At 19, the model from Karnal, Haryana, made her runway debut at Tory Burch SS27, walking Look 7 in a gold chintz acetate dress styled by Brian Molloy and cast by Ashley Brokaw. Her hair was pulled into a loose ponytail, a few flyaways left deliberately free, while layered chokers brought a little edge to the otherwise unabashedly feminine look. It was an auspicious first outing. And Bhavya seemed to know exactly how surreal it was. “Backstage felt like the first day at a new school,” she said of the experience, adding that the initial intimidation quickly gave way to the realisation that it was, in fact, fun.
