Divyam Mehta’s Fall 2026 collection, Into the Woods, returns to the forest through the textures, colours and markings found in nature. Bark, weathered stone and foliage are translated into cloth through shibori, Dot kantha, screen printing and brocade weaving, building on the label’s long-standing work with Indian handcraft. The collection uses soft, sculptural silhouettes in earthy tones of amethyst, coal, soil brown and olive, punctuated by kathal green and rani pink. Revisiting a landscape Mehta first explored in 2016, the collection expands his vocabulary of craft and surface while keeping the focus on contemporary forms shaped by Indian textile traditions.
Divyam Mehta is a label built upon an ongoing interest in what textiles can do. The brand describes itself as a maker of ‘rare & collectible clothing with strong Indian roots and a taste for the contemporary’, drawing from nature, Indian handlooms, kantha stitchwork, shibori and block printing. Mehta works closely with master artisans to push these techniques into new forms. Kantha, for instance, has evolved into the label’s ‘bindu’ or dot kantha, while shibori has become an exploration of light, shadow and the possibilities of resist dyeing. The label’s work has consistently brought together artisanal construction, surface texturing and relaxed, contemporary forms.
For Fall 2026, Divyam Mehta returns to the forest with Into the Woods, a study of nature, its textures, layers and the forms shaped over time. The collection looks closely at the grains of bark, weathered stone, foliage and natural markings found in forest landscapes, translating these observations onto cloth through surface, dye and craft. The palette stays close to the earth, moving through amethyst, coal, soil brown and olive green, with kathal green and rani pink appearing as vibrant flashes within the wilderness.
“Into the Woods is about observing nature’s textures and the stories they hold. Through craft, we wanted to translate that sense of time, memory and quiet beauty into cloth.”Divyam Mehta
Shibori dyeing, intricate stitchwork, screen printing and brocade weaving come together across the collection. Shibori appears across denim, while pleated silks bring movement and dimension to the garments. The Dot kantha embroidery adds more tactility, building on the label’s signature approach to the stitch, which Mehta has developed from tiny individual stitches into what the brand calls ‘bindu’ or dot kantha. Tribal-inspired geometric artworks are also translated through screen printing, turning patterns and markings into part of the textile itself. Mehta has previously described his approach as treating texture and craftsmanship as part of the material, and that idea continues through this collection.
The silhouettes are soft and sculptural, designed to feel effortless and almost like a second skin, with the textiles doing much of the visual work. Quiet forms sit against richly worked surfaces, giving each garment its character through the amount of craft built into it. This relationship between textile and form has been central to Mehta’s practice for years. His earlier Into the Woods collection, presented in 2016, also looked to tree bark and wilderness textures, using shibori, kantha, quilting and earthy colours across contemporary menswear. The new collection revisits that landscape with a broader textile vocabulary.
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