Fashion Couturiers: Profiles

India Couture Week (October 11 to 16) will see country’s top couturiers, showcasing their finest ensembles that would provide a much-deserved outing for opulent Indian textiles. Here is a short profile of the designers:

Abu Jani & Sandeep Khosla

HDIL India Couture Week the 6-day event commencing on the 11th October 2009 will flag off with Big B walking the ramp for his favourite designers Abu Jani and Sandeep Khosla. Hrithik and Suzanne Roshan, Vidya Balan will be seen lighting up the ramp as well. The designer pair is going to showcase their couture collection. Tabu might also walk for them this season.

Devaunshi Mehta

Devaunshi Mehta has been an established designer of garments and accessories since 1988. She opened her first boutique of ready to wear garments in 1989

Maheep Kapoor

Maheep believes that a Woman’s individuality and personality is depicted through the piece of jewellery she wears.

Queenie Dhody

A former Miss India, an ex-supermodel, a socialite, a jewellery designer, a mother of two beautiful children, but above and beyond everything else - a woman who listens to her heart.

Farah Khan

Farah Khan is a qualified gemologist and renowned jewellery designer who excelled in her professional training at the Gemological Institute of America, California

Pallavi Jaikishan
Pallavi has proved herself as a versatile designer who has seen tremendous success in western clothes as well as traditional indian outfits

Varun Bahl

Varun Bahl excels at blending the vintage with the contemporary, the antique with the new, and manages, every time, to come up with another pattern in the kaleidoscope

Manish Malhotra

Manish is a true style Icon; for both men & women all over the world who swear by his creations and style concepts.

Manav Gangwani

Manav Gangwani, one of the most creative, innovative and promising designers in India, at a young age has made an indelible mark in the fashion world making a compellingly bold style statement.

Suneet Verma
Suneet Varma creates fashion history with a three year tie-up with the international accessories brand Judith Leiber. A leading name in luxury couture, Suneet Varma’s label was established in 1993 and has moved from strength to strength.

Monisha Jaising

Known as the “princess of bohemian luxe”, Monisha's styling has always used Indian handicrafts from block printing to hand embroideries to suit the international customer.