Have you met Prarthna Singh from Bandra? No? You should! She can hook you up with a dozen women starting this Thursday, including an air hostess and magazine editor, fashion designer and writer. And when you stare at them (of course you will), she won’t say it’s not polite to.

Dame a Dozen

That’s because these women are framed and up on a wall, part of Prarthna’s latest photography project titled Twelve, on view at Le Mill until August 14. A fine arts photographer whose works have appeared in publications like Vogue, Elle, CNNGo and Rolling Stone Magazine, she believes this to be an “unconventional self-portrait” where each of the Mumbai women are an extension of her. Besides finding herself in her subjects, Prarthna is “often found wandering across the country in men’s clothing" looking for interesting people to collaborate with.

Twelve is one such joint venture between the photographer and Manipur-born London-based jewellery designer Mawi, whose whimsical baubles you’ll find on the girls in Prarthna's photos, as well as in Le Mill’s showcases. Combining North Eastern tribal elements and Victorian whimsy, these pieces (also retailed at Harrod's in London, Le Bon Marche in Paris) are known to act pricey, sometimes even more so than the women.

Good luck with that!

Getting there: Le Mill, 17-25 Nandlal Jani Road, next to new railway bridge, Wadi Bunder, call 23742415, on until August 14, 32 by 21 digital inkjet prints, price on request and Mawi jewellery start at approximately Rs 16,000 for a pair of earrings.