Get to know... Nivedita Saboo

The fashion designer talks about her next splurge, designing a new couture collection, and a fabulous cook – but only when she’s in love

Fashion designer, @NiveditaSaboo and @niveditasaboocouture

Currently I am:

Designing a new couture collection.

High point in life:

Topping my class at NIFT, Delhi.

Low point in life:

Every time I feel dejected by myself.

On my speed dial:

My team, immediate family and closest friends.

Today I’m craving:

Champagne.

Next big splurge:

A new factory for producing couture, with a swanky design studio.

App I check before going to bed:

Instagram.

Advice I’d give my 18-year-old self:

To enjoy life and create beautiful memories.

A secret skill I have:

I’m a fabulous cook – but only when I’m in love.

A superpower I wish I had:

To be able to translate my designs into immediate reality.

My favourite Sunday memory while growing up:

Watching the kiddie English movie that we were allowed once a week.

My favourite bad habit:

Micro-managing.

The worst part of being a designer is:

Never getting a break, whether in life or on vacay.

If I could travel back or forward in time, I’d…:

Travel back in time and change some decisions that might have shaped my life differently.

A trait I despise in people:

Dishonesty.

Being a boss is the best thing because:

You get to bully everybody! Hahaha.