Aki Narula has been involved in the fashion business for four years and is the recipient of the Damania Fashion Designer Award. Sold throughout India in premium stores, Aki's designs are understated with the accent on drape and texture
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Aki NarulaDate of Birth: not available
City: Kolkata
Country: India
Other facts: he is quite a good cook and and enjoys getting into the kitchen on the occasional Sunday
Hobbies: not available
Marital status: not available
Spouse: not available
Education: commerce degree from St. Xaviers college, a course in communications Arizona State University, U.S.A.
Occupation: fashion designer
Languages: english, hindi
Adress:
C/O Swaraj Designs, F 322 3rd Floor
Lado Sarai
New Delhi - 110030
CAREER:
Management graduate turned chartered accountant turned fashion designer. Started the AKI label in 1996 from Calcutta. Worked with Lintas as a management trainee. Regional winner of Damania Fashion Award 1994. Had his first show with "Melange", Mumbai at Opera House. Moving from a single-tailor outlet in 1996 to 11 stores nationwide and a team of 20. In 2000 participated in Lakme India Fashion Week and the response was overwhelming. In February 2002 he was appointed Design Director at "Sheetal Design Studio". In February 2003 started retailing at Zingara at Cannes and St. Tropez. Stylist for fashion shoots and advertising campaigns.
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Inspired by chiffons, taffeta silks, linens and voiles.
Delhi-based fashion designer started designing outfits for Bollywood with Mira Nair’s film "Monsoon Wedding". He did the designing for Akshay Kumar in Garam Masala, Abhishek Bachchan and Rani Mukerji in Bunty Aur Babli, Farhan Akhtar's Don. He also worked for Bluffmaster, Dil Chahta hai, Dubai Return and Kyun ho gaya na
In 2005 Suneet Varma accused Aki Narula of copying his design
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LINKS:
Aki Narula at IMDB
Profile at Fashion Designers Council of India
Seasons India - profile
Aki Narula
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