Navonil is an elegant man. In a restaurant with wood-panelled walls, Navonil orders fried fish and beer, a speciality in Kolkata. Most of the tables are occupied by older men drinking whiskey. After studying fashion design in Australia, Navonil founded a label with his partner. Famous Bollywood stars now wear their clothes. In the showroom, a converted vegetable store, Navonil presents a sari. It is printed with complaints about the current government; but if you wear it, the message cannot be read anymore. Navonil’s protest is hidden behind his privileges. The fashion designer organises gay parties in five-star hotels, and for the upcoming Pride, he is having an outfit sewn in his factory: a heart in rainbow colours, composed of countless sequins.
Navonil is an elegant man. In a restaurant with wood-panelled walls, Navonil orders fried fish and beer, a speciality in Kolkata. Most of the tables are occupied by older men drinking whiskey. After studying fashion design in Australia, Navonil founded a label with his partner. Famous Bollywood stars now wear their clothes. In the showroom, a converted vegetable store, Navonil presents a sari. It is printed with complaints about the current government; but if you wear it, the message cannot be read anymore. Navonil’s protest is hidden behind his privileges. The fashion designer organises gay parties in five-star hotels, and for the upcoming Pride, he is having an outfit sewn in his factory: a heart in rainbow colours, composed of countless sequins.