Archana Kochhar

Archana Kochhar
Nationality Indian
Occupation Fashion designer

Archana Kochhar (born 1972) is an Indian fashion designer.[1][2] Archana's designs have been featured by celebrities like Prabhu Deva, Shriya Saran, Amrita Rao, Nargis Fakhri, Jacqueline Fernandez, Bipasha Basu and Vijender Singh among others.[3][4][5] Kochhar has showcased her designs at events like Lakme Fashion Week, India Fashion Week and New York Fashion Week.[6] She was conferred with the Anokhi Excellence in Design 2015 award in Toronto, Canada.[7] She is the brand ambassador of Smile Foundation which works towards the cause of girl child education in India.[1][8]

Archana exhibited Make in India driven Ahimsa silk saree with an objective to generate employment in weaving community for Women Empowerment at Satya Brahma's initiative at Indian Affairs 6th Annual India Leadership Conclave 2015 in Mumbai.[9] The Designer was conferred "Fashion Designer of the Decade" at India Leadership Conclave 2015.[10]

New York Fashion Week

As a part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Make in India campaign, Kochhar's collection introduced the indigenous ahimsa silk (Peace Silk) at New York Fashion Week, 2015.[11][12][13] Her designs were featured by amputee model Rebekah Marine.[14]

References

  1. 1 2 "Designer Archana Kochhar runs Mumbai Marathon for cause". India TV. Mumbai. IANS. 18 January 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  2. ↑ "Model displays the creations of fashion designer Archana Kochhar during the India International Jewellery Week (IIJW) in Mumbai, on July 15, 2014.". Yahoo News. IANS. 16 July 2014. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  3. ↑ "Bipasha Basu to be show stopper for Archana Kochhar in Dubai". The Indian Express. PTI. 26 May 2013. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  4. ↑ "Archana Kochhar launches summer bridal range with Celina Jaitly". Times of India. TNN. 12 July 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  5. ↑ Sen, Debarati S (21 May 2014). "Vijendra Singh walks for Archana Kochhar at LFW". Times of India. TNN. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  6. ↑ Hande, Ravindra (16 March 2014). "Archana Kochhar showcases new collection at Lakme Fashion Week". Demotix. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  7. ↑ "Designer Archana Kochhar conferred ‘Anokhi Excellence in Design 2015' award in Toronto, Canada". Times of India. TNN. 1 May 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  8. ↑ "Chef Vikas Khanna attends charity event with designer Archana Kochhar in Mumbai". Times of India. Mumbai. TNN. 29 June 2014. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  9. ↑ "Designer Archana Kochhar to experiment with Ahimsa Silk, spearhead the revolutionary Gandhian Ahimsa to produce fine forms of Silk Costumes – Indian Affairs". indianaffairs.tv. Retrieved 2016-02-07.
  10. ↑ "Painting is an expression of artist's imagination: Trivedi". Retrieved 2016-02-07.
  11. ↑ Elizabeth, Meaghan (14 September 2015). "Archana Kochhar Debuts Ahimsa Rēśama At New York Fashion Week". Anokhi Media. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  12. ↑ "Ace Designer Archana Kochhar unveils the first look of her NewYork Fashion Week Collection, "Ahmisa Resama"". Ritz. 11 September 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  13. ↑ Goel, Hemul (18 September 2015). "NYFW: Indian designer Archana Kochhar presents Ahimsa Resama on the runway". India Today. New Delhi. IANS. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  14. ↑ Bhalla, Radhika (18 September 2015). "Model Rebekah Marine, born without a forearm, inspires us to rethink beauty". dailyO. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
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