I'm PB — 24, born in Ahmedabad, painting a life in America one plot twist at a time. Two heartbreaks, one fashion degree, and a white canvas I'm still figuring out how to fill. This is all the stuff I didn't filter out.
I took the A train all the way up to Fort Tryon Park and spent Sunday alone with October light and a thermos of chai. On solitude in NYC.
I found a water-damaged silk sari at an L Cafe charity bin in Williamsburg and remade it into a blazer. On sustainability and heirloom fabric.
A hard day sent me calling Mummy from my Astoria kitchen at midnight. On homesickness, dal, and love that travels across ten time zones.
Old Bollywood scripts, for the drama
A sunset worth running home for
Marigolds from my mom's garden
The Brooklyn Bridge, eventually
Born and raised in Ahmedabad, India. I moved to the States at 16 with my family — everything I knew left behind for a world I'd only seen in Bollywood movies.
Now I'm 24, with a Fashion Design degree, living in New York and working in the fashion industry. The drama, the twists, the climax my life holds — I could direct a whole comedy out of it.
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