Bhaavya Roy-Can you describe the pressure and excitement backstage at fashion week?

According to Bhaavya Roy, backstage at fashion week is a world of controlled chaos—a high-voltage mix of adrenaline, nerves, and pure creative electricity. It’s the place where all the months of sketching, stitching, fittings, and sleepless nights finally come to life—or fall apart in seconds.

“There’s a heartbeat backstage that you can’t replicate anywhere else,” Bhaavya shares. “It’s fast, it's loud, it's unpredictable—and it’s absolutely addictive.”

The pressure is real. Final touches are being sewn onto gowns minutes before showtime, zippers are being reinforced, models are changing at lightning speed, and everyone—from stylists to seamstresses—is functioning like a perfectly timed orchestra. There are often moments of panic: a missing shoe, a torn hem, a sudden change in music cues. “You have to stay calm in the chaos. One frayed thread can unravel everything—literally and metaphorically,” she says.

But alongside the stress is a deep, almost cinematic kind of excitement. “Backstage is where the transformation happens,” Bhaavya explains. “You watch a model walk in in jeans and suddenly turn into your vision, your story, your muse. It’s surreal.” There’s laughter, hugs, nervous silence, and sometimes even tears—because this is more than just a runway show. It’s the culmination of emotion, effort, and artistic risk.

For Bhaavya Roy, the backstage energy is not just pressure—it’s purpose. It reminds her why she chose fashion in the first place. “When the music starts and the first model steps onto the runway, everything slows down. And in that moment, all the madness becomes magic.”

In her words, “Backstage is where anxiety becomes art, and exhaustion turns into euphoria.” It's messy, beautiful, intense—and she wouldn’t trade it for anything in the world. READ MORE