Top 10 Best in India 2023: Indian

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Manish Malhotra is one of India's most successful fashion designers. Malhotra has designed for many leading actresses in Bollywood.<a class="fl q _cZ" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manish_Malhotra" saprocessedanchor="true" style="color: #1a0dab; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;"><span class="_BL" style="white-space: nowrap;">Wikipedia</span></a></div>
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<span class="_Sn" style="font-weight: bolder;"><span style="cursor: pointer;">Born</span>: </span><span class="kno-fv _hA">December 5, 1966 (age 47), <span style="cursor: pointer;">Westminster, United Kingdom</span></span></div>
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<span class="_Sn" style="font-weight: bolder;"><span style="cursor: pointer;">Education</span>: </span><span class="kno-fv _hA"><span style="cursor: pointer;">Elphinstone College</span></span></div>
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<span class="_Sn" style="font-weight: bolder;"><span style="cursor: pointer;">Awards</span>: </span><span class="kno-fv _hA"><span style="cursor: pointer;">Bollywood Movie Award – Best Costume Designer</span><span class="r-rhscol11" jsl="$ue bind('t-2Ko5CAD9HMI',{__tag:true});$t t-2Ko5CAD9HMI;">, <span class="_Ll _Aj fl q" data-lvc="" data-rtid="rhscol11" data-t="kno-fv-exp" data-ved="0COEBELwYKAcwFw" jsaction="r.Eddvt4h-GI8" jsl="$rj;" style="cursor: pointer;">More</span></span></span></div>
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<span class="_Sn" style="font-weight: bolder;"><span style="cursor: pointer;">Nominations</span>: </span><span class="kno-fv _hA"><span style="cursor: pointer;">Vijay Award for Best Costume Designer</span>, <span style="cursor: pointer;">Zee Cine Award for Best Costume Design</span></span></div>
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<br />Wendell Rodricks:<br /><br /><ol data-ved="0CIkBEP8X" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br />Wendell Rodricks is a prominent fashion designer based in the western Indian region of Goa. He has been listed among one of India's top ten designers. Designer Wendell Rodricks started out as a catering graduate but found fashion designing was more suited to his palate. His minimalist chic style is a rage among Indian clothes lovers and he is known for his passion for white. He has written special features for Apparel, regular columns for Femina, Goa Today and freelance fashion journalism in major Indian news media. The multi-talented designer`s work includes theatre design, advertising styling and forecast portfolios.<br /> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wendell_Rodricks">Wikipedia</a>
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<br /><br /><br />Abu Jani and Sandeep Khosla :<br /><br />‘The boys’, as the twosome of Abu Jani and Sandeep Khosla are known in the fashion circuit, can be considered among first names in that made it big, by way of success, attention, fame and hype. It is a creative alliance that exudes attitude and talent. They were one of the first to display their creations at Harrods. Ever since, the Abu Jani and Sandeep Khosla show is a much awaited, though not so frequent event.<br />Though they lack in professional training, they push ethnic fashion to the limits, almost to the dictates of their fancies. No wonder they claim that they do not make garments, they make heirlooms.<br /><br /><b>Tarun Tahiliani</b><br /><br />Tarun Tahiliani is a noted Indian fashion designer. With his wife Shailja 'Sal' Tahiliani, he co-founded Ensemble, India’s first multi-designer boutique in 1987, followed by Tahiliani Design studio in 1990. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarun_Tahiliani">Wikipedia</a><br /><br /><b>Born: </b>Mumbai, India<br /><b>Parents: </b>Radhakrishna Hariram Tahiliani<br /><b>Education:</b> Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, Fashion Institute of Technology, The Doon School</div>
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He is one of the most celebrated fashion designers of India. He acquired a degree from The Fashion Institute of Technology, New York. When Tarun Tahiliani came back to India, he realized that there was a huge scope in India in the designer wear sector. He brought a revolution in the field of fashion in 1987, by opening the first fashion boutique in India, ‘Ensemble’.<br /><br /><b>JJ Valaya</b><br /><br /><br />JJ Valaya is a noted Indian fashion designer and couturier from New Delhi, India. He founded the House of Valaya, a luxury fashion and lifestyle house in 1992, along with his brother TJ Singh. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JJ_Valaya">Wikipedia</a></div>
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<br />Born and raised in the historical city of Jodhpur in Rajasthan, India’s premier fashion designer, JJ Valaya, has made a name for himself as one of the most original and inspired designers working today. The revolutionary fusion of traditional crafts and contemporary haute couture generates an alluring, urbane, one-of-a kind handiwork is the signature of the House of Valaya. Valaya has rejuvenated and redefined age-old Indian crafts as a profitable niche within the cosmopolitan market, allowing the valued artistic processes to live on despite the pressures of globalization.</div>
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<br />Born: October 8, 1967 (age 46), Jodhpur, India<br />Education: National Institute of Fashion Technology</div>
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<br /><b>Rina Dhaka:</b><br /><br />Rina Dhaka is India’s leading fashion designer who burst onto the fashion world in late 1980s. Winner of Yuv Rattan Award, she is counted among the creative and innovative designers of the country. After college, Rina Dhaka did a training project with Intercraft, and with designer Evan Grandhal. She also set up a ‘Salwar Kameez’ boutique for one of her acquaintances. Around this time ‘Mutiny’ and ‘Ensemble’ were just coming up as fashion houses and she made a line of designs for them.<br />She is best known for her theme collections – sheer trousers, crochet, and stretch jersey, woolens and spider web motifs. Her forte remains western wear, and she prides on the fact that her pieces can be worn as separates. Rina Dhaka emphasises silhouettes. She is not afraid of experimenting. In one of her collections, she had mixed fur and boots with her Indian outfits.<br /><br /><br />Manish Arora :<br /><br />Manish Arora is an Indian fashion designer based in New Delhi. In early 2011, he was appointed creative director of the womenswear collection of the French fashion house Paco Rabanne, although he left the company in May 2012. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manish_Arora">Wikipedia</a><br /><br />Born: Mumbai, India<br />Education: National Institute of Fashion Technology</div>
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<b><br />Rohit Bal :</b><br /><br />Rohit Bal is a fashion designer from New Delhi, India. He designs for both men and women.Rohit Bal was born in Kashmir. He graduated from Burn Hall School, Srinagar and then received a Bachelors degree in history from St. Stephens College . <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rohit_Bal">Wikipedia</a><br />Titled as the ‘India’s Master of fabric and fantasy’ by the Time magazine in 1996, Rohit Bal’s sense of aesthetics is finely honed, and each of his creations is handcrafted to perfection, with meticulous attention to detail. He has access to the best the industry has to offer in terms of materials and workmanship. From villages where local craftsmen weave dreams with magic fingers, to factories, workshops and outlets where retailers jostle for survival, to the opulent grandeur of glitzy boutiques and malls at the best addresses in the big cities of high fashion, Rohit Bal can lead one to the doors of discovery, and he holds the key.</div>
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<br />Born: May 8, 1961 (age 53), Kashmir, India<br />Siblings: Rajiv Bal<br />Education: National Institute of Fashion Technology, St. Stephen's College, Delhi<br />Movies: True West</div>
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<br /><br /><b>Ritu Beri :</b><br />Ritu Beri is a New Delhi based International fashion designer. She was the first Asian designer to head the French fashion brand, Jean-Louis Scherrer. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ritu_Beri">Wikipedia</a></div>
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She is known as the first Indian designer to present a collection in Paris. There is no comparison for her style and elegance. Today her designs have become a highlight in Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, USA, London and Paris. Ritu Beri’s ready-to-wear line is an impressive couture collection that had the French media raving about her. She is one of early fashion designer whose collection made it quite big internationally. Ritu started her illustrious career in fashion when she created her first line of clothing in 1990, called Lavanya. It was a complete success for Ritu in India and on the international market, with the range selling out very quickly.<br />Ritu graduated from Delhi University in 1987 and after this she decided to do something artisitc and ever since being interested in fashion, the natural choice was to try designing outfits. Ritu enrolled in the newly-opened National Institute of Fashion Technology in 1988. The tertiary education centre is linked to the F.I.T (Fashion Institute of Technology) in New York, and had just been established in Delhi. Lavanya was her graduation collection, if you will, created in December of 1990, after she became one of the first students to complete the fashion study course.<br /><br /><b>Ritu Kumar :</b><br /><br />Ritu Kumar is one of India’s foremost fashion designer, and the first woman to introduce the ‘boutique’ culture in India under the brand name ‘Ritu’. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ritu_Kumar">Wikipedia</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.google.com/search?es_sm=122&q=ritu+kumar+born&stick=H4sIAAAAAAAAAGOovnz8BQMDgxoHnxCXfq6-gXF5clJlkZZYdrKVfkFqfkFOKpAqKs7Ps0rKL8pjyrtdu13sulGRz7fAsMoZJ5IOf7wHAOlg4VhDAAAA&sa=X&ei=HhCUU43WCoWHuASdt4CoCA&ved=0CLUBEOgTKAEwFw">Born</a>: November 11, 1944 (age 69), <a href="https://www.google.com/search?es_sm=122&q=amritsar+india&stick=H4sIAAAAAAAAAGOovnz8BQMDgyEHnxCXfq6-gXF5clJlkRIniG1kmV1QqSWWnWylX5CaX5CTCqSKivPzrJLyi_L2Jl9lOx5pzJme3vB49dXDa0sv9CQAANN3juVOAAAA&sa=X&ei=HhCUU43WCoWHuASdt4CoCA&ved=0CLYBEJsTKAIwFw">Amritsar, India</a><br /><a href="https://www.google.com/search?es_sm=122&q=ritu+kumar+education&stick=H4sIAAAAAAAAAGOovnz8BQMDgzYHnxCXfq6-gXF5clJlkZZ0drKVfkFqfkFOKpAqKs7Ps0pNKU1OLMnMz-M1E5EyCmxTZ39b5nLIx-fyzqONJwF2WekaSAAAAA&sa=X&ei=HhCUU43WCoWHuASdt4CoCA&ved=0CLoBEOgTKAEwGA">Education</a>: <a href="https://www.google.com/search?es_sm=122&q=college+briarcliff&stick=H4sIAAAAAAAAAGOovnz8BQMDgzkHnxCXfq6-gXF5clJlkRKYbWSebWpRpiWdnWylX5CaX5CTCqSKivPzrFJTSpMTSzLz85gSTlxtOhPy-71hhUGM0KxVdmk_-wFFT7PgVAAAAA&sa=X&ei=HhCUU43WCoWHuASdt4CoCA&ved=0CLsBEJsTKAIwGA">Briarcliff College</a>, <a href="https://www.google.com/search?es_sm=122&q=lady+irwin+college&stick=H4sIAAAAAAAAAGOovnz8BQMDgzkHnxCXfq6-gXF5clJlkRKYnWwcn5WXoyWdnWylX5CaX5CTCqSKivPzrFJTSpMTSzLz866IzJdmWfVLYtdbvu63wsmbq7iLDwMAu5FeLlQAAAA&sa=X&ei=HhCUU43WCoWHuASdt4CoCA&ved=0CLwBEJsTKAMwGA">Lady Irwin College</a><br /><a href="https://www.google.com/search?es_sm=122&q=ritu+kumar+movies&stick=H4sIAAAAAAAAAGOovnz8BQMDgwYHnxCXfq6-gXF5clJlkZZEdrKVfkFqfkFOKpAqKs7Ps8rNL8tMLfb31HRQznCUqv_gcP__Na6HsiZfrgIAscyA6EUAAAA&sa=X&ei=HhCUU43WCoWHuASdt4CoCA&ved=0CMABEOgTKAEwGQ">Movies</a>: <a href="https://www.google.com/search?es_sm=122&q=ritu+kumar+the+sun+is+not+still+setting&stick=H4sIAAAAAAAAAGOovnz8BQMDgwkHnxCXfq6-gXF5clJlkRKYnW6ZkmWWrCWRnWylX5CaX5CTCqSKivPzrHLzyzJTi8M25lWH1rI6N57tsLobnvlpylTlZwC0UVm9UQAAAA&sa=X&ei=HhCUU43WCoWHuASdt4CoCA&ved=0CMEBEJsTKAIwGQ">The Sun is not Still Setting</a></div>
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One of the earliest and reputed fashion diva amongst fashion buffs, Ritu Kumar has developed a unique style of her own. Her designs reflects the ancient traditions of Indian craftsmanship in a contemporary fashion. With a background of art history and musicology, which has enriched her horizons, Ritu Kumar’s understanding of ancient designs and the innovative use of traditional crafts has created a new classicism. Ritu holds the status of a revivalist in the Indian fashion industry, which has successfully bridged the gap between traditionalism and modernity.</div>
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Top 10 Best Fashion Designers of India

Let us have a look at the faces who have taken Indian Fashion and Indian Fashion Industry at the top most level. These are the best known f...

Top 10 Best Fashion Designers of India

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