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Sayuri from 'Memoirs of the Geisha' was my inspiration, Rajdeep Ranawat for this year's Lakme Fashion Week '22

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By sheetal praveen
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Rajdeep Ranawat

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The man behind his extravagant designs, Rajdeep Ranawat brought forward his best work like always in India's biggest show the Lakme Fashion Week.

Rajdeep Ranawat presented a journey on the Orient Express. Bringing together unusual multicolored prints, fabrics, bizarre silks, and ingenious embroideries, the designer fashioned all of them fearlessly as his oriental-inspired clothing weaves stories of opulence and exoticism.

We got in touch with the designer himself to understand who is the inspiration behind his work, what its like to incorporate elements of nature and more.

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Who or what is your inspiration behind your designs?

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My autumn-winter festive collection done in jewel tones is inspired by 'Sayuri' who plays a protagonist in the movie 'Memoirs of the Geisha'. But I keep in mind to incorporate the Indian silhouettes that I am known for when it comes to my Kaftans.


Since you incorporate elements of nature in your pieces, what is the most challenging part about it?

I think nature is so abundant and it has always been an inspiration for my brand. In this sense, we got onto collecting the motives from Japanese textiles and florals like peonies and wisterias, and their embroideries transformed into prints for the collection.

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How do you keep up with the ongoing trends in regard to designing your clothes?

I think we've never followed a trend as such. we believe in our brand, we believe in our customers in terms of what they would like to wear from us and we just keep enhancing that year after year

What has been your best piece so far?

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Our best piece has been our Imama Kaftan which has a brooch of our insignia under the empire that shapes the waist so well. The Kaftan is luxurious yet comfortable that can be worn anytime of the day.

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