Read on HTBrunch website: The First Lady of Indian Fashion.
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editor : Jamal Shaikh (Instagram | twitter )
Posted by: : Lubna Salim (Instagram | twitter )
art director : Amit Malik (Instagram)
location : Rosette House, Aerocity (Instagram)
In the photo : Ritu Kumar (Instagram), Anju Modi (Instagram), Kavita Bhartia (Instagram), Madhu Jain (Instagram), Krishna Mehta (Instagram)
All photos for the feature were taken by Naina.
Naina’s photo taken by Brig. Vice President Singh.
The women were a pleasure to photograph, especially Anju and Krishna. And both Krishna and I were rocking red lips. Krishna was really great. I got so many great photos of her that the HTBrunch team and I had a very difficult time choosing just one. I got to use two of her products in this blog post as well. Each of these women creates amazing, beautiful outfits. I think they were more focused on what clothes they were wearing from each brand rather than posing. It’s really not my fault. I wanted it all! It was an honor to take photos of Ritu ma’am. I wore a lehenga from her label when I got married! Full circle uh.
As a photographer who has shot so many fashion week seasons, it can seem like I’ve seen it all. So I’m really excited when I get the chance to interact with them in different fields. Having an editor like Jamal, who I know has my back, and Lubna, who handled Deli like an ace, makes my job so much easier. Amit’s art direction and support meant a lot during this photo shoot. It was great to have him on set and his experience helped make the pictures better.
To learn more about each fashion icon, visit the HTBrunch website. (Or better yet, ask your newspaper delivery person to subscribe you to the Hindustan Times. HTBrunch magazine is delivered to your doorstep every Sunday along with the Sunday edition of the Hindustan Times newspaper.)
Roseate House is a truly beautiful location, with nooks and crannies of over a dozen quality “cover photo” backgrounds. Thank you to Ranjita for helping us with the filming. Special thanks to Amit and Lubna for their tremendous patience, expertise, support and guidance. I couldn’t have done it without them. And Jamal, who always challenged me. i like it.
If you’d like to see previous work I’ve done at HTBrunch, click here to check it out on my blog.
Featured images from my photography portfolio can be viewed on the Naina.co home page.
