When Manish Malhotra throws a couture party, he doesn’t just host a show, he changes the way the industry thinks about them. At the Taj Palace in New Delhi, the designer tore up the traditional runway format and introduced India’s first-ever Couture Party, a night where couture, music, and celebration collided.

The evening was a study in how Malhotra continues to stay ahead of the curve. Rather than guests sitting in silence awaiting a runway, they were drawn into an immersive, living showcase, with models gliding through the crowd in his newest collection, INAYA, as the party pulsed around them.