Text by Akanksha Pandey. Photographed by Mallika Chandra A conversation with the creative director, social entrepreneur and featured Lakmé Absolute Grand Finale designer at FDCI X Lakmé Fashion Week’s first “phygital” edition Over the course of the Indian fashion scene’s evolution, Ruchika Sachdeva, founder and creative director of Bodice, has established herself as a visionary in the already saturated luxury market. When she started out in the early 2010s, she came equipped with a sharp understanding of what the modern woman demanded: androgynous styles, comfort workwear and chic minimalism, an ethos that informs the home-grown label’s contemporary edge.