Fine golden threads flow and twist to sketch out motifs and patterns, held in place with tiny contrasting stitches through the delicate dexterity of the master artisans of the Chanakya ateliers in Mumbai. Heading up this renowned and inventive repository of savoir-faire, Karishma Swali explains the couching embroidery technique embellishing several pieces in the Fall 2023 collection by Maria Grazia Chiuri on.dior.com/fall-2023, unveiled last Thursday night before the monumental splendor of the G