Friday 5 June 2015

India's top fashion designers

India has a enormous fashion industry.Here are some fabulous fashion designers who have created their own space in the world of fashion with their creations...

MANISH MALHOTRA

Manish Malhotra is one of India's most successful fashion designers.He has designed for many leading actresses.Manish is best known for his bridal wear collection and styling.Manish started his career as a model while studying at the Eliphinstone college in Mumbai.He introduced the concept of styling in bollywood after his first film as a designer for Juhi Chawla starrer Swarg over 2 decades ago.In 1998,he started his high profile couture store "Reverie-Manish Malhotra".Manish rocked the international fashion circle when he designed for Micheal Jackson.Besides films,Manish believes in spreading the area of design to various aspects.One such effort was designing the team gear for Shah Rukh's IPL team "Kolkatta Knight Riders". Manish has taken up the responsible initiative with his association "Mijwan Welfare Society" to promote regional handcrafts from rural India.
You can shop the Manish Malhotra collection at www.manishmalhotra.in .


      
   

SABYASACHI MUKHERJEE

Sabyasachi  is an Indian fashion designer from Kolkatta. Since 1999, he has sold designer merchandise using the label 'Sabyasachi'. Mukherjee is one of the Associate Designer Members of Fashion Design council of India and the youngest board member of the National Museum of Indian Cinema.Deserts, gypsies,antique textiles and cultural traditions of his home town, Kolkata, have been a lifelong inspiration for this designer. He uses unusual fabrics, texturing and detailing, 'fusion' of styles, 'patch-work' with embellishments in a vibrant colors.Sabyasachi, in 2008 launched a line of jewelry exclusively designed by him in association with the GAJA brand.He launched his exclusive menswear collection featuring Sherwanis,kurtas and headgear.The Designer has also started the kids wear line under the label "Chota Sabhya".Mukherjee started a project called SAVE THE SAREE where he retails hand-woven Indian sarees on a non-profit basis priced at 3500 & the entire proceed goes to the weavers of Mushirabad. This initiative is also strongly supported by Bollywood stars like Aishwarya Rai and Vidya Balan.
You can shop the Sabyasachi collection at www.sabyasachi.com



NEETA LULLA

Neeta Lulla is one of India's most successful costume designers and fashion stylists.She is amongst the most awarded fashion designers in India having won the National Film Awards from the President of India on 4 occasions for Best Costume Design.Neeta Lulla has worked on over 300 films in more than 7 languages in Indian & International Cinema.Apart from films she has worked to style major historical epic shows on Indian Television.Neeta Lulla has recently announced the launch of a world class fashion school in association with Subhash Ghai, Whistling Woods International-Neeta Lulla School of Fashion.
Shop Neeta Lulla collection at http://store.neetalulla.com




RITU KUMAR

Ritu Kumar is an Indian fashion designer. She is the first woman credited to introduce the ‘boutique’ culture in India under the brand name ‘Ritu’. Since 1994, Ritu has also designed the wardrobes for the Femina Miss India contestants for their participation in international beauty pageants such as Miss UniverseMiss World and Miss Asia Pacific World.Ritu Kumar has been awarded the Padma Shri Award 2013, the country's fourth highest civilian award for her exceptional and distinguished service in the field of fashion, textile and craftsmanship. The ace designer had a humble beginning in a small village, near Kolkata, in 1960, with a set of hand block printers and two tables and today the business has grown to retail from more than 35 stores across the country.
Shop Ritu Kumar collection at www.labelritukumar.com .

 



MASABA GUPTA 

Masaba Gupta is an Indian Fashion designer. Since July 2009, she sells designer merchandise using label 'Masaba'. She has been the youngest designer to unveil at Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week 2010 with the label titled Gen next.Born in 1989, to West Indian cricketer Viv Richards and Indian actress Neena Guptashe joined Shreemati Nathibai Damodar Thackersey Women's University where she learned fashion designing and ended up winning three awards for her collection at her college graduation show.
Shop Masaba Gupta collection at http://houseofmasaba.com




 a designer for Juhi Chawla starrer Swarg over two decades ago

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