Rahul’s observations during a recent trip to Monaco as well as memories of his childhood home in the sleepy village of Malhausi in Uttar Pradesh come together to create a stunning collection which debuted to great applause at the FDCI 2019 couture week. Well known Bollywood actor Gulshan Grover who was a front-row attendee said the show was a magnificent testimony tp Rahul’s talent in capturing the best of western style with Indian heritage and handwork skills. The designer feels there is a strong emotional connect with happiness that runs across the world through the beauty of nature. This collection celebrates the same connection between the home where one is born and a home that one finds during escapades of travel, as well as the beauty of nature. It is a dense play of florals, blended with architectural elements. Two- and three-dimensional hand-embroidered surfaces have been created with Swarovski crystals and silken threads to imitate the lush greenery of rich forests and lakes. The vivid interpretation of the landscape and the choice of colours lend the clothes the essence of a vintage painting.
Winner of the International Woolmark Prize 2014, Rahul Mishra champions slow fashion with traditional Indian textiles. His eponymous label represents the finest handwork; handwoven, hand-embroidered and handcrafted in India, for the world. He showcases his ready-to-wear line at Paris Fashion Week and his annual couture collection at India Couture Week.
A master storyteller, Rahul weaves stories of people, places and process to bring forth new interpretations and design interventions to craft techniques that serve the larger purpose of engaging, employing and empowering artisans.
