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10 celebrities who turned fashion designers Shiksha Internal Authors Updated on Jan 2, 2017 17:30 IST

Bollywood celebrities who have become fashion designers The Indian film industry is known to inspire trends since as long as we can remember. So, be it ’s breathtaking Kanjivaram sarees or Shilpa Shetty’s sculpted dresses, you can’t help but agree that we are always left in awe of what our leading ladies sport at events, movies and even in their day- to-day lives. Often enough we find ourselves googling the names of designers who styled the red carpet/movie look of our favourite Bollywood celebrities. However, the times are changing and our fashion-forward celebs are taking a keen interest in their styling options and taking their love for fashion a step ahead by collaborating with an already established name in the fashion industry or

Disclaimer: This PDF is auto-generated based on the information available on Shiksha as on 02-Sep-2021. launching their own fashion label without any outside help. In this article, we will be listing the Bollywood celebs who have made a name for themselves in the fashion circuit, all thanks to the fashion line they have launched. This A-list film Director and Producer is known to design clothes for actors in his movies on an off and on basis. But Karan Johar’s keen interest in fashion came to light about five years ago when he collaborated with the famous fashion designer, Varun Bahl, to create a men’s collection. Karan Johar Johar took his love for fashion further in 2014 when he joined hands with popular fashion brand – Vero Moda to create their “Marquee” collection. Johar describes his fashion sense to be “luxurious and grand, yet functional at the same time”. Known to impress everyone with her acting skills, Alia Bhatt is also quite popular among the masses because of her dressing skills. Not only does she manage to carry every outfit she wears with grace and confidence but she has managed to incorporate all these traits in her collection as well. Alia Bhatt When asked, Alia very candidly shared that she was never a fashionista but her debut character in played a factor in developing her fashion sense.

Disclaimer: This PDF is auto-generated based on the information available on Shiksha as on 02-Sep-2021. Alia is playing designer with leading online portal Jabong.com. Alia’s clothesline includes something for everyone. Her designed clothes range from demure shift dresses to printed trousers. Known to be the fashion icon of Bollywood, Deepika Padukone also donned the designer’s cape for popular fashion brand – Van Heusan. Padukone co-created a Limited Edition for Van Heusen Woman’s collection. When quizzed about this new initiative Deepika Padukone undertaken by her, Padukone shared that she does not feel that she is a designer, however, the line created by her is inspired by her own dressing sense and also includes few of the things she wanted to see herself wearing. Deepika’s clothing line includes monochromatic shades such as cobalt blue and dusty rose pinks. Officials at Van Heusan described her clothesline to be a good combination of modernity, substance, class and style. Malaika Arora The ever stylish, Malaika Arora Khan launched her clothing line with The Label Corp. Unlike other celebs, Malaika’s fashion brand “The Closet Label” does not have a flagship store but the clothes designed by her are sold online. Malaika shares that she loves to dress up in comfortable clothes and through her label she is Malaika Arora Khan fulfilling her wish of offering styling tips to women in their day-to-day life and so the clothes are designed such that they are extremely stylish and luxurious

Disclaimer: This PDF is auto-generated based on the information available on Shiksha as on 02-Sep-2021. but affordable at the same time. The Closet Label includes clothing like sportswear, swimwear, fashionable inners, tops, palazzos, yoga pants, wrap dress, skirts, dresses and the likes. Sonam Known to be the international movie star of with respect to her fashion sense, along with her younger sister Rhea will be launching their brand “Rheson” in September 2015. The clothes designed by them will be available across all Shoppers Stop outlets in India. Sonam Kapoor The sisters shared that they have been working on this fashion brand since years. Talking about the clothes to expect, the sisters shared that Rheson is a high street brand which will include tops, t-shirts, skirts and sweatshirts. The price range of this clothing line would be anywhere from Rs 400 to Rs 4000. Lara Dutta , Lara Dutta turned fashion designer for popular ethnic wear brand Chhabra 555. Lara shared that she wanted her clothes to be exclusive and at the same time affordable and that is the primary reason why she collaborated with Chhabra for designing clothes. Lara Dutta The clothing line “Lara Dutta-Chhabra 555” is personally conceptualised, designed and hand crafted by the model turned actor.

Disclaimer: This PDF is auto-generated based on the information available on Shiksha as on 02-Sep-2021. Lara shared that while designing the clothes she kept the requirements as well as preferences of the modern Indian women in mind. Shilpa Shetty Kundra The ever graceful Bollywood actress, Shilpa Shetty (now known as Shilpa Shetty Kundra) made her debut as a fashion designer when she designed clothes for her IPL team – Rajasthan Royals. She then took her love for fashion further when she collaborated with Homeshop18, an eTailer, to launch Shilpa Shetty Kundra her exclusive line of sarees under the brand name – SSK. Shetty shared that while designing these clothes she experimented a lot with unique styles so as to suit the tastes of different audience base. SSK collection has been designed by her keeping in mind Indian culture and spirit and so the sarees designed by her include a modern twist and includes light fabrics and embellishments.

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Shraddha Kapoor Launching her fashion label by the name “Imara”, has also forayed into the world of fashion designing. Clothes designed by her are based on the theme “fantasy”. Kapoor’s clothing line mostly comprises of Indian prints crafted on western silhouettes. Imara is priced such that anyone and everyone is able to afford it. Clothes designed by Shraddha Kapoor cost anywhere between Rs 799 to

Disclaimer: This PDF is auto-generated based on the information available on Shiksha as on 02-Sep-2021. Rs 3999. Kapoor shared that she has designed clothes for the new Indian woman who is smart, independent and free.

Shraddha Kapoor Supermodel turned actress Lisa Haydon has also launched her own label wherein she has worked closely with Sher Singh, Sonny Caberwal and Sunjay Guleria. She has launched her clothing Lisa Haydon line on the online portal – shersingh.com. The collection designed by her is in the price range of Rs 800 to Rs 1500 and is apt for women falling in the age group between 15-40 years. Lisa described her label to include silhouettes what would appeal to any woman who wants to experiment with different cuts and colours. At the same time, clothes styled by her are extremely comfortable to wear while having a global touch to them.

Lisa Ray Actress and cancer survivor, Lisa Ray added another feather to her cap when she launched her own line of sarees called “Lisa Ray 4 Satya Paul” in association with Satya Paul. Initially the stunning actress turned designer launched a 10 saree limited edition for Satya Paul. She also made Lisa Ray

Disclaimer: This PDF is auto-generated based on the information available on Shiksha as on 02-Sep-2021. sure that some portion of the sales of her designed sarees would go to “Molly and David Bloom Chair in Multiple Myeloma Research at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre”. Her personal favourite among the collection is the “Faith Saree” and talking about the saree on her blog she states that: “The faith sari I designed is an expression of my experience. One needs faith to fall in love, to start a business, to get through your day. Faith binds us together, as does hope, so my sari line is about essential qualities which everyone – not just someone dealing with a cancer diagnosis – needs”. Related Articles: Famous Indian fashion designers and how they made it big - Part 1 Famous Indian fashion designers and how they made it big – Part 2

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