As a house of firsts, Lakme, through Lakme Fashion Week for over two decades, has created a unique and vibrant meeting place for Fashion x Beauty. Today, the platform stands as a nod to the best design talents who are taking India to the world with their distinctive voices. As a 23-year-old exhibiting for the first time as part of the GenNext program at Lakme Fashion Week in 2006, Rahul Mishra will return to Mumbai and the platform with Afew's debut presentation in the country.
Rahul Mishra will debut Afew at the grand finale of Lakme Fashion Week with an Autumn-Winter '24 collection inspired by the sculptural beauty of nature. The designs combine bright tones and graphic textures, referencing organic shapes from nature and a children's story. Lakme's MultiSlayer Sticks complement the theme of the show and promise a trend-setting beauty statement.
The exhibition will present a vision rooted in sculpture and definition, both in beauty and fashion, with Afew's Fall-Winter '24 collection in which the designer looks to his constant muse, that is, nature as the greatest sculptor and artist. Appreciating simple natural forms for their structural personality through the lens of a sculptor, the silhouettes are visualized in bright solid tones and graphic textures and play with geometric representations that highlight the relationship between stone and sculpture, said the company in a press release. .
Inspiration is revealed in rigid but organic installations of natural shapes consisting of plant and animal motifs. As a strong reference to the influence of her eight-year-old daughter on her creative endeavors, the images are partially influenced by the children's story, 'The Fox and the Star', whose characters appear in the collection among other imagined structures.
“This season, House of Lakme is pleased to present a powerful showcase that will witness the debut of Afew Rahul Mishra in India. Rahul is known to be inspired by nature, who is the best sculptor – from the grandeur of mountains to the symmetry of snowflakes, the majestic waves of sand dunes and the dazzling features of the human face – the art of nature is unparalleled. Lakme MultiSlayer Sticks offer you maximum facial definition. Pluck, lift or sculpt with simple movements: here is a simple solution to improve what nature has given you. The show promises to be a high-octane sculptural performance that will set trends for audiences both on and off the runway. Predicting a high-performance approach towards beauty, Lakme's MultiSlayer Sticks will set the stage for a never-before-seen style and beauty statement that will bring a fitting conclusion to the 49th edition of Lakme Fashion Week x FDCI”, Sunanda Khaitan, vice-president of Lakme, saying.
“Showing at Lakme Fashion Week x FDCI always feels like a homecoming and this time it is an honor to showcase our easy-to-wear global luxury brand 'Afew Rahul Mishra' for the first time in India. I am looking forward to presenting my Fall-Winter '24 collection, which is inspired by House of Lakme's MultiSlayer Sticks and will define a new approach to beauty for the user, one personalized and sculpted according to the shape of the face. At Afew Rahul Mishra we have always celebrated our Indian heritage, coupled with our international vision of fashion and collaborating with Lakme is always special and even more so when we come together at the House of Lakme Grand Finale marking a new era in fashion and beauty. , one who draws inspiration from nature as the supreme sculptor,” Mishra said.
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