Archana Kochhar (born 1972) is an Indian fashion designer. She is mainly known for her global design sensibilities.
Archana Kochhar | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1972 (age 51–52) India |
| Occupation | Fashion designer |
| Label | Archana Kochhar |
Archana Kochhar has been invited to showcase her collection on National & International runways. Kochhar has showcased her designs at events like Lakme Fashion Week, India Fashion Week and New York Fashion Week.[1]
Archana exhibited Make in India driven Ahimsa silk saree with an objective to generate employment in weaving community for Women Empowerment at Satya Brahma's initiative at Indian Affairs 6th Annual India Leadership Conclave 2015 in Mumbai.[2]
New York Fashion Week
editAs a part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Make in India campaign, Kochhar's collection introduced the indigenous ahimsa silk (Peace Silk) at New York Fashion Week, 2015.[3][4][5] Her designs were featured by amputee model Rebekah Marine.[6]
References
edit- ^ "DemotiX". 14 July 2021.
- ^ "Designer Archana Kochhar to experiment with Ahimsa Silk, spearhead the revolutionary Gandhian Ahimsa to produce fine forms of Silk Costumes – Indian Affairs". indianaffairs.tv. 7 September 2015. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
- ^ Elizabeth, Meaghan (14 September 2015). "Archana Kochhar Debuts Ahimsa Rēśama At New York Fashion Week". Anokhi Media. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
- ^ "Ace Designer Archana Kochhar unveils the first look of her NewYork Fashion Week Collection, "Ahmisa Resama"". Ritz. 11 September 2015. Archived from the original on 3 October 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
- ^ Goel, Hemul (18 September 2015). "NYFW: Indian designer Archana Kochhar presents Ahimsa Resama on the runway". India Today. New Delhi. IANS. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
- ^ Bhalla, Radhika (18 September 2015). "Model Rebekah Marine, born without a forearm, inspires us to rethink beauty". dailyO. Retrieved 28 September 2015.