Self presentation in itself is unreal. Dame Imfala is unreal. They let me warp palpable reality and live through the process of embodying different personalities using fashion as a form of performance. Dame Imfala makes me feel limitless and liberated; it only felt befitting to memorialise my short journey in drag so far to remind myself of the ambiguous possibilities of the art form, with the help of my best Judy @vantagold
With its vast universe and various characters, a Tarot Deck felt like the perfect representation of my drag, as they both symbolise an altered state of consciousness.
🏹 Dame Imfala presents The Chariot 🏹
Last card from the Major Arcana series. This is an ongoing project with @vantagold and we cannot wait to share the rest soon. Watch this space for more!
Design and Illustration @vantagold ✨
Wearing @amit__tete
Make Up Artistry @adventrong@dameimfala #vantagold #dameimfala #majorarcana #thechariot #dragqueen #artofdrag #tarot #tarotcommunity #tarotdeckseries
First digital cover for @elleindia and it had to be this one!
Sharing space with Carol, Sheetal and Bhawna, the faces I grew up watching on runways and TV, feels a little surreal in the best way.
Grateful for the trust, the energy and the moment. Here’s to more.
Editorial Director: Ainee Nizami Ahmedi (@aineenizamiahmedi )
Photographer: Farhan Hussain (@farhanhussain ) Agency; Feat (@featartists )
Fashion Editor: Shaeroy Chinoy (@shaeroy )
Stylist: Yaikhom Sushir (@sushiru_ )
Videographer: Anurag George (@anurag_ekka )
Asst Art Director: Alekha Chugani (@alekhachuganii )
Makeup: Kritika Gill (@kritikagill ) Agency: TAP (@theartistsproject )
Hair: Dhanya Raghavan (@dhanyaraghavan ) Agency: TAP (@theartistsproject )
Words by: Mohan Neelakantan (@mohanneelakantan )
Bookings Editor: Rishith Shetty (@rishithvshetty )
Assisted by: Nandini Kapur (@nkapur_ (Styling), Kripa Elsa Varghese (@kripaelsa7 )
(Bookings), Sharayu Karalkar (@sharayukaralkar ) (Production)
Culture Digizine Vol. 3 featuring @sushiru_ wearing the Chuck Taylor in Seasonal Color.
Through styling and drag, Sushiru builds characters that exist between fashion and performance.
As @dameimfala , they transform the body into a stage for storytelling, identity, and unapologetic self-expression.
#digizine #converse #converseindia
What does it say about the state of the world when we still have to protest just to exist? Just to BE. To ask for dignity, safety, recognition of our humanity.
Today wasn’t just a protest. It was a reminder that our lives are still being debated in rooms we are not in.
But it was also a reminder that we are here. We are loud. We are not going anywhere.
Our existence is not a policy discussion.
It is a truth. 🏳️⚧️
#rejecttransbill2026 #azadmaidanmumbai #azadmaidan
Last night at @vogueindia #forcesoffashion with @rabanne in my @amit__tete goddess fantasy handcrafted by wood artists from Odisha
Thanks for having me @kalyaniadhxv
#greencarpet #vogueforcesoffashion #navratrifever #jaimatadiletsrock
