Delna Poonawalla’s solo show at a leading fashion week in Mumbai marked her first show in a long time. Show stopper for the show was animal lover, stellar actress and the girl with a golden smile, Kalki Koechlin.
Delna walked the ramp sporting a hand painted jacket that claimed, ‘Consent is Everything.’ Whilst the jacket was designed by Delna, it has been painted on by her good friend and artist Pooja Khiani. From the media to the guests present, the jacket was the highlight of everything as it symbolised a statement so true and so easy to comprehend and yet, in today’s times, it has become a hot topic of discussion.
Speaking on this, Delna said that, “ I am trying to convey a simple message, that Consent is Everything. Women can be gentle but also vulnerable, they are also strong and human beings and deserve equal treatment. No one should take advantage of that, a woman can wear what she wants, do what she wants and be who she wants. At the end of it all, you are still a soul, a human and a person.”
Adding to this, Kalki said that. “The collection is soft beautiful romantic but at the same time strong and powerful. The jacket summaries it all so beautifully, Consent is Everything. Women deserve equal treatment. I have been supporting the Me Too campaign since last year and its very brave for women who have come out and spoken. From my personal experience of being a public figure, I know how difficult it is to come out and I am proud of these women. The important thing is to see how long term changes are made in every sector, the corporate one, the film industry and how legally we can help somebody who has gone through sexual harassment, I think that is really important.”