MARIECLAIRE INDIA

the crossing editorial shooting 2012
assistant styling at nikil d.
ph. bikramjit bose 

The Crossing unfolds as a visual meditation on movement, texture, and the interplay between landscape and couture. Set against the vast, sun-drenched expanses of the Rajasthan desert, the editorial transforms sand and horizon into a stage for ethereal storytelling. Silk dresses, meticulously embroidered, ripple in the wind, their delicate patterns echoing the intricate artistry of the desert itself. Feathers and white hair accentuate a sense of otherworldliness, merging human presence with the elemental landscape. Each gesture, each fold of fabric, is captured as both performance and sculpture, highlighting the dialogue between motion, material, and environment. The editorial emphasizes contrasts — the soft fluidity of silk against the stark, rugged terrain, the ephemeral against the eternal. Light and shadow sculpt the figures, creating tableaux that evoke myth, ritual, and timeless elegance. The Crossing celebrates fashion as narrative, where every garment, accessory, and styling choice contributes to a larger story of displacement, discovery, and visual poetry. It is a contemplative journey through texture, color, and space, inviting viewers to inhabit a world where couture and desert merge into a surreal and immersive landscape.