e ask her what led her to change her mind. "Well, colour is like this sin that you cannot run away from or indulge too much in either, and I did fall prey this time around. My summer collection features such bright colours; you could almost compare the shades to pop-culture and candy. There's yellows, fuchsias, blues and my favourite colour of the season — watermelon. I adore that colour; it looks good enough to eat. Extremely refreshing and wonderfully subtle, almost matching every skin tone," Nandita explains.
But what does this collection consist of, we are tempted to ask and Nandita indulges us, "A lot of things actually; from party dresses, signature pieces to my resort line including, kaftans and cover-ups, and a lot more breezy dresses. I was very inspired to design a whole collection that was light and casual and inspired by the soft drafts that define the summer for many of us. Considering that, my choice of materials was therefore chiffons and georgettes and I stuck to a colour palette that made me feel light too."
That said, we ask Nandita is she's already envisioning her fall-winter collection. "I never really plan a fall-winter collection as frankly speaking, my resort wear sells the most in winter. Most of India doesn't really have a winter and temperatures might not soar, but are definitely more pleasant then. My clientele in cities like Mumbai go berserk during the winters and my resort or cruise collections go like hot cakes — which is why I've never even considered creating a fall-winter collection," Nandita explains.
What about the monsoons, that have already begun, we ask Nandita in conclusion. "Summer and monsoon are the same seasons to most designers, because the summer collections are often designed keeping the monsoons in mind. The humidity is still up and clothes need to have shorter lengths to avoid puddles and splashes. My summer collection is therefore more of a summer-monsoon collection and my clientele loves it that way," Nandita concludes.
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