Avantika Malhotra
Collection
WHISPERS IN THE CURRENT
The ocean has remained a constant presence in my life, serving as a reference point connecting different memories. As the daughter of a captain, I’ve lived on a ship and always in coastal cities. I started scuba diving at 11, and at 15 I got qualified as advanced open water. Connecting us to each other and the earth we inhabit, the ocean is a place of observation and memory where past, present, and future exist in one.
WHISPERS IN THE CURRENT explores my dichotomous relationship with the ocean – it has the ability to soothe but also disturb. The collection aims to spark a conversation on personal comfort zones, by highlighting the overlap between comfort and fear. I use my personal experiences of scuba diving as a conduit to share this message.
Team Credits
Designer: AVANTIKA MALHOTRA
Bags collaborator: CHRISTIAN OLARTE
Photographers: PABLO GONZALEZ and YINGZI ZHANG
Cinematographer: ANYA OSIPOV
Models: IRENE BUESO and SHREYA LABH
Make-up: FRANKIE PANGILINAN
Hair: AUSTIN WEBER
Style consultant: JENNA SHEARER
Production assistant: ENRIQUE MARSHALL
Bags collaborator: CHRISTIAN OLARTE
Photographers: PABLO GONZALEZ and YINGZI ZHANG
Cinematographer: ANYA OSIPOV
Models: IRENE BUESO and SHREYA LABH
Make-up: FRANKIE PANGILINAN
Hair: AUSTIN WEBER
Style consultant: JENNA SHEARER
Production assistant: ENRIQUE MARSHALL
Bio
Avantika Malhotra is a New York-based fashion designer. Her work investigates the relationship between self and world; inviting viewers to connect with the intangible emotions that govern us.
Coming from the intersection of two rich cultures, born in Mumbai and raised in Hong Kong, Avantika’s work embodies a merging of diverse influences and design sensibilities.
Using fashion as a tool to highlight experiences that belong to both the personal and collective realms, she strives to prompt dialogue and conversation through her designs.