Arvind Limited will unveil a collaborative menswear collection with designer Ashish N Soni at Lakmē Fashion Week in partnership with the Fashion Design Council of India (FDCI). The showcase is scheduled for October 16, 2026, at the Taj Palace in New Delhi.
The collection will draw on Arvind Limited’s textile range, spanning Cotton, Wool, Linen, Tencel, Bamboo and other materials, filtered through Soni’s design sensibility for contemporary tailoring.
Kulin Lalbhai, Vice Chairman of Arvind Limited, said the partnership was about showing what the company’s fabrics can become in the hands of a skilled designer. “We are elated to partner with Lakmē Fashion Week in partnership with FDCI this season and to collaborate with Ashish N Soni on this showcase. Ashish has a distinctive ability to translate the character and potential of a fabric into stylish, wearable design. Through this collaboration, we want to demonstrate the versatility of our textiles and the possibilities they offer, from the loom to the runway.”
Ashish N Soni, Design Director at Ashish N Soni, Ikos Designs Pvt. Ltd, described the collaboration as a creative dialogue between his design perspective and Arvind’s textile expertise. “Working with Arvind has been a truly exciting and rewarding experience for me. The collaboration brings together my years of experience and design perspective with Arvind’s exceptional skill and deep expertise in textiles. I have always had a great appreciation for fine, high-end textiles, and the quality, sophistication and finish of Arvind’s fabrics make them particularly inspiring to work with. It has been a wonderful creative dialogue, and I’m very pleased with what we have created together. I look forward to sharing it soon.”
The initiative isn’t limited to the runway. Select looks from the show will be made available at The Arvind Stores shortly after the event, giving the collection a direct route from catwalk to consumer.
The show is being positioned as a demonstration of the full fashion value chain — from raw textile development through design to retail — with Arvind Limited’s manufacturing heritage, Soni’s design language, and the FDCI-backed platform of Lakmē Fashion Week all feeding into a single presentation.
The collection debuts October 16 at Taj Palace, New Delhi, with select pieces reaching Arvind Stores nationwide shortly after.
