2003 : Summer School at Central Saint Martins as part of Charles Wallace Trust Scholarship through the British Council to study Millinery , London , UK
2000: Summer School at London College of Fashion , ( design for bags and shoes + millinery) , London, UK
1994-1996: Diploma in Apparel Manufacture and Design from the PVPolytechnic, SNDT Womens University, Mumbai , India

2009 – 2011: Headonism – London Fashion week - Shortlisted as one of the 5 Milliners to showcase a collection at the Opening show and later exhibit , curated by Stephen Jones
2008 – 2011: Accessory Show at India fashion weeks (Lakme and Wills)
2010: Berlin fashion week: video installation at Lucas Carrier Gallery, Projekt Galerie, Berlin
G – 20 summit – Seoul Fashion Art Biennale – invited to show fashion / art work from India
2001 – 2011: collaboration with Indian designers at fashion weeks designing headpieces for their collections
1999– 2011: Freelance Fashion Stylist for magazines and advertising, India

1996: Smirnoff International Fashion Awards, The Swarnanjali Jewellery Design Contest, India

ITS#TEN: Indian Jewelry Designer

presented at ITS#TEN

2005 : Apprenticeship with Milliner Philip Treacy in  London, UK 
2003 : apprenticeship  with milliner Ian Bennett , London, UK 

2011:
March - (BOF) Business of Fashion, dianepernet.com (ASVOF)
Feb – The Sunday Times Style UK .. Vanidad SPA .. Fashion156.com .. Metro (London ) .. New York Times ..
Jan – i-d UK .. Clear Magazine .. Koolighan .. Flux .. Vision Magazine ..

2010 :
Nov – Tatler ..
Oct - cnngo.com .. Daily Mail (London ) .. The Times Of India .. Wonder Woman.in  .. Itv.com ..
Sept – Amelia's Magazine .. Grazia .. Madame .. Tangentmag.com .. Vogue – India .. Vogue Talents ..
Aug – Fashion156.com .. Volt Cafe.com .. Vogue ITA Shopping Manual ..
July – The Contraversy-momi.com .. Xyligan
June – Vogue -India .. Disneyrollergirl.com .. Vogue – Italy Online ..
May – Volt Cafe .. Collezioni Accessories
April – Amelia's Magazin .. ChangeFashion.net .. The Clothes Whisperer .. Toni and Guy Magazine ..
March : Colin Mcdowell .. Kinki ..
Feb – Le Vif L'Express BEL – Weekend .. Vogue – India .. Tank .. Vogue -POR .. WWD USA .. Glass Blog .. Glamour ITA ..

2009:
Nov - Esper .. Fabulous .. Gaga Daily .. Vanity Teen ..
Oct – Dealer de Luxe FRA ..
July - Clash .. Vision China .. Vision .. Dazeddigital.com .. Dirty glam .. Fashion 156.com
June – Numero .. Style Montecarlo  .. Notion .. Tank ..  Wound ..
Apr – Another Man, UK .. Asos  .. Dazed and Confused , Korea .. Elle USA .. Super Super ..
Mar – A Shaded view of Fashion .. Crash Magazine .. Dazed and Confused UK .. Kult .. Neo2 Spa .. Country and Town, UK .. Vogue India .. calcuttatimes.com ..
Feb – Harpers Bazaar, Russia .. Financial times, UK ..

2008 :
Issue 12 - 125 Magazine .. Zoot
Issue 10 - Amelia”s Magazine
Dec – Androgyny .. Vogue UK ..
Nov – New York Times
Oct – Another Man, UK  ..  Dazeddigital .. Economic Times , London .. fuk.co.uk .. fashion 156.com .. Super Super Magazine ..
Sept – Khooligan Magazine ..  Vogue Homme Japan ..
Aug - Dazed and Confused .. Fashion 156.com .. Instyle Magazine .. Vice Magazine ..
June – Saturday Times Magazine
Jan – Harpers Bazaar .. Kingdom of Style
 

2009 + 2010: Best Accessory Designer award – Marie Claire Fashion awards, India
2009 + 2010: Best Accessory Designer award – Elle magazine, India
2009: Finalist at the Entrepreneur of the year Award - British Council, India
2008: Best Accessory Designer award - Elle  magazine, India
2003: Charles Wallace Trust Scholarship through The British Council to Study Millinery at Central Saint†Martins, London, UK
1999: Alumni Trophy from SNDT University, India
1999: Runner-up at the Femina Miss India, Designer of the Year Award, India
1996: Recipient of the coveted FFolio Trophy at graduation show for Most Creative and Original Collection , SNDT University, India
1996: Runner-up trophy at the Shoppers' Stop Designer of The Year Award, India

Included in the list of  New Fashion Influencers – Vogue , India
Included in the Fashion Power List , India  , Indian Express newspaper
Lakme fashion week , India : showcased India’s first digital show in the form of a Fashion film inspired by “Fleurs Du Mal “ – collection of poems by Charles Baudelaire
Flare Magazine – Oct 2009 – cover picture – Headpiece worn by Lady Gaga


Exhibitions:
2010:
Nature Morte Gallery:  group show , ad infinitum:  showcasing headpieces
Exhibit 320: Group show, shown 1 headpiece with photograph
BMB Gallery, Mumbai, India – installation and photography as part of a group show
Habitat gallery, Delhi: group show, fashion and art

2008:
NATIONAL PERMIT – A Concept store in Goa,  housing headpieces and accessories
Drap- Art -  Recyled Art Festival, Barcelona
Exhibit of works for opening of Concept Store, My Sugarland, London

2007:
NAGARANTARA -  Moving installations with Attakallari Dancers at the Trafalgar Square Festival, London
Installation at Desigual store (London) for the Regent Street Festival
Mumbadevi – A video and Art Installation project showcased at the Victoria & Albert Museum, London
Invasion of the Unidentified Female Objects ( UFO'S) – A Photography exhibition of headpieces as part of a group show at the C&L Gallery, Mumbai, India

2006:
MUMBADEVI – An installation of Photographs and Fashion Accessories created from inspirations in Bombay streets at Lille 3000 , Bombay Maximum City ( India Festival in France from 14th Oct  2006 – 14th Jan 2007 )


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