# Gaurav Gupta

> Gaurav Gupta is a couture and eveningwear label based in New Delhi, India, started in 2005. Behind the label: Gaurav Gupta. Known for sculptural couture that joins Indian embellishment to surreal, futuristic shapes.

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- Facts checked: 2026-10-22
- Author: Kaiser Khan (Founder & Editor)

## Quick facts

- 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: https://www.gauravguptastudio.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gauravguptaofficial/

## 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

- 2005: Gaurav Gupta and his brother Saurabh Gupta found the label, according to the label. (source: https://gauravguptastudio.com/pages/about-us)
- 26 January 2023: Shows Spring/Summer 2023 couture on the official Paris calendar. (source: https://www.fhcm.paris/en/upcoming-seasons-and-previous-editions)
- 5 May 2025: Dresses Kiara Advani for the Met Gala. (source: https://thenationalnews.com/lifestyle/2025/05/06/met-gala-shah-rukh-ambani-poonawalla)
- 27 January 2026: Shows Spring/Summer 2026 couture on the official Paris calendar. (source: https://www.fhcm.paris/en/upcoming-seasons-and-previous-editions)
- October 2026: Opens a boutique in Paris, at 6 rue Jean Goujon. (source: https://gauravguptastudio.com/pages/about-us)

## Sources

- [FHCM — Gaurav Gupta house page](https://www.fhcm.paris/en/house/gaurav-gupta) — checked 2026-10-22
- [Gaurav Gupta — About us (official site)](https://gauravguptastudio.com/pages/about-us) — checked 2026-10-22
- [Gaurav Gupta — Boutiques (official site)](https://gauravguptastudio.com/pages/boutiques) — checked 2026-10-22
- [The National — Indian designers at the 2025 Met Gala (6 May 2025)](https://thenationalnews.com/lifestyle/2025/05/06/met-gala-shah-rukh-ambani-poonawalla) — checked 2026-10-22
- [FHCM — official haute couture calendars, January 2023 to July 2026](https://www.fhcm.paris/en/upcoming-seasons-and-previous-editions) — checked 2026-10-22