Beena Kannan is an Indian businesswoman, who is the CEO and lead designer of Seematti textiles.
Beena Kannan | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Business |
| Known for | Seematti |
| Spouse | Kannan |
| Children | 3 |
Career
editAfter graduating university, she joined the family textile retailing business Seematti in 1980, working with her father and husband. Seematti was started by her grandfather, the textile king Veeriah Reddiar.[1]
Beena became one of the most noticed wedding silk sari designers in South India. Her unique contribution appears[2] to be her effort to retain the pride of place for saris even in the face of onslaught from Western and North Indian fashions. Beena Kannan attracted attention when the longest ever silk sari created by her (half a km long) entered the Guinness Book of Records and Limca Book of Records in 2007.[3] She has launched her sari designs in UAE (2007) and the United States (2009).
Her rapport with the weaving communities earned for her a "Lifetime Achievement Award" from Coimbatore Erode Weaving community in 2009. In September 2011, Beena Kannan-designed saris walked the "Swarovski Elements 2011" Ramp.[4][5]
References
edit- ^ Karnik, Neeta (20 February 2020). "The Silk Route - The One-Stop Destination For All Your Fashion Shopping". Femina. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
- ^ "Beena Kannan @ Ladies First". Mathrubhumi. 24 April 2016.
- ^ "Beena Kannan, MD of See with skill and a silky-smooth style, finds Prema Manmadhan". The Hindu. 13 September 2008. Archived from the original on 11 December 2010. Retrieved 22 September 2010.
- ^ "Beena Kannan Designed Saris walk the "Swarovski Elements 2011″ Ramp". LiveMango. Kochi, Kerala, India. 13 September 2011. Archived from the original on 19 April 2012. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
- ^ "Beena Kannan Designed Saris walk the "Swarovski Elements 2011" Ramp". moneylife. 13 September 2011. Archived from the original on 21 December 2013. Retrieved 13 September 2011.
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