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Aki Narula, Kolkata based fashion designer is known for his crazy and
wacky style of designing clothes. He has been in the fashion business
for many years.
He was a commerce graduate from St. Xavier's College, Kolkata. During
his college days itself he had a passion for fashion designing and was
involved in designing clothes for concerts. He went to Arizona State University
for a course in communications and returned back in 1992 thereafter started
with the cost accountancy programme. Aki Narula worked with the Lintas
Group, as a management trainee, for a period of ten months. But his inborn
creativity and urge for designing made him leave his chosen field in accounts
and management and become a designer.
Aki started his career as a fashion Designer when Damania
Airlines introduced a Fashion Designer award in five Metros. He took part
from Kolkata and became the award winner. He had his first Fashion with
" Melange" in Mumbai at Opera House. His collection are innovative,
wild, humorous, and modest in look with the variation of texture and drape.
Within a short span of time, Aki carved a place in Fashion Industry with
his new idea, new energies and new directions. His clothes are always
fun, bright, cheery and cool with an accent towards leisure wear. He started
his filmy career in Bollywood by designing outfits for Mira Nair's film
"Monsoon Wedding. His versatility and passion for designing
made him one of the established designers in Bollywood.
Aki launched his own label "Aki" in 1996.
Well-heeled in creating both Indian and western designs, for men and women,
Aki has registered his place in some of the most premium stores. Started
on a humble ground, with only one store, he has expanded now to eleven
stores throughout India. In 2000 he participated in Lakme India Fashion
Week and the response was overwhelming. In the all the shows, he has been
proving the excellent combination of fashion and colours.
He also went international and started retailing at
Zingara, at Cannes and St. Tropez. Currently Design Director for Sheetal
Design Studio, he retails under his label under 'Aki Narula for SDS';
also works on his main label ' AKI' from his studio in Delhi.
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