Verve People
Drama Queen
Photographs by Akash Mehta. Styling and Text by Hina Oomer-Ahmed. Make-up and hair by Meghna Butani
Yellow harem pants, from the streets of Goa; metallic bikini top, from Mexico; gold beaded necklace, from Brazil.
“This is me at my truest self and this is how I love to dress. I’ve always been an exhibitionist; where clothes are concerned, less is more.”
White and gold dress, by Malini Ramani; sequinned gold wedges, from Catwalk Shoes, Mumbai.
“When in doubt, I go to Malini Ramani. Her clothes, I can wear just off the rack.”
Grey skirt, worn as a dress, by Niharika Khan; pink boots, from New York.
“My pink rain boots are my most sensible buy; last monsoon they saved me from puddles and flooded streets. Even though everyone laughs at them, I know they all secretly want them.”
Black shorts, from London; black halter top, borrowed from best friend Nauheed Cyrusi.
“I love wearing solid colours, especially lots of black. But I’m never in all black; I’ll always add a little peck of colour somewhere.”
White cotton halter dress, by Koel Purie, with help from local tailor.
“I think I was actually born in the wrong era. I should have been born in the ’60s, I’m a flower power girl and love the comfortable and flowing clothes of that time that had so much sex appeal.”