Gaurav Jai Gupta’s work is inspired by the future. “I am not excited about the past. I am interested in what the future is going to be: maybe there is a lot to do with experimentation, innovation, relevance. I combine the future with brightness, glass cover and steel. This is very space age, ”he says. And it reflects in their compositions.
In the collage in Chennai, Gaurav is currently demonstrating his editing called Beams of Metal. Fabrics – mostly high on glow and glass cover, but not bling – represents the favorite from previous collections such as the sky, with new pieces, mine, irreversibility and moonlight. Klein Blue, silk and cotton trenchots, jackets made of upsicated fabric, stretchball palace with Kinji Palla saree, are at the top of their famous sheds with seven to eight separate weaves with nurtures and sarees. The designer has a special affinity for metallurgy. “It gives me scope to play a little more. The moment people want to celebrate, they prefer glass cover. It brings a Twinkle to the eyes, ”he says.
Gaurav launched his label Ukaro in Delhi in 2010. “Comes are a Sanskrit word. It is for Sanskrit what is in English. For me it seemed like an auspicious word, it also felt Japanese, ”says Gaurav, which attracts Japanese aesthetics and minimalism. His compositions vested in Indian heritage are contemporary with a global appeal. “We use traditional skills in the base but what you see is extremely modern and contemporary,” they say.
The brand story of the wealth is ‘Look in Seak In’. This is the place where the thoughts of Gaurav come. “Everything comes from within; For me this is a lot about inquiries. This is a discovery. Quest is one that continues you, “he says.
This is the discovery that inspired him to work with unconventional clothes. They have used paper, stainless steel and mixed metal and wool in IKAT. The attraction with developing clothing began in 2001 when he was studying in NIFT and working on a project. “My first cloth was made of copper stars. Then we imported steel yarn to make more clothes. I did not want to do what everyone else was doing. I heard about this word called Creative Weaving. I wanted my clothes to be fabricated, scattered, touched. Certainly the Japanese design had an effect because they were working with interesting materials, “he says, it became a passion. “You know as a child how to get a new toy, it got very excited,” he says.
It took them almost a decade to make these clothes commercially viable. “I use things that will justify the use. For our ongoing collection of Kalchakra, we have painted yarn and created a full range from Apasiabled Air. We participated with a scientist, who is able to take out the concentrated Particulate Matter 2.5 and convert it into ink, ”calls 43 years old. Kalchkra has now been working on progress for four years. Gray, dark and clay, pieces are a crossover between art, cloth and fashion. In addition, a part of it is an art installation that is about 14 feet, in addition to a preet and festival line.
Fifteen years and Gaurav continues to work in their own way in the fashion industry. “We have been successful in building a community, mostly through the word of mouth. If you know what you are doing then you don’t know that drama needs, ”he says. He does not put pressure from the game of numbers, who may have consumed many of his colleagues, Instagram followers, dressing celebrity etc., “I like to celebrate personality and I am not a brand that is more alignment with Bollywood Does. I am trained to do some things, if you like it, take it or again. ,
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Published – February 14, 2025 04:03 pm IST
