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At the India Couture Week 2021, Gaurav Gupta's couture collection was an ode to love.
While living in the middle of a pandemic the only emotion that drives us is love. Gaurav Gupta Couture 2021/22 is a film presentation titled ‘Universal Love’, that expands on the movement that ‘Name is Love’, our previous couture show started - where love transcends beyond definitions and identities; where love is just pure love. He presented his latest collection at the India Couture Week 2021 (ICW), organised by the Fashion Design Council of India. With this couture presentation, the ace designer strives to bring perception to the dialogue surrounding sexualities, gender fluidity, boundaries and identities because there is always a reason to keep celebrating love in all its forms, ages, sizes, shapes and colours. Gaurav Gupta Couture 2021/22 is inspired by the Universe. The expanse of the cosmos, the millions of stars, the axis and the movement of all planets; sprinkling and spiralling in infinite loops of time, meteoric showers and racing comets inspire abstract galactic embroideries and silhouettes. The garments exude a sense of expanse and grandeur of the cosmos. All done to strive -perfect harmony and love. The collection is shamelessly glittering and glamorously star-like. A gown in neptune blue with embroidery strokes that look like comets flying, and the structure having an endless rhythmic quality. A concept lehenga sculpted in cosmic grey, embellished with sprinkles of shaded glass in blue and gunmetal. A hybrid Indian gown in asteroid pink with a large multi-layered skirt and rainshower patterned embroidery. A cosmic violet gown with fan-like structures giving a sense of movement and rhythm for a futuristic princess. The film shot at the ‘Mirror of the Sky’- Taj Faluknama, merges a modern lifestyle with ancient heritage. This architectural gem reflects the passion it was built with, where each element exudes obsession with various global cultures. Gaurav Gupta Man - even bolder this year comes in stark black & white, night teal and neptune blue. Lines run across jackets forming new constellations. Sharp metallic accents meticulously sculpted on velvet tuxedos and exaggerated flared trousers give flight to the edit.
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