Since I was born in a family of fabric merchants, I decided to try my hand at this anyway.”. I told myself that since the worst is over, I have nothing to fear. There are some honest emotions that I have brought to life with my designs. Of course, then there are times where I bring out an entire collection in a couple of hours.The collection was made with eco-friendly wool with the help of hand- tied and dyed yarn (ikat) and kasui, a traditional hand embroidery, a take on the classic quilting stitch, which created geometric, grid-like patterns.. 

The yarn he needed wasn’t delivered on time, which caused his collection to be delayed by at least two months. I now believe that the moment you make it relatable, people will accept it. My regular collection is currently being worked on. I guess my team does find it difficult to work at such pace, but that’s just how I function.. For our collection, we reinterpreted the prints to give it a universal appeal. I had no answer to it. 

Suket used colours like sky blue, mustard and mango yellow for the collection. I was out of school for five years, and I had absolutely no answer.”Suket’s team worked tirelessly for the last one year to bring these designs to life. I have taken inspiration from everyday life. I also want to go out and travel but work remains priority. Sometimes I visit my friend for a little chat, and keep deadlines out of my mind. Actually I am glad it happened so that everything could go smoothly,” said Suket, who has joined the company of Karl Lagerfeld and Yves Saint Laurent after winning the prize this year. He says, "I don’t clock in hours at my workplace every day. "I wasn’t expecting to win at all — everything that had to go wrong went wrong. I also had an inclination towards fabrics but there was no interest that was particularly close to my heart.

 He says, "There is a lot that can be done with just ikat.”Suket’s decision to get into fashion was nothing less than an experiment. I panicked and almost began to cry! There are things I liked, such as photography, but it wasn’t something I wanted to pursue. He says, "The win is like my window to the world. The designer believes that his collection only touched "the tip of the iceberg”. Now when I look at it, I realise that there is so much one can do. His wife, Svetlana couldn’t make it to the event because of visa hassles.

When the Delhi-based designer says that his approach to designing his organic, he means it. This is the first time I have received any award in my life. 

Right now, I am busy working on international projects that the win has got me. "When I was 22, one of my friends asked me what I wanted to do with my life. So China Aluminium Casement Window Manufacturers it means a lot to me,” Suket recounts

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