A Sense of Beauty, Episode 3: Pivot With a Pattern

With Co-Creative Director Fernando Garcia’s arrival in Mumbai, embroidery pillars begin to emerge from swatches. A budding relationship at embroidery partner Chanakya grows as artisans weave the leather trellis motif, balancing structured regularity with organic flourishes. Committed to both innovation and the preservation of craft through education, Chanakya’s renown technical excellence is at the fore in the development of the technique. One of Oscar de la Renta’s closest partners, Marsil Exports & Imports LLP, remains in the family with Renuka Advani at the helm. After decades of collaboration, beginning with Oscar himself—Fernando and Design Director Simon de Beaupre find themselves at home in Mumbai, perfecting the pillar fern and abstract thread embroideries. The process of design on full display, the marbleized floral embroidery technique is in jeopardy of dropping out of the collection. Film by Bunny Lake Films Director: Celine Danhier Producers: Rachel Dengiz, Sabine Rogers, Geoffray Barbier Cinematographer: Caleb Seppala Additional Cinematography: Jackson McCoy Director of Photography for Australia: Nico White Sound: Rachel Suffian Editors: Jason Pollard, Alejandro Segovia Assistant editor: Keith Overton Color: Gabe Chavez Music: Matt Abeysekera Sound Mix: Jeet Paul Sound Design: Nikolay Antonov Graphics: Orna Bradshaw Production Assistants: Willa Neubauer, Justin Scheer ― Established in New York City in 1965, Oscar de la Renta is one of the world's leading l