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Lakmé Fashion Week FINALE designer MALINI RAMANI, on the simple truths of life that see her through the seasons

ELLE: At age 10, you wanted to be?
MALINI RAMANI: A gymnast.

ELLE: Other than yourself, who is your favourite designer?
MR: Jean Paul Gaultier.

ELLE: What do you find hardest to forgive?
MR: Cruelty.

ELLE: What's on your wish list this season?
MR: A smile on my face, all season long.

ELLE: Your secret to surviving fashion?
MR: Not taking it too seriously.

ELLE: Your all-time favourite film?
MR: Terms of Endearment.

ELLE: Your most treasured possession?
MR: My survival instinct.

ELLE: What's on repeat on your current play list?
MR: 'An Invisible Light' by the Scissor Sisters.

ELLE: Three things that you really believe in?
MR: The laws of karma, that all people are essentially born good and that life is an adventure.

ELLE: One thing you can't start your day without?
MR: A cup of gourmet freshlybrewed coffee. I carry around my French press when going to remote areas.

ELLE: Your last ideal meal would be?
MR: All my favourite foods together – sushi, oysters and a Hot Fudge Sundae from Nirula's (it still rocks my world).

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