Models turn childlike at Ashish N. Soni's show

The show started with a group of children, including Soni's daughter, lip-syncing and enacting nursery poems like Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star.

"Adults are only kids grown up anyway," said Walt Disney once upon a time. It is this sentiment that designer Ashish N Soni tried to portray through his collection titled 'The Inner Child' at the Amazon India Fashion Week (AIFW) Spring-Summer 2016.
His idea was that while every person has a childlike quality about them, today's youth has forgotten to enjoy life in the rush to be ahead of everyone.
While attendees in the main show area at the NSIC Ground were treated to lollipops placed on their seat, it was refreshing to see models bringing their inner child on the runway while showcasing the designer's collection.
The show started with a group of children, including Soni's daughter, lip-syncing and enacting nursery poems like Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star.
And what came next was a surprise for the guests.
Model Alesia Raut and two other models sashayed across the ramp on skates, instead of heels! And what a confident and graceful glide it was.
Talking about the presentation, Soni said: "All of us have childlike qualities, but sometime while doing mundane work, we lose the child within us. So through this show, I tried to celebrate those childlike qualities that we have. This was an attempt to make all of us realise that we have child in ourselves and let's bring that innocence out sometimes."
Even models enjoyed such unique showcasing.
"We were asked if we can do this and I thought why not? Let's give it a try! I was keen to do it and it was half an hour of exercise. I think we pulled it off well," Raut said.