Minimalist maximalist Sabyasachi Mukherjee on wedding couture's evolution

From the colour red and his first bridal lehenga to how the narrative around wedding couture has changed, Sabyasachi Mukherjee takes Akshara Srivastava through his creative journey

It is a pleasant December afternoon in the City of Joy  — Kolkata. Sabyasachi Mukherjee, a name celebrated as India’s most influential and globally recognised designer, has agreed to meet at his atelier in a heritage building on Chowringhee Road near Park Street. This is his office, and it bears a no-nonsense look. The walls are plain white, and bare. There is a large wooden platform at the reception, but that’s bare, too, with only the brand’s logo  — the Royal Bengal Tiger — to adorn it. There are none of those opulent chandeliers or large vases that speak of