Bibhu Mohaptra, New York Fashion Week, FW 2011

Conceived after Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, this is a collection of complientary extremes set in a futuristic urban society in the where rituals that reference old-world black-magic abound.
An inner tug of war ensues : Good versus evil, Darkness versus light, Black magic versus Puritanical ethos. Savage versus sophisticated.
The siniester glamour of nature, at once frightening and very tempting – infused with black crow feathers, nail embossed leathers, lacquered skin tattoo, metallic denics and ink washed gold lame.