LIZA VARMA
Lead Fashion Director
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LIZA VARMA knows how to make you walk the talk.
Having started her modeling career at the innocent age of 16 and continuing even after both her children were in school, with a few movies and many ads in between, she has got the realest take on everything glamour related. With a heartfelt effort into every person she has trained to date including our latest Miss World Manushi Chillar, the icon Sushmita Sen, Esha Gupta, Shonali Nagrani, Jacqueline Fernandez and many more, Liza is a name to reckon with in this industry and will leave no stone unturned to make you a success story…
SONAM DUBAL
Lead Fashion Designer
Sonam's cultural background is largely responsible for the creation of his signature style, which emotes a fusion of Eastern traditions, with Western aesthetics giving rise to silhouettes that are Pan-Asian in essence. Sonam’s collection carries forward the feminine aspiration to look modern yet classic, anchoring itself in the abundance of traditional textiles and color, offering apparel and accessories that are modern, individual, yet easy and comfortable.
DANIEL SYIEM
Fashion Designer
Daniel Syiem, a young designer from Meghalaya who has showcased ethnic apparel in global fashion hubs like New York, London and Rome is working to empower women weavers from North Eastern state to preserve the dying art of weaving by making traditional fabric fashionable as it’s not just a piece of cloth, it’s actually the preservation of a way of life and culture of people.
Daniel, along with his friend Janessaline M. Pyngrope, launched the Daniel Syiem Ethnic Fashion House (DSEFH) in Shillong in 2011 to promote Ryndia (eri silk) and the traditional hand-woven fabrics of northeast India.
Sreejith Jeevan
Fashion Designer
Rouka believes in the idea of being driven by the love for clothes, the people whom it touches and the stories that make them. Meaning bodice in Malayalam and corridor in Japanese, it stands for products that form the corridor, connecting the people who make and wear them.
Launched by Sreejith Jeevan, a design graduate from the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad and the Ecole Nationale Superieure Des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, the brand embodies the modern woman. Having worked with textiles in India and abroad, Sreejith, now works from his studio in Kochi, creating a timeless style that derives from the spirit of the city.
TARA BHUYAN
Fashion Designer
Tara Bhuyan is an Assamese designer of national and international repute from Toronto, Canada. Her thriving design career in Canada converges with her Assamese roots to elevate local weavers through her unique designs. She seamlessly melds her Assamese heritage with haute couture bridal and cocktail attire.
Tara Bhuyan's designs have garnered international recognition, gracing esteemed fashion stages from New York Fashion Week to LA Fashion Week to showcasing her work in Sydney, London, Dubai and many walks in India.
SHALINI JAMES
Fashion Designer
Shalini James is the founder and lead designer of Mantra, an Indian clothing brand whose ready-to-wear garments, in hand-crafted textiles and standardised sizes, have done pioneering work by bringing a paradigm shift from customised designing to pret-a-porter. With a passion for design and handcrafts that began at a young age, James became an entrepreneur at the age of 28.
BAMBI KEVICHUSA
Fashion Designer
A fashion designer from Nagaland who has captured our admiration with her impressive bridal couture label, “Bambi K Bridal”, and popular concept store, “Windfall.”
Bambi’s success in the fashion industry can be attributed to her unwavering dedication and relentless work ethic. She credits her Naga roots for instilling in her the values of staying humble, working with integrity and fairness, and doing her job quietly. Bambi’s story is an inspiration to many aspiring designers and entrepreneurs who share her passion and dedication to their craft.
JAHNABI PHOOKAN
Fashion Designer
Phookan is an entrepreneur, a co-founder of two National Tourism Award-winning companies: Jungle Travels India and Assam Bengal Navigation Company under JTI Group. She has worked for the cause of women weavers of Assam and runs her own signature line as Tribal Heritage and Lahe Looms since 2014. A graduate from Calcutta University with a PG Diploma from Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC), Delhi, She is also an alumnus of Indiana University, USA. She was the Founder member and Founder Vice Chairperson of FLO Northeast chapter in 2007.
ARATRIK DEV VARMAN
Fashion Designer
Aratrik Dev Varman is the founder and lead designer of Tilla. He studied textile design at NID (National Institute of Design), Ahmedabad (2003), and fashion design at ENSAD (École nationale supérieure des Arts Décoratifs) in Paris. He particularly enjoys working with vintage textiles, art history, and the company of his many, many dogs.
Tilla ( n: hill ) is a design studio based in Ahmedabad, India. Established in 2011 by clothing designer Aratrik Dev Varman, the brand celebrates handmade Indian textiles and craftsmanship.
At its heart, it is defined by a practical and elegant aesthetic that adapts easily to different contexts globally, outlining an approach to living and working with traditional crafts in a modern world. This balance is brought about in an ecosystem of mindful design and slow production, with minimal waste being an important part of the design ethos.
