Layer by Layer

Arora never names her collection,there is no first or finale garment and another quirk that makes it to her collection this time is a stitched red heart on every garment. “While I was in Berlin a few months ago,I saw a lot of heart graffiti on the walls and decided to include a single heart in every garment,” she explains. It makes little sense to wear a Pero creation without the layers she adds — a long shirt,another sleeveless shirt on it,a knitted sweater on top of it and a headscarf. “It’s people like you and me or the homeless on the street and how we all dress up,that I put on the ramp,” she says.

Her autumn-winter 2012 collection has already been showcased in Berlin last month. “I have worked extensively with artisans from across India and used fabrics such as thick khadi from West Bengal,cotton,pashmina from Kashmir and included hand-knitted sweaters from Kumaon,” she says. Trousers,gloves,mufflers,pullovers,knitted caps,scarves and dresses are part of this range.

They all boast a tattered look and are un-ironed.

Arora retails from some of the biggest stores: Ogaan,Ensemble,Bombay Elektrik and even Taj Khazana. Her clothes are a hit,especially in Europe,and now she plans to start a range of traditional Indian wear. Ask her if she too has any Bollywood dreams and she giggles a little and says,“When I think of working on a Bollywood project,I think Aamir Khan. Though some of my Ajrakh scarves have been used by Mira Nair for her film The Reluctant Fundamentalist.”

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