Rahul Mishra news and archive

Rahul Mishra, the first Indian designer to take Paris couture by storm

Rahul Mishra is the first international design talent from India who has shown his haute couture collection in Paris. Championing slow fashion using traditional Indian craftsmanship, Mishra’s latest collection is called The Tree of Life. Achingly slow processes of hand-weaving and hand embroidery give a livelihood to over 1000 artisan in India....

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Reliance Brands and Rahul Mishra team up to launch ready-to-wear brand

Through a joint venture, luxury label developer Reliance Brands Limited (RBL) has partnered with Indian fashion designer Rahul Mishra to launch a new ready-to-wear business, with Mishra as creative director. The duo plans to globally grow the brand and spread its reach across multiple categories, including accessories, footwear, home, beauty and...

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First Indian and black African enter fashion's elite club

Rahul Mishra and Imane Ayissi will make history Thursday by becoming the first Indian and black African designers to show their clothes on the elite Paris haute couture catwalk. Only a little more than a dozen of the world's most prestigious luxury labels -- including Dior, Chanel and Givenchy -- have a right to call their clothes haute couture....

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The International Woolmark Prize 2016/2017 British Isles Nominees

London - Following the announcement of the European nominees for the 2016/2017 International Woolmark Prize cycle comes news of the British Isles nominees. Four menswear and four womenswear labels from the British Isles have been shortlisted for this cycle, including: Baartmans & Seigel, Craig Green, Cottweiler, and Liam Hodge for the menswear...

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Indian designers cement their place at Paris Fashion Week

The Indians are not just coming -- they have arrived. Paris fashion week is more Indian than ever, with two designers from the subcontinent cementing their place at style's top table. Rahul Mishra confirmed his reputation as one of fashion's rising stars with an autumn winter womenswear collection of great restraint and purity. In contrast, the...

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Rahul Mishra completes Woolmark Prize line-up

The International Woolmark Prize has completed the line-up for its 2013-14 edition of its annual competition, with Rahul Mishra announced as the winner of the India and Middle East regional final. Announced in Delhi, Mishra was selected by an international panel of experts, which included designer Manish Arora, Business of Fashion’s Imran Amed,...