Amar Mithapalli has done Diploma in Fashion design from JRVGTI, Pune and M.Sc. in Fashion Design from YCMOU, Nashik with elite candidature. A professional with intertwining experience in Industry and Academics, Amar holds more than 11 years of academic experience in leading institutes across India and has worked with various corporate houses as a designer, project consultant, production manager and fashion show coordinator. A pioneer in the experiential learning of Fashion Design, his client list boasts of renowned designers like – Hemant Trivedi, Vikram Phadnis, Ken Frns and many more. Amar has choreographed numerous fashion shows across Pune, Mumbai, Indore and Goa.
Everyone thinks of being a doctor, an engineer or businessmen but there are very less people who dare to pursue their passion, one such is Anurag Gupta. A graduate from NIIFT Mohali India in 2012, he started his career working with Manish Arora and then with Varun Bahl as a senior Designer.
Having five years of experience in the industry, Anurag Gupta decided to launch his label Anurag Gupta in 2017, with the USP to illuminate in dark without using any chemicals on the product. The brand promotes the concept of ‘Make in India ‘, the fabric is made in India, all the embroidery is done by hand no machines used, infact all the co-designers and artisans are Indians even the buttons used are handmade.
Ms. Corinne Smith is one of the most niche minds of designing in the British Fashion circuit who specializes in showcasing Indian impressions in the British Dandy culture. A sought after name amongst the Fashionistas of London, Manchester, Liverpool and Glasgow.
Italian Designer Diana Linda translated her love for India into work. She crafts a variety of products inspired mainly by India and its vibrant colours, her work spells Mumbai-Bombay- Bollywood with its pop culture, kitsch and drama. Her products feature techniques like collage, patchwork, decoupage, spray painting and embellishment of all sorts. You can find an assortment of traditional Indian handcrafted embroidery, lush fabrics, old Bollywood posters and even saree borders. In one word – her style sense is funky!
First Androgynous fashion designer of Asia, Mr. Hoshigoru William has his workshop at the heart of Bali in Denpasar. His label “Hoshigoru” has been featured in Singapore Fashion Week, multiple editions of Mr. Universal as he established himself as one of the most innovative and path breaking designers of the South East Asian circuit.
Jeremy Fritzhand is from Cincinnati Ohio, and went to Union College in Schenectady NY. On his senior year he visited India on a term abroad, and one day during the trip they took a tour of Bagru village. It was the first time he saw block printing at the source, and was immediately inspired. After his graduation he moved to Bagru to start a block printing cooperative. In 2016 he founded Studio Bagru to pursue his passion for hand crafted textiles
Studio Bagru is a design studio and sourcing agency based in Jaipur that also curates a retail shop featuring products from our vendors and up and coming fashion designers in India. We specialize in sourcing raw and printed textiles, as well as providing manufacturing solutions. Our current work includes custom printed block, screen, and digital fabrics, as well as providing design consultation for fashion brands.
Kala Sutr is the unique range of products indigenously designed and hand crafted by small-scale women entrepreneurs of Madhya Pradesh. ‘Kala’ signifies the skilled craft the women innately possess and “Sutr” signifies thread - one common factor that unites all skilful women and links them into one big Entrepreneurial Network!
A young Lakme Gen Next designer Padma Raj Keshri from Ahmedabad is well known in the textile industry for bringing contemporary designs, exploring new craft clusters, working with artisans on field and bringing the new ideas from its origin. He was the finalist for Wool Runway organized by Wool Mark Company, Australia. Owns the National Design Award 2013 organized by Gokaldas Exports at Bengaluru.
He was awarded for Let’s Design Season -05 which was organized by Cotton council International & FDCI.
Seema Kalavadia, her creative instinct was the lost shoe that made her the right fit for the International Institute of Fashion Design, Surat.
Uses her wand of modern insight to revive the lost retro style of clothing and established her own company - Sparsh. Modern, Organic and Elegant rightly describe their style of clothing. Various Fashion Events, including SME Conclave & Awards held by Tefla in 2019, exhibited clothes designed by Sparsh. Also in 2018, her unique collection stole a place at the New York Fashion week, alongside other established fashion stylists.
An ace fashion designer, a writer and an activist, Wendell Augustine Rodericks is considered one of the sculptors of the Indian Fashion industry. Famously called the minimalist and a perfectionist in Fashion circuits. His garments foretold his love for his Goan roots and its culture. The tailoring and expertise in creating intricate details on fabrics outstands Wendell’s creations in the fashion industry.
Wendell Rodricks versatility in couture designing is beyond the ramp and he is the first ever designer in India to design police uniforms for Goa government. The Government of India bestowed him with the fourth highest civilian honour Padma Shri in 2014.
