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July 2026 — Week 3

Week 3 (Jul 15 – Jul 21) (2026/07/15 to 2026/07/21)

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Fashion & Luxury

2026-07-20T09:30:00.000Z

Ahmedabad Textile Heritage Center Opens Archive Museum for Rare 500-Year-Old Ashavali Brocades

In Ahmedabad, the Textile Heritage Center has inaugurated a museum archive dedicated to preserving rare Ashavali brocades, some dating back nearly 500 years, placing one of Gujarat's most distinguished textile traditions into a new era of scholarship and public access. The initiative signals both a conservation milestone and a renewed cultural claim for a weave long associated with courtly patronage, ceremonial dress and the city's mercantile finesse.

RDU Global Correspondent

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Fashion & Luxury

2026-07-16T09:30:00.000Z

Monsoon Pret 2026 Turns to Engineered Weaves and Airy Linen Co-ords as Mumbai Recalibrates Wet-Weather Dressing

As Mumbai settles into the long rhythm of the monsoon, India's pret designers are responding with a sharper, more technical vocabulary: water-repellent organic weaves, quick-dry finishes and breathable linen co-ord sets cut for humidity rather than spectacle. The result is a season of practical elegance, where utility is being recast as luxury and weatherproof dressing becomes a marker of modern urban taste.

RDU Global Correspondent

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