Gaurav Gupta takes up climate change issue on ramp

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Mar 17 2016 | 1:02 PM IST
Designer Gaurav Gupta chose to display his collection at the ongoing Amazon India Fashion Week (AIFW) 2016 outside the show area to create awareness about the ill-effects of climate change.
Titled as "melt", the collection is inspired by the melancholic apocalypse.
"I have been thinking a lot about climate change and I feel that the earth is going to melt very soon. I have been over-thinking about the pollution in Delhi as it is one the most polluted cities in the world. It affected me deeply and inspired my whole collection," Gaurav told reporters after the show.
The collection, predominantly in the shades of orange, blue and grey, presented the melting glaciers in the form of hand embroideries.
"My collection has melting embroideries. The colour of the whole collection was inspired by fire from flame orange to blue and then it to absolute black and then colour of grey and white. It's a very contemporary take on that. It's also a start of zero-waste fashion. It's a small start for me."
Models sashayed down the long runway in body-hugging gowns, skirts teamed with asymmetric jackets and frock coats. Fabrics used in them were neoprene, sparkling jerseys and silks to give them a flowy structure.
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First Published: Mar 17 2016 | 1:02 PM IST