A Cannes Moment with Simi Garewal
A Cannes Moment with Simi Garewal Karan & Leon https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Mb5OhnpO5rs There are some women whose presence carries a timeless elegance, and Simi Garewal has always been one of them. Her grace, attention to detail, and effortless sophistication have remained iconic through generations. So when the opportunity came to create her Cannes look, it felt like a natural extension of everything Karleo stands for — understated luxury, craftsmanship, and timeless beauty. For Cannes, the vision was clear from the beginning: to create something that celebrated both classic international glamour and the richness of Indian artistry. Staying true to her signature white palette, we designed a look that felt soft, elegant, and deeply refined. The ensemble featured a layered tulle skirt adorned with delicate hand embroidery, paired with a custom-structured corset that brought modern elegance to the silhouette. To complete the look, we added a beautifully cascading overcoat detailed with fine white threadwork — creating movement, texture, and quiet drama in the most graceful way. Every detail was approached with care, from the construction and embroidery to the final styling. The beauty of the ensemble truly came alive in the way she carried it — with poise, charm, and effortless confidence. Simple, elegant, and chic, the look felt like a perfect reflection of both her personality and the design language of Karleo. For us, this was more than creating a red carpet outfit. It was about telling a story through craftsmanship and silhouette, while honouring a woman whose elegance has always inspired so many. From the first sketch to the final fitting, the entire journey of creating this look was incredibly memorable for our team. Cannes will always be special, but being part of this moment with Simi Garewal made it even more meaningful for us at Karleo. — Karan & Leon, KarleoA quiet balance of heart and mind. The story that built us Some days, it feels like Karleo is just the two of us figuring things out as we go. Fashion Favourites with Karan & Leon There’s always been a pull toward contrast, maybe that’s why Alexander McQueen stays close Respun We get asked this often, what happens to all the mock pieces we create during fittings?
RESPUN
Respun Karan & Leon http://youtube.com/shorts/–weUld2h8k?feature=share We get asked this often, what happens to all the mock pieces we create during fittings? The truth is, they’ve never felt like something we could simply throw away. Each mock holds a part of the process, a trial, a mistake, a breakthrough, a moment where something started to make sense. Discarding them has never sat right with us. In the earlier days, we would pass these pieces on to a small group of women who worked with fabric in the most patient, hands-on way. They would sit for hours, manually shredding every bit of cloth, turning what was once a structured form into something soft and formless. That fabric would then find its way into the insides of toys and small objects, hidden, but still carrying a purpose. There was something incredibly grounding about that, the slowness of it, the care it required, the idea that nothing was really wasted, just transformed. As time moved on, and as technology found its way into these processes, we began collaborating more closely, both with this same cluster of women and with Respun. Today, the leftover pieces are broken down further, shredded into fibre, and reimagined into home goods and other products. The scale has changed, the method has evolved, but the intention remains the same. To see something that once felt like an “extra” become something functional again… it does something to you. There’s a quiet kind of joy in that cycle, in knowing that what was once part of a bride’s journey continues on, just in another form. — Karan & Leon, KarleoA quiet balance of heart and mind. The story that built us Some days, it feels like Karleo is just the two of us figuring things out as we go. Fashion Favourites with Karan & Leon There’s always been a pull toward contrast, maybe that’s why Alexander McQueen stays close Respun We get asked this often, what happens to all the mock pieces we create during fittings?
FASHION FAAVOURITES WITH KARAN & LEON
Fashion Favourites With Karan & Leon Karan & Leon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OY7QjCDDimM There’s always been a pull toward contrast, maybe that’s why Alexander McQueen stays close to my imagination. The drama, the emotion, the tension in his work… it never sits still. It makes you feel something. I still think, even now, I’d go back and intern there in a heartbeat, just to be in that energy, to understand how something so intense is built with such precision. For Leon, it’s Viktor & Rolf. Not just designers, but artists. With them, garments don’t stop at clothing, they become objects, sculptures, sometimes even worlds of their own. There’s a kind of fearlessness in how they create, where fashion blurs into art, into storytelling, into something almost surreal. And then there’s the moment that never really leaves us, Princess Diana and her wedding gown. It still feels relevant, still referenced, still alive in design conversations today. That contrast, between volume and softness, tradition and individuality, shifted how we see the white gown. It wasn’t just ceremonial anymore, it became expressive. Personal. Almost like the dress carried as much character as the person wearing it. Maybe that’s what stays with us, this idea that design isn’t static. It moves, it evolves, it holds time within it. And somehow, it always finds its way back to the wearer. — Karan & Leon, KarleoA quiet balance of heart and mind. The story that built us Some days, it feels like Karleo is just the two of us figuring things out as we go. Fashion Favourites with Karan & Leon There’s always been a pull toward contrast, maybe that’s why Alexander McQueen stays close Respun We get asked this often, what happens to all the mock pieces we create during fittings?
STORY THAT BUILT US
Story That Built Us Karan & Leon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=giYfzC5jzsE Some days, it feels like Karleo is just the two of us figuring things out as we go.Karan feels everything deeply. A silhouette, a fabric, a bride’s story, it all hits somewhere personal. He chases that feeling, sometimes obsessively, until it turns into something real. It’s never just about how it looks, it’s about what it holds.Leon is the pause in that intensity. He listens more than he speaks, observes quietly, and understands what the bride needs sometimes even before she says it. Where things can feel overwhelming, he simplifies. Where ideas run wild, he grounds them.We don’t always think the same way. In fact, we rarely do. But somewhere between emotion and logic, instinct and patience, something honest begins to take shape.The designers we admire, the brides we meet, the stories we’re trusted with, they all leave something behind in the way we work.Maybe that’s why we do things the way we do. Not perfectly, not predictably, but always personally. — Karan & Leon, KarleoA quiet balance of heart and mind The story that built us Some days, it feels like Karleo is just the two of us figuring things out as we go. Fashion Favourites with Karan & Leon There’s always been a pull toward contrast, maybe that’s why Alexander McQueen stays close Respun We get asked this often, what happens to all the mock pieces we create during fittings?