Ritu Kumar is an Indian fashion designer.
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Early life and education
Kumar was born in Amritsar in 1944, but his lack of educational opportunities there moved him to Simla for his school, where he attended the Loreto monastery. He then studied at Lady Irwin College, where he met and married Shashi Kumar, and then went on to receive a scholarship at Briarcliff College in New York, where he studied Art History. On his return to India, he studied museology at the Asutosh Indian Art Museum, part of the University of Calcutta.
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Careers
Kumar started his fashion business in Kolkata, using two small tables and hand block printing techniques. Beginning with bridal attire and evening wear in the 1960s and 70s, he eventually moved to the international market in the next two decades. Like many Indian stores, Kumar's company has also opened branches in Paris, London and New York. The London branch was closed after three years, in 1999. His company's annual turnover at the time was the highest of any Indian fashion outlet, estimated at approximately INR10 billion. In 2002 he launched the "Label" line in partnership with his son, Amrish. In 2013 he was awarded Padma Shri by the Government of India. Kumar discussed his career at length in a recent interview for the Creating Emerging Markets project at Harvard Business School, starting with how he first broke into the fashion houses and department stores of Paris and New York in the 1970s.
Design
Kumar designs focus on natural fabrics and traditional printing and weaving techniques. He also incorporated Western elements in his work, but generally did not innovate beyond traditional cider designs. Her clothes have been worn by celebrities like Princess Diana, Priyanka Chopra, Lara Dutta, Deepika Padukone, Madhuri Dixit Nene, Madhur Jaffrey, Kalki Koechlin, She Mirza, Soha Ali Khan, and Jemima Goldsmith.
External links
- Official Site
- Ritu Kumar Label Official
References
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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