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In a rare 2021 interview with Fashion Forward India, Poonam revealed the backstory:
"I was broke, bored, and bursting with ideas. I didn't have a professional photographer. My neighbor's 14-year-old daughter took half the photos. The other half were bathroom selfies with a timer. The 'gallery' was just me trying to prove that you don't need money to have style. You need nerve." sassy poonam first time full upd nude boo
She also admitted that the "first" gallery almost got deleted twice—once because her ex-boyfriend mocked it, and once because she felt it was "too messy." Thankfully, her sister convinced her to keep it live.
Today, that messy, imperfect, wildly creative gallery is preserved on her website as a tribute to every beginner. It features a yellow banner at the top that reads: "Start where you are. Use what you have. Do it with sass." Must-have looks: In a rare 2021 interview with
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No discussion of this debut gallery is complete without mentioning the accessories. Oversized hoop earrings (the bigger, the better), chunky plastic hair clips, and 90s-inspired beaded chokers. But the real star? The footwear. Poonam famously paired a shimmering sequin gown with muddy combat boots in one of the gallery’s most viral shots. "I was broke, bored, and bursting with ideas
“Fashion is supposed to survive the weather and the judgment,” Poonam later said in an interview about that specific look. “If my shoes can’t handle a rainstorm, they don’t belong in my gallery.”