Padma Lakshmi x Bare Necessities Collection

All through the years, we have seen Padma Lakshmi dominate the meals trade from her host gigs at a variety of culinary TV reveals like “High Chef” and “Style of the Nation” to her varied cookbooks. She additionally landed her first SI Swimsuit cover in 2023 on the age of 52, and it practically broke the web. Now, she’s including designer to her lengthy listing of accomplishments by creating a set of lingerie, swimwear, and loungewear with Bare Necessities.

Lakshmi usually outlets at Naked Requirements so working with them was a no brainer. She loves that they carry all kinds of manufacturers, noting that you would be able to get an Adidas sports activities bra and a frilly lingerie set multi functional place. “[The Bare Necessities team] informed me that over 95% of their client base is feminine, and I preferred that,” she tells PS. “It means ladies are shopping for for themselves, and that is what I would like. I wished to talk on to ladies, and I would like the gathering to be one thing ladies attain for persistently and that they love as a result of it is helpful to them. They only really feel good in it, and each time they put on it, they really feel comfy. They really feel at dwelling wherever they’re and actually good in their very own our bodies.”

When designing the gathering, Lakshmi paid particular consideration to the colour palette. A coloration she options all through the road is daring magenta, a shade that reminds her of her heritage. “Magenta might be my favourite coloration. You see pops of scorching pink, however you do not see these blue-magenta hues, the colour that is very prevalent in Indian uncooked silk. It is nearly known as the double shade (referencing Kanjeevaram silk),” she says. Together with core neutrals like black and beige, she additionally incorporates child blue. “Child blue can also be a coloration that is actually flattering and goes properly with the magenta, but in addition is one thing wearable for everyone.”

Performance was additionally high of thoughts. “Each merchandise has this peekaboo component on the base of the bra. You want this since you want that help when you might have greater boobs. And that is one thing I needed to study, too. I used to be like, ‘Why are these bras so matronly?’ Now I do know, so we tried to search out inventive options to that,” she says.

With this assortment and partnership, Lakshmi goals to empower ladies at each stage of their lives. She has a swish strategy to getting old, one she realized whereas cooking together with her grandmother. “When she taught me make sambar, or a lentil stew, she would maintain my hand again and he or she would say, ‘Do not put that in but.’ Each ingredient in that stew has an applicable time it ought to go into the pot, and in the event you put it too early, it will lose its taste, and you are not going to have the ability to benefit from the pleasure of what that cilantro or spice can carry. She stated, ‘It’s a must to know when is the proper time for sure issues’, and I feel that is true of life,” says Lakshmi.

Regardless of your age, Lakshmi stresses that self love is vital. “I at all times say, give your self grace, prioritize, and be type to your self such as you would to a buddy you’re keen on. We are sometimes extra supportive to our girlfriends or our colleagues than we’re to ourselves. I am asking you to speak to your self like somebody you’re keen on.”

Forward, uncover Lakshmi’s favourite items from her Naked Requirements assortment.

This interview has been edited and condensed for readability.