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Gaurav Gupta
Gaurav Gupta is a couture and eveningwear label based in New Delhi, India, started in 2005. Behind the label: Gaurav Gupta. It is known for sculptural couture that joins Indian embellishment to surreal, futuristic shapes. Latest milestone on record (October 2026): Opens a boutique in Paris, at 6 rue Jean Goujon.
Quick facts
Gaurav Gupta at a glance
- Behind the label
- Gaurav Gupta
- Based
- New Delhi, India
- Since
- 2005
- Focus
- Couture and eveningwear
- Makes
- Haute couture, bridal and evening wear, menswear and festive collections
- Trained
- Central Saint Martins, London
- Official site
- gauravguptastudio.com ↗
- @gauravguptaofficial ↗
The person and the label
Who is behind Gaurav Gupta?
Gaurav Gupta set up his label with his brother, Saurabh Gupta, after graduating from Central Saint Martins. The label’s own site gives 2005; the Fédération’s house page gives both 2004 and 2006. The Fédération describes work that combines Indian construction and embellishment with surrealism and a vision of the future. Invited by the Fédération, he showed on the Paris haute couture calendar in January and July 2023, and again in January 2024, 2025 and 2026; he was not on the July calendars for 2024, 2025 or 2026. At the Met Gala in May 2025 Kiara Advani wore his black gown with a golden breastplate. The label has five boutiques in India, in New Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad and Kolkata, and since October 2026 a boutique in Paris, at 6 rue Jean Goujon.
Timeline
Gaurav Gupta, dated
- 2005Gaurav Gupta and his brother Saurabh Gupta found the label, according to the label. Source ↗
- 26 January 2023Shows Spring/Summer 2023 couture on the official Paris calendar. Source ↗
- 5 May 2025Dresses Kiara Advani for the Met Gala. Source ↗
- 27 January 2026Shows Spring/Summer 2026 couture on the official Paris calendar. Source ↗
- October 2026Opens a boutique in Paris, at 6 rue Jean Goujon. Source ↗
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Quick answers
Gaurav Gupta, answered
Who is behind Gaurav Gupta?
- Gaurav Gupta. Gaurav Gupta is a couture and eveningwear label based in New Delhi.
When was Gaurav Gupta founded?
- 2005, according to the sources listed on this page.
What does Gaurav Gupta make?
- Haute couture, bridal and evening wear, menswear and festive collections. It is known for sculptural couture that joins Indian embellishment to surreal, futuristic shapes.
Where did the designer of Gaurav Gupta train?
- Central Saint Martins, London.