Carol Gracias left a lasting impact when she walked the Lakme Fashion Week (LFW) Summer-Resort 2016 ramp flaunting her baby bump in a sari by Gaurang Shah. At the ongoing Winter-Festive 2016 edition in Mumbai on Friday, the model returned to the ramp for the same designer. It’s exciting, she said.
Glowing in a handloom sari draped beautifully, with a bindi on her forehead, Gracias said: “It’s exciting to come back. This is my walk post-baby birth and it’s just been a month and a week [since the delivery].”
Gracias, who gave birth to a son, says she’s stumped by people with regular careers. “I don’t know how people do a nine-to-five job leaving the kid behind. I really don’t understand ... Just coming here for a day or two, I want to run back [to my son] right now ... So I think Indian women work really hard. They do an amazing job of running their families, having their career and doing all of it at the same time,” she added.
When Gracias walked with her baby bump showing, there was a hullabaloo of how she had broken convention. And now, she’s made another unconventional choice by getting back to work so soon after giving birth. Does she think it will set a new precedent?
“I hope it does, because there are many set rules in the modelling industry,” she said, adding her husband, in-laws and her own family are very supportive of her.
Shah, who’s known for marrying India’s rich handwoven heritage with bold patterns and classic cuts, used a broad range of textiles from across the country for his new line, inspired by Vrindavan.
His range is meant for the modern bride, and features lehngas, anarkalis, kurtas, ghararas and heritage saris.
He offers a menswear line with kurtas, dhotis and other ethnic wear.
Besides Gracias, model-turned actress Mugdha Godse also walked for his show.
