The designer, still riding high from the glitter trail, called the collaboration an “unforgettable and iconic moment,” adding that it was a proud milestone for Indian design on the world stage. “To see Indian craftsmanship light up Beyoncé’s tour is something I’ll cherish forever,” Malhotra said.

Beyoncé is set to electrify the Washington, D.C. region this Independence Day, bringing her blockbuster Cowboy Carter Tour to Northwest Stadium in Landover, Maryland, for two highly anticipated shows on July 4 and July 7,

In a stadium of strangers dressed in fabulous fringe, denim, boots, cowboy hats and other adornments in keeping with the immaculate Cowboy Carter aesthetic, I rediscovered something that I had long misplaced: Ebullient joy.