Bibhu Mohapatra's 'first time’ joys

This is your first show in India — a special experience awaits you. How does that feel?
The greatest joy of coming home mixed with excitement of showing my work for the very first time — it’s an amazing feeling!
 
Tell us more about the collection?
This is a curated collection that pays homage to the modern and confident woman. There are lots of oranges, reds, beiges, greens... a moody but happy palette of colours infused in both day and evening clothes.

What is the USP of the collection?
The collection is the perfect balance of the classic and the modern, well-crafted clothes that have a life beyond just one season.

Any show-stopper?
I hope the clothes will do that job — I guess the finale gown will have to be it.

Who/what inspired this collection?
Inspired by previously unseen polaroids by Helmut Newton from the late 70s and early 80s, my Spring/Summer/Resort 2012 collection embodies the sprit of the modern woman who is confident, daring, playful and erotically charged.

The first name that comes to your mind for this collection?
Katrina Kaif.

What does summer/resort mean to you?
Effortless, happy and uncalculated clothes for the day and equally thought-out, measured and “dressed up” clothes for the evening.
 
Fashion is not about…
Only clothes, it is about one’s spirit and what people turn that spirit into with the help of clothes.
 
Today, a prospective buyer wants…
From my collection, she wants and expects beautifully-crafted clothes that suit her lifestyle.
 
Where do you place India on the fashion map?
On a vibrant, energetic and pulsating path.