Rahul Mishra
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National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad
Istituto Marangoni, Milan
Rahul Mishra | |
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| Born | 7 November 1979 (age 46) Malhausi, Kanpur, India |
| Education | Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University, Kanpur National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad Istituto Marangoni, Milan |
| Occupation | Fashion designer |
| Awards | 2014 International Woolmark Prize |
| Website | www |
Rahul Mishra (born 7 November 1979) is an Indian fashion designer based in Delhi. He is the first Indian designer to be invited to showcase at the Haute Couture Week in Paris.[1] He won the International Woolmark Prize in 2014 at Milan Fashion Week, becoming the first Indian designer to win the award.[2] The winning collection was sold in stores around the world.[3]
In 2008, he was awarded the MTV Youth Icon of the Year by MTV India.[4]
Mishra grew up in Malhausi, a sleepy village 53 miles off Kanpur. He spent his childhood with his grandparents, listening to an array of stories- religious, historical, moral, of balance and humanity. He did his graduate degree in physics from Kanpur University (now known as Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University). This was followed by post graduation in apparel design from the National Institute of Design (NID), Ahmedabad,[5] where he won the Best Student Designer Of The Year in 2005.[6][7]
In 2009, he became the first non-European designer to win a scholarship at Istituto Marangoni, Milan, Italy.[7][8]
His wife Divya, also an NID graduate in apparel design, works with him.[5]