Rahul Mishra showcased his collection from his label AFEW on Day 5 of Lakme Fashion Week in partnership with FDCI. 

Ananya Panday who turned showstopper for the designer, wore a black mini-dress having intricate design elements such as leaf and floral embellishments on the side and back of the dress. Additionally, a plunging neckline, short hem, and long black leather boots with high heels elevated her look. She accessorised the outfit with statement rings and heart-shaped earrings studded with black gemstones. Photo Courtesy: ANI(Left)/Satej Shinde(Right)

Mishra’s collection appreciates simple natural forms for their structural personality through a sculptor’s lens. 

Envisioned in bright solid hues and graphic textures, the inspiration reveals itself in rigid but organic installations of natural forms that consist of vegetal and animal motifs. 

As a strong reference to his eight-year-old daughter’s influence on his creative endeavours, the visuals are partially influenced by the children’s story, ‘The Fox and the Star’ whose characters appear in the collection amongst other imagined structures. 

The collection also plays with geometric representations of some organic forms to represent the relationship between stone and sculpture.