Fashion Designers in Delhi

Fashion Designers in Delhi

Embroidery, zardozi, beadings, silk, velvet ... Oh, the colours, designs!  Before you start wondering what's with the details, am so overwhelmed at the Vibrant options that are available to choose from when talking about Designers.  Writing about the fashion designers of the capital city and not mentioning anything about their wedding couture would be sinful! Right? Well, almost.  Talk about weddings and there is a huge list of Occassions that a bride needs her wardrobe ready for like, mehendi, Haldi etc.,

Let's have a look at the creators of this fashion aka the Fashion designers of Delhi then.

Sabyasachi Mukherjee:  Sabyasachi Mukherjee, is originally from an eastern city Maniktala, in Kolkata.   Sabyasachi bridal lehengas are like masterpieces only there are new collections every season.  Get a great makeup artist and buy a Sabyasachi lehenga and the main preparation for the wedding is done! Now, I must say this is a dream come true of every bride. If you have watched the Anushka and Virat wedding then the floral Pink lehenga with renaissance embroidery with the embellishment of pearls and beads made her look like a dream.  This lehenga would have easily cost between a whopping 25 - 30 lakhs.  But a simpler Sabyasachi lehenga costs anywhere between 1 - 3 lakhs.  She paired it with some awesome traditional jewellery to go with it, also a Sabyasachi creation, layered necklaces in pearls and pink spinel.  Look at the fabulous collection: https://www.sabyasachi.com/

Anita Dongre:  Anita Dongre, from Mumbai who has western wear and Boho Chic collections that are under the  Label - "House of Anita Dongre". The wedding couture is a burst of colours ranging from fuschia pink to emerald green and gold, has a lot of rich Rajasthani designs like handcrafted gotta patti and Benarasi to offer. You might want to look at Neha Dhupia's wedding lehenga if yours is a summer wedding.  Neha's was a pink handcrafted embroidered with floral motifs, gotta patti, zardozi, and sequin work.  The organza dupatta made the pink lehenga look even more beautiful.  It was a perfect ensemble for a summer wedding.  The pink lehenga was paired with some beautiful maang tikka, polki choker, and earrings - all a collection from Anita Dongre designs.  The wedding lehengas start from one lakh and can be paired with some exquisite jewellery collection to go with it. Buy these wonderful creations at https://www.anitadongre.com/us/

Rohit Bal: Rohit Bal born in Srinagar, a history graduate from St. Stephen's college, has a label by name "Balance" and has bagged some very prestigious awards like The Shiromani, Best designer and Best designer couture by Elle to name a few.  Automobile, jewelry, cosmetics, watches the list of his partnership is lengthy and international.  Rohit Bal is called the Maverick talent who creates exuberance befitting royalties.  His designs often involve fabrics like velvet and brocade and his latest collection at the India Couture week 2018 was a definite reminisce of Kashmir.  Stop in at the Rohit Bal store in Kalka das marg road and take a peek at the stunning collection. https://www.rohitbal.com/

Manish Arora: Manish Arora: Manish Arora, born in Mumbai changed his career from a commerce student and stepped into National Institute of fashion technology.  He started his label "Manish Arora" in 1997 and the second one was called "Fish Fry" and was launched in 2001.  His designs are funky and chic and if his collections had to be defined in short then - Burst of colours is the apt way of addressing it.  The 2018 Fall collection - a riot of colours ahead of celebrating the opening of five stores in China.  The 2019 spring collection, however, was more of a sporty look with a lot of pink and yellow. https://www.manisharora.com/

Ritu Kumar: Ritu Kumar started work with a couple of hand block printers in a village of Calcutta in 1969 and launched the sub-brand label Ritu Kumar in 2002.  If you are ready to experiment for a different colour other than the traditional ones then you must have a look at the sharara worn by Dia Mirza for her wedding.  The Sharara had a green and blue detailing with beautiful banarsi borders at the bottom.  The traditional zardozi work is an excellent art of craftsmanship.  There is a special motif embroidered on the main dupatta. The attire comes with a kurta, pajama, and a dupatta.

 https://ri.ritukumar.com/

Tarun Tahiliani:Mumbai born Tarun Tahiliani has been in international fashion with a collection that can be described best as a burst of colours.  If you are daring enough for some subtle skin show in a bridal lehenga then a Tarun Tahiliani creation should definitely be on your list. covered with crystal beads and delicate stones the lehengas, shararas, and sarees in a range of red, blues and pinks are an excellent choice of a modern day bride.

 https://www.taruntahiliani.com/

Ritu Beri:  An international fashion designer is a 1990 pass out from the fashion institute of technology. Nicole Kidman and Ivana Trump are some of the famous international celebrities who have adorned Ritu Beri creations.  Her creations are famous for their craftsmanship where ikkat, Zardosi, stonework, and other beautiful embroidery work are involved.  Sarees, Lehengas, bridal couture and everyday wear you have it all with excellent works to fill your wardrobe with a perfect blend. https://www.kalkifashion.com/designers/ritu-beri-s.html

Manish Malhotra:  Manish Malhotra is a couturier, costume stylist and an entrepreneur who has redefined fashion for over 27 years in his prolific career. A costume designer, associated with several blockbuster movies, decided to concentrate on the hi-profile store, Reverie - Manish Malhotra in 1998.  The store received a tremendous response.  He has also designed wedding attire for some high profiles in and across the country.  If you have a graceful look on your mind for your wedding then you must look at Kareena's wedding attire designed by none other than her favourite designer.  Kareena Kapoor wore a dazzling burgundy lehenga with a contrast of maroon dupatta paired it with gold and kundan jewellery.  However, some simpler lehengas would cost between 3 - 5 lakhs but the sarees are below a lakh.

 https://www.manishmalhotra.in/

Payal Singhal: Payal Singhal's collections are design conscious and appreciate art and famous for their contemporary style. the bridal collection is magical and a goto for an Indian bride.   Payal started out at 15 and received the designer of the year award from shopper's stop for outfitting miss world Aishwarya Rai. Daughter of Dinesh Singhal, PayPal grew up with films, art, and fashion. Studied fashion technology in New York and opened two label stores in Mumbai.  A partnership store was opened in Mehrauli, New Delhi recently.  The Label life is an excellent wardrobe collection for the women of India.  Payal Singhal's wedding collection is more of comfort for the modern day woman, you might find them in more of muted jewel tones and pale pastel colours if that's your kind.  You could look at those beautiful collections in Mehrauli, Delhi. or shop it online: http://www.payalsinghal.com/

Discussing Fashion designers is like asking a woman to choose a wardrobe in just one colour.  There is such a huge lovely list of them and it is impossible to do justice for all and talking about their exuberant and rich work in a few words feels more like an introduction to them.  however, the colours, fabrics, the embroidery types that must have been from some of the culture-rich states like Rajasthan, Kashmir, Punjab and many more.  Fashion Designers of Delhi are not just Indian Designers but they have their fame at international level and their work of art is appreciated by people across the globe.  From bridal/ to sporty, chic, ethnic and so many more the work of these designers reflects the rich Indian culture.