It's taken me two years to put this exhibition together. I was on a sabbatical anyway, restructuring my business. So, these photos would have remained in my laptop, if my spiritual guru hadn't pushed me [to exhibit them]. And that's that. It happened," says Delhi-based designer JJ Valaya about a new photography exhibition called Lalaari that launched online on Stir World, a digital platform pertaining to architecture, design and art. Much like his design aesthetic, which draws from royalty and is characterised by opulence and luxury, these photographs also have the "sitters" dressed like royals. "Dressing them up like royalty was me preparing my canvas," says the master couturier. Valaya has been dabbling in photography since 2011, when he put up his first show, Decoded Paradox.

Rabanne Victor, Model