Nidhi Gaur, Beyond Mirrors, 2026

Beyond Mirrors is a plus-sized womenswear collection which investigates the body as a site of resistance and material expression within a contemporary South Asian framework. The collection –deeply rooted in personal experiences and informed by India’s body positivity movement– rejects corrective fashion logics that rely on concealment or excess. Simple silhouettes function as intentional frameworks for textile inquiry. Materiality becomes both an emotional and political tool for articulating weight, visibility, and resilience through a variety of methods, including intentional woven surfaces, layered transparencies and tactile pattern languages. The collection reclaims the plus sized form as a dignified and generative presence–one which occupies space with agency, complexity, and embodied authority.

The Design Show

The Design Show features garments, accessories, lookbooks, fragrances, and portfolio work, offering visitors an opportunity to engage with both the finished collections and the creative processes behind them. Together, these presentations reveal the breadth of ideas, approaches, and perspectives that define the Fashion Design Class of 2026.

The work on view reflects the creativity, rigor, and vision of a new generation of designers shaping the future of fashion through thoughtful and engaged practice.