Personal Agenda with Gaurav Gupta: “I’m in competition with time”

The ace fashion designer talks about love, family, and his space dreams!

If not a designer, what would you have been?

Gaurav Gupta says he wanted to be an astronaut if not a fashion designer (Rid Burman for Elle)

I really wanted to be an astronaut.

A lie you tell often...?

That I’m very patient!

A song you sang out loud...?

I believe I can fly by R. Kelly.

Is there a skill you’d want to acquire?

Deep sea diving. I’ll learn it this year.

What’s one thing you are competitive about?

I’m in competition with time.

And your biggest pet peeve would be...?

One thing you can’t leave your house without...?

My vanity kit.

A family tradition that you treasure...?

We go out for a ‘birthday dinner’ for everyone’s birthday in our house and cut a cake.

Your detox menu would be...?

Completely gluten-free, dairy-free, no sugar and salt, and I try and have no alcohol, and no drugs!

And your feel-good binge would be...?

Anything with coffee and chocolate with it, at night.

What’s your favourite selfie moment?

With Vivienne Westwood at Prince Charles’ house in London.

Your favourite fashion designer?

John Galliano.

Which fruit do you resemble?

A dragonfruit!

Your relationship advice to young couples...?

Have lots of sex and remember, monogamy is overrated!

Love to you is....?

Everything.

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From HT Brunch, February 2, 2020

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