The Indian fashion industry has experienced significant growth, showcasing renowned designers such as Tarun Tahiliani, Manish Malhotra, and Masaba Gupta, who have gained global recognition. Each designer brings a unique style and influence, contributing to the rich tapestry of Indian fashion, with awards and notable achievements highlighting their impact. The emergence of new talents continues to invigorate the industry, promising a vibrant future.

1. The Indian fashion Industry has witnessed a massive boom
over the decades. With designers like Ritu Kumar, a veteran of
Indian Fashion since 1969 and designers like Kanika Goyal,
Manish Malhotra, Masaba Gupta, the Indian Fashion industry
have produced enormously talented designers who have
established a reputable position for themselves across the
globe.
TOP 10 INDIAN FASHION DESIGNERS
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2. Let’s look at some top Indian Fashion
designers who made it big in the industry!

3. TARUN TAHILIANI
➤ One of the pioneers of Indian
Fashion industry, Tarun Tahiliani
is known to be one of the best
fashion designers of India and
internationally.
➤ Right from the establishment of
Ensemble, India’s first multi-
designer boutique, 1987 to
founding his own studio in 1990
and becoming the first Indian
fashion designer to showcase
his works at Milan Fashion
Week, he has made
innumerable contributions to
Indian fashion industry over his
career.
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4. MASABA GUPTA
➤ An alumni of Mumbai’s SNDT
women’s University, Masaba Gupta
comes in the league of THE
DESIGNER in the Fashion Design
industry.
➤ Her signature style which is a
combination of traditional Indian
aesthetics and modern flair typified
by lightweight fabrics have been the
favourite of Bollywood Divas since
eternity.
➤ She has won numerous awards
including the 2012 L’Oreal Paris
Femina Award for Best Emerging
Designer and PETA India’s Most
Talented Designer of 2013.
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5. BIBHU MOHAPATRA
➤ Born and raised in Rourkela, Bibhu
Mohapatra later moved to the
USA to study economics.
➤ But, his love for fashion led him to
New York City where he studied at
the prestigious Fashion Institute of
Technology and won the 1997
Critics’ Award for the Best Evening
Designer of the year.
➤ Ever since then, he has been
working with high profile brands
and went on to establishing his
own label in 2008. His designs
have also been seen on America’s
First Lady Michelle Obama.
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6. MANISH ARORA
➤ Manish Arora was pursuing his a
graduation degree in Commerce
and it was then when the
fashion bug bit him which led
him to join the National Institute
of Fashion Technology (NIFT) at
New Delhi.
➤ Popularly known as the ‘John
Galiiano of India’, Manish Arora
is known for his unique play of
colours along with his trademark
palettes.
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7. SABYASACHI MUKHERJEE
➤ Hailing from the ‘City of Joy’ Kolkata,
this popular Indian designer was a
bookseller once to gather enough
money to purchase and fill the
admission form of NIFT Kolkata.
➤ Sabyasachi Mukherjee is one of the
Associate Designer Members of Fashion
Design Council of India (FDCI) and is
also National Museum of Indian
Cinema’s youngest board member.
➤ He is also one of the mainstream
Bollywood Fashion designers who is
considered to be the wedding trousseau
designer of many Bollywood actresses.
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8. PAYAL SINGHAL
➤ Granddaughter of renowned Indian
artist, J. P. Singhal and daughter of
award-winning Dinesh Singhal,
Payal Singhal is a creative soul with
her first foray into fashion.
➤ She was awarded the Shoppers
Stop Designer of the Year Award at
the tender age of 15.
➤ Singhal’s self-titled label which she
launched in 1999 produces custom-
made to order designs alongside
ready-to-wear bridal, contemporary
and occasional design.
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9. ➤ Bangalore based designer, Priyanka
Ella Lorena Lama is one of India’s
most talented and upcoming Fashion
designer. She launched her debut
pert-a-porter collection under her
label P.E.L.L.A., at the Lakme Fashion
Week Gen Next Summer/Resort 2015
show.
➤ A graduate of Apparel and Fashion
Design at Bangalore’s National
Institute of Fashion Technology,
Lama’s designs are deeply rooted in
the Japanese Wabi-Sabi School
thought promoting the idea of beauty
in imperfection.
PRIYANKA ELLA LORENA LAMA
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10. Apart from these famous designers, the Fashion industry
has also seen many up and coming designers over the
years. Check them out on our blog
‘Young guns of Fashion World’