How we felt about getting through Lakmé Gen Next? Euphoric! This would be a great way to get started. We created ILK a year ago, and we were keeping our fingers crossed as this was our second attempt. Luckily the response was prompt, and while we had a reason to clink glasses, we also got down to our worktables immediately.
Two year ago we were colleagues at Cue. Fortunately, we recognised a chance to work together, to create something completely new and freshly imagined. And so, ILK was born.
At ILK, we use simple materials and tease crazy ideas out of them. We pretty much do most of our work together. We seem to get the best results when we share our insights. The main thing is we want to create. We want to explore ideas further and further. Our designs are not just aimed at success in the market. We must ourselves like what we make. The designs must be wearable and at the same time take a leap in aesthetics. We have different views about things, but as a team we try to develop rather than disagree with each other’s ideas.
Lakmé Fashion Week is a fabulous opportunity that inspires and fuels hard work. We are eager to showcase our designs and find our place among other emerging designers, senior designers and also get in touch with important business members of the fashion fraternity.
Our collection for LFW is called ‘I lose myself’. It is inspired by the different stages of butterfly metamorphosis. Focusing on development and transition, it is about a state in which one is only concerned with changes happening to self. One is full of wonder at one’s own existence. The collection reflects freedom and experimentation as one is yet not complete but still exploring all that they can become.
This sense of transformation is seen in our collection through staples of casual women’s wear. With each design, more function and complexity are added. With anatomical exploration at the core, our clothing explores the different ways in which the body chooses to articulate itself. The clothes mirror body movement, celebrate form, and add that sense of identity that one transforming so needs.
