Deep Maroon Kurti-Sharara Set

A deep maroon georgette kurti and sharara paired with an organza dupatta There exists a moment, just before the lights come alive— when the studio is still, the air thick with memory, and the muse waits.  Memoirs of the Marquee is an ode to that pause in time.  A cinematic reverie that journeys through the golden eras of Indian cinema—the 1930s, ’40s and ’50s—where muses were not merely under the arc lights, but immortalised. Performers, artists and film makers who carried an aura of quiet power, poised between anonymity and legend. Set within the solitude of a forgotten theatre, the collection imagines these yesteryear muses as they arrive for their portrait sessions—stepping into pools of light, before the arc lamps awaken. The backdrop, textured and timeworn, becomes both stage and witness—echoing stories of a thousand untold frames.  Their attire, evocative of the roles they played in life, on screen and off screen, in the public eye and in their personal domain, unfold like film reels—drenched in sequins, crystals, and painstaking zardozi embroideries that catch light like fleeting flashes of a camera. Each silhouette is sculpted to evoke a sense of stillness and