Recently, couturiers Falguni and Shane Peacock launched their new flagship store at Kala Ghoda, Mumbai in association with interior designer Gauri Khan who marked her foray in the fashion space. Present at the store launch was Bollywood’s biggies who graced the event looking their fashionable best.
In an interview at the store launch, Gauri talked about her experience of designing the flagship store for the designer duo. "This is my first fashion project," she said.
Designing elite spaces is not a new thing for Khan as she has been in the business for over ten years now and has redesigned her home, Mannat. Gauri had let her imagination worked its wonder as she designed spaces for high profile individuals like Mukesh Ambani as well as Bollywood celebrities like Karan Johar, Jacqueline Fernandez, and Siddharth Malhotra.
"Seven years ago, when I had opened my first store at Khar, Shane and Falguni were the only designers who had come for the launch. Designing their store has been exciting… actually, it has been too much fun," she said.
The couturiers always wanted to open up a spacious store in Mumbai which would be opulent and grand, just like the label’s signature style. “We were not interested in smaller spaces,” Falguni said. ”Our New Delhi space is 6,000 square feet, how could we compromise on anything lesser for Mumbai? It's our home," she continued.
Gauri shared what went behind designing the store. ”If you look at the façade of the store, you will notice we've retained its inspiring heritage structure, but once you step inside, it's all about Shane and Falguni. The interiors are not imposing, but intimate to convey what they love and stand for. Usually, at a retail store, you have to cater to multiple clients' tastes with the product range, so this is their way of manifesting their personal style. I hope that any client who walks into this space will go back with at least one outfit- that's the whole plan," she said.
Shane also got candid about the design plan of his store. He remembered approaching Khan for their flagship store and she proposed to use ‘peacocks’! "For me, it was difficult to accept some design suggestions, like adding the peacock motif. We have never used it, ever, and now, it's on the pink door at the entrance, atop the fireplace… though conveyed subtly," he said.
(Source-Mid Day)
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