Suneet Varma
| Suneet Varma | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1964 (age 49–50) New Delhi, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Education | London College of Fashion |
| Occupation | Fashion designer |
| Labels | Suneet Varma |
Suneet Varma (born 1964) is an Indian fashion designer.[1][2] He did a fashion show themed on Kamasutra in July 2011.[3]
Early life and education
His father was a textile consultant, and he was brought up in New Delhi, along with his sister Geetika Varma and brother Vineet Varma. After his schooling he went to London to study sculpting, however after doing a foundation course in sculpting and painting, he switched to fashion and graduated from the London College of Fashion in costume history.[4]
Career
Varma started his career in 1986, working as an intern with Yves Saint Laurent label in Paris,[5] subsequently he worked for the Lalbhai group (Arvind Mills) in Ahmedabad on a denim project after the company tied up with fashion designer Gloria Vanderbilt. He had his first fashion show in 1991. In 2009, he started design collaboration with American luxury handbag brand, Judith Leiber and is also the first Indian designer to design the interiors of the BMW 7 series [5][6] His 2010 collection "The Pirates of Couture" was inspired by fashion illustrator Antonio Lopez's book Antonio's Tales from the Thousand & One Nights.[7] He also brought in the Armani Junior label to India, opening at DLF Emporio mall in Delhi.[8]
He has also taught students like Rajesh Pratap Singh and Ashish Soni at NIFT, Delhi.[5]
References
- ↑ "Suneet Varma's 'Elixir of Youth', a fabled magical potion". CNN-IBN. Retrieved 2012-04-21.
- ↑ "Couture comes calling". Hindustan Times. 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2012-04-21.
- ↑ "Suneet's musical rendition of Kamasutra - Times Of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2012-04-21.
- ↑ "Genuine article!". The Hindu. July 26, 2008.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "From delivering courier packets for to successful fashion designer: meet Suneet Varma". Daily Mail. 17 April 2012.
- ↑ "The real romantic: After 25 years in business, Suneet Varma is set to move from being a designer to a true fashion house". Mint (newspaper) Lounge. Apr 20, 2012.
- ↑ "Fashion is universal expression of art’", The Pioneer, 2013-02-22, retrieved 2013-03-13
- ↑ "Suneet Varma to bring Armani Junior to India". India Today. November 30, 2011.