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Raghavendra Rathore - Indian Designer
If any one understands the value of "Brand India", it is Raghavendra Rathore. Raghavendra Rathore was born in Jodhpur in Rajasthan. But his primary schooling was done at the prestigious Mayo College after which he studied at Parsons School of Design in New York. Before and immediately after graduation in 1992, he gained experience with many top Manhattan labels including Donna Karan, Bill Blass and Oscar de la Renta. This exposure enabled him to refine his design knowledge before setting up his own label, `Rathore` back in India.
The "Rathore Jodhpur" brand has a clean and modern sensibility that is driven by a holistic vision of luxury, inspired by the old-world charm of Rajasthan. His work has been appreciated in the domestic as well as the international market. He has designed the wardrobe for famous celebrities like Shah Rukh Khan and Amitabh Bachhan. And now Rathore is no stranger to the glamorous world of Seventh Avenue fashion.
Rathore, over the last decade, has managed to create the right mix of aesthetics to craft products that work globally. Rathore believes that fashion today has long ceased to be one theme, one mood, and one idea. Instead, Rathore offers a superb mix of textures, modern fabrics, slinging cuts and a vast colour palette that blinds the richness of his styles. Clever mixing of his clothes gives the customer endless choices of putting together a look for the day or for cocktail and the evening hours.
Working in various mediums such as web design, interior and home furnishing design, iron and wood furniture design and fashion design, he works towards setting newer standards on the design frontier. He is presently retailing in Hong Kong and Greece, and in Ensemble (Mumbai), Ogaan (New Delhi) and Camelot (Goa).
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