Rahul Mishra: Nature is Our Ultimate Guardian(2024-25)

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Rahul Mishra was is inspired by the virtuous and magnificent world of creepies and crawlies that keep nature in constant bloom. The subtle beauty and fragility of small insects such as fireflies, moths, dragonflies, and even reptiles informed his pieces in a myriad of ways. It was not just the colours, magenta, lime-green, and saphire blue, but also their forms that he painstakingly imitated through hand-embroidery

The opening look featured a faithful reproduction of a petri dish complete with fluttering dragonflies. Then the collection followed with designs inspired by traditional Indian window lattice patterns, including resplendent dresses and jackets — an interpretation that paid homage to a bygone era when such window casements welcomed insects into homes. Rare locusts, dragonflies, and reptilian motifs underwent a creative transformation, reemerging as appliqués on flamboyant gowns, opulent capes, and evening dresses

Moths made their appearance on a round-shaped tulle dress, mimicking the glow of a lamp. A circular dress-shield was entirely embroidered with an intricate lattice of slithering snakes, while lizards peeked out from a black tulle dress

Mishra's designs pay homage to the delicate beauty of nature, coupled with a powerful message of strength and beauty. Each piece serves as a reminder of the alarming disappearance of reptiles and insects, highlighting the precarious state of biodiversity. These reflections arose from Mishra's close connection to the Himalayan forest, where he owns a vacation house surrounded by countless species of insects, snakes, and diverse wildlife. His daughter's curiosity about insects being perceived as nuisances in the city further fueled his observations

The Indian designer passionately underscores that nature is our ultimate guardian, perpetually balancing the continuous evolution of every life form. Each and every piece was a reminder of how the of magic of nature comes accross through its beauty, intelligence and movements and organization

Rahul Mishra (born 7 November 1979) is an Indian fashion designer based in Delhi. He is the first Indian designer to be invited to showcase at the Haute Couture Week in Paris.[1] He won the International Woolmark Prize in 2014 at Milan Fashion Week, becoming the first Indian designer to win the award. The winning collection was sold in stores around the world

In 2008, he was awarded the MTV Youth Icon of the Year by MTV India

Early life and background

Mishra grew up in Malhausi, a sleepy village 53 miles off Kanpur. He spent his childhood with his grandparents, listening to an array of stories- religious, historical, moral, of balance and humanity. He did his graduate degree in physics from Kanpur University (now known as Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University). This was followed by post graduation in apparel design from the National Institute of Design (NID), Ahmedabad, where he won the Best Student Designer Of The Year in 2005

In 2009, he became the first non-European designer to win a scholarship at Istituto Marangoni, Milan, Italy

His wife Divya, also an NID graduate in apparel design, works with him

Career

There is this quote by Mahatma Gandhi that I particularly love, "Recall the face of the poorest you have ever seen - and ask yourself if your contemplating will be of any use to them". I live by this. You must do the best you can

-Business Standard, 2014

He made his debut in 2006 at Lakme Fashion Week with a collection using cotton handloom textiles from Kerala, especially off-white fabric with golden border of Kerala mundu. In 2009, he made reversible dresses, employing Kerala mundu on one side, with Banarasi fabric of the other side woven by traditional craftmen

Mishra has showcased his work at fashion weeks in London, Dubai, Australia and is regular on the official calendar of Paris Fashion Week. He has also become known for incorporating traditional Indian textiles, and handmade artisanship to his work. He is the only Indian designer to be chosen by Rent the Runway, online rental boutique

In 2013, he won the Indian leg of the International Woolmark Prize, thus going on to represent India and the Middle East at the 2014 International Woolmark Prize Competition in Milan. The five contenders included Christopher Esber representing Australia, Sibling for Europe, ffiXXed for Asia and Joseph Altuzarra for the Americas. Mishra's award-winning capsule range, "The Lotus Effect" was based on the hexagon shapes and Lotus motifs. The collection incorporated Chanderi fabric woven with 85% Merino wool with woollen zardozi embroidery by craftsmen in Kolkata. The collection was influenced by the monochromatic work of Dutch graphic artist Maurits Cornelis Escher. In February 2014, Rahul Mishra won the 2014 Woolmark Prize at Milan Fashion Week. The award carries an AUS $100,000 prize and was previously won by designers Karl Lagerfield, Giorgio Armani and Yves Saint Laurent, Mishra was the only Indian to have won the award

India should regard Rahul Mishra, the winner of the 2014 International Woolmark Prize, as a national treasure

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