and empowerment through eight stunning shades of red embellished with symbolic golden seams. Dedicated to honoring acid attack survivors, this powerful runway presentation transforms the narrative of scars into one of strength, dignity, and beauty—celebrating the unstoppable spirit of women.
Participating in LA FASHION WEEK 2026
ANJALI PHOUGAT IS A LUXURY COUTURE DESIGNER AND THE FOUNDER OF DESIGNERDREAMCOLLECTION, WORKING WHERE CONSCIOUS FASHION MEETS SPIRITUAL PHILOSOPHY AND INDIAN CRAFTSMANSHIP. A TIMES 40 UNDER 40 ACHIEVER AND A FILM PRODUCER, SHE HAS BUILT A MULTIDISCIPLINARY CAREER ACROSS FASHION, FILM, AND MEDIA — A DESIGNER SHOWCASED DURING PARIS FASHION WEEK, AN AUTHOR, AND A PODCAST HOST. HER WORK REACHES A GLOBAL AUDIENCE OF OVER ONE MILLION. SHE DESIGNS FOR THE WOMAN WHO LEADS WITH HER ENERGY — GARMENTS THAT CARRY FREQUENCY, DIGNITY, AND POWER. THE COLLECTION — KINTSUGI: DEVI MENDED IN GOLD
SOME THINGS, ONCE BROKEN, ARE THROWN AWAY. THIS COLLECTION DISAGREES.
KINTSUGI: DEVI MENDED IN GOLD IS AN EIGHT-LOOK COUTURE COLLECTION BUILT ON A COLLISION OF TWO ANCIENT WISDOMS. IN JAPAN, KINTSUGI IS THE ART OF MENDING SHATTERED POTTERY WITH MOLTEN GOLD — THE CRACK NEVER HIDDEN, BUT HONORED AS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PART OF THE PIECE. IN INDIA, THE DEVI — THE DIVINE FEMININE, THE SHAKTI — IS NEVER THE VICTIM OF THE STORY. SHE IS ITS POWER.
IN THE SHAKTA TRADITION, THE DEVI DOES NOT STAND BESIDE POWER — SHE IS POWER. THE ANCIENT TEACHING HOLDS: SHIVA WITHOUT SHAKTI IS SHAVA — WITHOUT THE GODDESS, EVEN THE GREATEST GOD IS STILL, INERT, A CORPSE. SHE IS THE ENERGY THAT MOVES THE UNIVERSE; WITHOUT HER THERE IS NO CREATION, NO MOVEMENT, NO LIFE. THIS COLLECTION IS BUILT ON THAT TRUTH: THE FEMININE IS NOT THE SOFTER HALF OF THE STORY. SHE IS THE FORCE THAT MAKES THE STORY HAPPEN AT ALL.
EIGHT LOOKS. EIGHT SHADES OF RED. RED IS THE WOUND, RECLAIMED — THE COLOR OF THE GODDESS IN HER FIERCEST FORM, OF LIFEBLOOD, OF REFUSAL. GOLD IS THE REPAIR, HONORED — SEAMS OF MOLTEN GOLD TRACING EVERY SILHOUETTE LIKE LIGHTNING FINDING ITS PATH. EACH GARMENT CARRIES THE KINTSUGI SEAM AS ITS SIGNATURE: THE BREAK MADE BEAUTIFUL, THE SCAR MADE SACRED.
THE COLLECTION IS PRESENTED IN HONOR OF ACID ATTACK SURVIVORS — WOMEN WHOSE DIGNITY THIS WORK REFUSES TO REDUCE TO PITY. THEIR STORIES ARE THEIR OWN, AND THIS COLLECTION DOES NOT SPEAK FOR THEM. IT OFFERS THEM THE RUNWAY’S HIGHEST LANGUAGE INSTEAD: COUTURE. BECAUSE REPAIR, WORN IN GOLD, IS NOT A TRAGEDY. IT IS A CORONATION.
ON OCTOBER 24, 2026, AT THE DOLBY THEATRE IN HOLLYWOOD, THE DEVI WALKS. MENDED IN GOLD.