Sunita Chaudhry is at the hospital as she talks to us. She is undergoing chemotherapy for cervical cancer, but that hasn't taken away her love for fashion, and all things style. The 58-year-old Noida resident, who has been fighting cancer for four years now, has lost her hair to chemotherapy, but even this unfortunate event, Chaudhry has turned into a style moment. "I started wearing a scarf styled as a turban," laughs the fashion designer, "I am not too good with boring traditional outfits, so I create my own. I don't follow styles."

Chaudhry stands tall at 5 feet 8 inches and says she has always dressed according to her height and body. A child of a police officer (and now married to one), Chaudhury, who grew up in Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, says she is still every bit conscious of how she looks. "I have decided that it's good to be positive, and my clothes help with that. I am all about aaj-ke-liye-jeeyo types. Age is actually all in your mind! Why should it stop you from looking good?"