Grartus Illustration Tribute to Fashion Designer Rahul Mishra’s THE TREE OF LIFE” : Haute Couture fall collection. Rahul is the only Indian designer invited by The Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode to take part in the Haute Couture Fall-Winter 22-23 collections. Eric darnell pritchard what is hi s role. grartus illustrated 10 of the 24 looks of Rahul’s collection.
As the work of Indian designer Rahul Mishra attests to the art of “high sewing” or “haute couture” is not exclusive to France. The first look took 10,000 human hours to create and is a walking work of art.
LOOK 1
Judy wears 3D hand embroidered ‘Gold Foliage’ Cape, featuring tens of thousands of embroidered leaves individually hand tacked on a tulle, paired with hand embroidered ‘Mushroom’ leggings.
LOOK 22
Lera wearing 3D hand embroidered ‘Tree of Life’ gown featuring extensive golden thread work and an array of materials including kundan, sequins, beads and cords, adorning and illuminating the surface akin to how under the
glorious setting sun, every leaf transmutes to gold with glimmering drops of dew.
LOOK 23
Luise wears 3D hand embroidered ‘Botanical’ concentric cape with ‘Tree of Life’ leggings. The pieces are hand embroidered with gold zari, resham threads, metallic sequins, kundan and metal chords to articulate a neurotic system that emerges from the sun into a tree.
LOOK 24
Aurelie wears 3D hand embroidered ‘Botanical’ gown with the ‘Culumus’ cloud jacket in gold.
The pieces are hand embroidered with gold zari, resham threads, metallic sequins, kundan and metal chords to articulate a neurotic system that emerges from the sun into a tree.