# Sabyasachi

> Sabyasachi is a couture and eveningwear label based in Kolkata, India, started in 1999. Behind the label: Sabyasachi Mukherjee. Known for bridal couture and high jewellery that put Indian heritage crafts at the centre.

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

## Quick facts

- Behind the label: Sabyasachi Mukherjee
- Based: Kolkata, India
- Since: 1999
- Focus: Couture and eveningwear
- Makes: Bridal and evening couture, menswear, ready-to-wear, accessories and high jewellery
- Trained: National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), Kolkata, graduating in 1999
- Official site: https://www.sabyasachi.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sabyasachiofficial/

## Who is behind Sabyasachi?

Sabyasachi Mukherjee graduated from NIFT Kolkata in 1999 and started his label six months later with a team of three, the house records. He first showed at Lakmé Fashion Week in 2002, launched his first bridal collection there in 2007 and opened his first store, in Calcutta, in 2009; jewellery followed in 2017. Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail acquired 51% of the business in 2021. The house opened its first international flagship, in New York, in 2022 and its largest store, in a neo-classical building in Mumbai’s heritage district, in 2023. It marked 25 years with a show at Mumbai’s Jio World Convention Centre on 25 January 2025, and that May dressed Shah Rukh Khan for his Met Gala debut. On 15 September 2026, the final day of New York Fashion Week, Sabyasachi showed Spring/Summer 2027 at Spring Studios, listed by the CFDA as new to the official schedule, and launched a multi-year high-jewellery collaboration with The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

## Timeline

- 1999: Sabyasachi Mukherjee launches his label, months after graduating from NIFT. (source: https://www.sabyasachi.com/pages/history)
- 2002: Debuts at Lakmé Fashion Week with the collection “Kashgaar Bazaar”. (source: https://www.sabyasachi.com/pages/history)
- 2021: Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail acquires 51% of the business. (source: https://www.sabyasachi.com/pages/history)
- 2022: Opens its first international flagship store, in New York. (source: https://www.sabyasachi.com/pages/history)
- 25 January 2025: Stages its 25th-anniversary show at the Jio World Convention Centre in Mumbai. (source: https://www.hollywoodreporterindia.com/lifestyle/fashion/deepika-padukone-alia-bhatt-and-all-that-went-down-at-sabyasachis-25th-anniversary-show)
- 5 May 2025: Dresses Shah Rukh Khan for his Met Gala debut in New York. (source: https://thenationalnews.com/lifestyle/2025/05/06/met-gala-shah-rukh-ambani-poonawalla)
- 15 September 2026: Shows Spring/Summer 2027, “Bengal Byzantine Broadway”, at Spring Studios on the last day of New York Fashion Week. (source: https://thenodmag.com/content/sabyasachi-new-york-fashion-week-show-2026)

## Sources

- [Sabyasachi — History (official site)](https://www.sabyasachi.com/pages/history) — checked 2026-10-22
- [Sabyasachi — The Met | Sabyasachi (official site)](https://www.sabyasachi.com/pages/the-met-sabyasachi) — checked 2026-10-22
- [The Hollywood Reporter India — Sabyasachi’s 25th anniversary show (January 2025)](https://www.hollywoodreporterindia.com/lifestyle/fashion/deepika-padukone-alia-bhatt-and-all-that-went-down-at-sabyasachis-25th-anniversary-show) — 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
- [CFDA — preliminary September 2026 official NYFW schedule (1 July 2026)](https://cfda.com/news/view-the-preliminary-september-2026-official-nyfw-schedule/) — checked 2026-10-22
- [The Nod Mag — Sabyasachi at New York Fashion Week (16 September 2026)](https://thenodmag.com/content/sabyasachi-new-york-fashion-week-show-2026) — checked 2026-10-22
- [Open — Sabyasachi returns to New York Fashion Week (16 September 2026)](https://openthemagazine.com/art-culture/after-17-years-sabyasachi-returns-to-new-york-fashion-week-brings-bengal-to-manhattan) — checked 2026-10-22