Designers

Abdul Halder started his career designing for the king of pop Michael Jackson in 2002.Soon he moved to work with an Italian fashion house SB Italia, experiencing shows across Europe and the Middle East. Since 2006 he has been showcasing his collections at various fashion weeks in India & Internationally. He is the only designer to showcase his collection at the ?United Nations? head quarter General Assembly, New York. Presently dressing up the likes of ?Kathleen Kennedy?, signature label ?Abdul Halder? deals in men?s, women?s,western and ethnic wear.

Abhishek studied at NIFT and is the winner of Air France Young Designers Award, Breakthrough Designer Award at Kingfisher Awards 2004 and Designer of The Year at MTV Style Awards 2007. Abhishek’s signature line consists of classic Indian clothes for Men & Women that are understated and elegant and finished to the invisible detail. Quilting and appliqué are his trademark techniques.

Abraham & Thakore is one of India’s most respected design resources for fashion, accessories & home textiles. The label was established by David Abraham and Rakesh Thakore. Each collection explores the developing of a modern voice while drawing on the rich vocabulary of Indian design. Each season the collections are presented to international buyers in prestigious trade salons in Paris, namely Tranoi and Scenes D’Interieur, Maison & Objet. The collections are sold in exclusive stores in London, Paris, New York, Milan, Tokyo, Sydney and Zurich amongst other locations. As night settles in a tropical garden, the brilliant colours of flowers and the bright greens of leaves begin to darken. Crimson, pink and celery slowly turn into tones of coffee, nutmeg and ink in the new AW collection ‘Midnight Garden’.

Reconstructing global design sensibilities into understated contemporary elegance, am:pm offers luxury prêt. A label that has gone into a new fashion idiom, it has quietly but surely created a niche appeal. There is a lot of comfort seen in their style and surface effects. Fabrics are elegantly tailored using pure and woven materials. From knits to handicraft and everything in between is used by them, culminating into a new design ethos. The fluid and clean lines, are worked over in a refreshing colour palette, and have found expression in a subtle interweaving and design confluence. Their designs speak of soft grace, confident subtlety & inherited class. Its brand ethos originates from a heady mix of Indian elements and a strong western influence, to give a very contemporary expression a very global appeal.

Designer Amit GT is a name to reckon with. He is one of the very few designers from the genre that believes fashion blurs the boundaries between dreams and reality. He says “those who believe in dreams buy a piece of fantasy (fashion) created by a dreamweaver (designer)”.This eminent designer has woven many dreams for women who believe in the power of transformation through clothes. He has dressed many divas and celebrities and destined to sweep the world of fashion off its feet. This versatile designer does resort wear, evening dresses and separates and goddess gowns for women and resort wear and ethnic wear for men.

Started in Jaipur, Rajasthan, by two young post graduates of Ancient Indian History, Rajiv Arora and Rajesh Ajmera, ‘Amrapali’ is one of the leading jewellery company known for its exquisite designs in handcrafted jewellery. The ethos at Amrapali combines scholarly research with a passion for aesthetic creativity - values which have won appreciation and loyalty from customers worldwide. Precious and semi-precious stones add colour, richness and dazzle to gold and silver forms never experienced before. It's the jewellery for today and tomorrow inspired by yesterdays and so can be called classic in its true sense.

Anamika’s tryst with design and style began with the Damania Fashion Award in 1995 which jumpstarted her career, and saw the beginning of the label ‘ANAMIKA KHANNA’. With colour, craft and texture as her forte, trousseau wear is naturally her area of specialization. Her look is global with ethnic Indian craft as her mainstay. Anamika’s international label, “Ana Mika” has been showcasing at the London Fashion Week and at trade shows in Paris, Singapore, New York and Los Angeles. The year 2007 came with an invitation to showcase the brand at the Paris Fashion Week, the first for any Indian designer. She retails through her flagship store in Kolkata, Carma and Ogaan (New Delhi), Ensemble and Kimaya (Mumbai), Evoluzione (Chennai) and Elahe (Hydrebad).

Anita Dongre this season presents 3 sub Labels. Her creative masterpiece - the Anita Dongre Timeless. A collection that embodies the beauty of hand crafted embroideries, couture dresses, brocade jackets and indian ensembles. iinter-Prêt for fall winter offers a collection of bright colourful ethnic tunics, tops, and Dresses, jackets created from rich fabrics like brocade and velvet. It lets you skillfully team up separates that are international in appeal and can be dressed up to suit the wearer. Besides having separates, iinter-Prêt has coordinated Indian ensembles. Grassroot, her green line encourages the use of eco-friendly textiles and practices. The creation offers Long evening gowns made from viscose jersey, and a contemporary collection of jackets and tops in hand block prints using vegetable dyes.