>MB: Adding local short description: "Indian fashion designer (born 1971)", overriding Wikidata description "Indian fashion designer" (Shortdesc helper)

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Adding local short description: "Indian fashion designer (born 1971)", overriding Wikidata description "Indian fashion designer" (Shortdesc helper)

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{{Short description|Indian fashion designer (born 1971)}}
{{Infobox person
|name = Aparna Chandra
|image =
|caption = Aparna Chandra (Designer)
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1971|01|06|df=yes}}
|birth_place = [[New Delhi, Delhi]], India
|death_date =
|education = [[National Institute of Fashion Technology]]
|occupation = [[Fashion Designer]]
|label_name = Aparna Chandra for Nicobar
|awards =
|known_for =
}}

'''Aparna Chandra''' (born 6 January 1971){{citation needed|date=March 2019}} is a [[fashion designer]] and stylist from India.

==Life==
Chandra was born on January 6, 1971 in Delhi.<ref name="nettv4uBio">{{cite web |title=Hindi Fashion Designer Aparna Chandra |url=https://www.nettv4u.com/celebrity/hindi/fashion-designer/aparna-chandra |website=nettv4u |accessdate=9 March 2019 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Times2003">{{cite news |title=Aparna Chandra, stitch by stitch |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/delhi-times/Aparna-Chandra-stitch-by-stitch/articleshow/181002.cms |accessdate=9 March 2019 |work=The Times of India |date=14 September 2003}}</ref> She watched as a child the tailors employed by her mother, Asha, who was a designer of children's clothing.<ref name="Adhikary">{{cite news |last1=Adhikary |first1=Sharmi |title=Back with a bang |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/lifestyle/fashion/2018/dec/09/back-with-a-bang-1908398.html |accessdate=9 March 2019 |work=The New Indian Express |date=9 December 2018}}</ref> Chandra studied fashion design at the [[National Institute of Fashion Technology]] (NIFT) and she worked, as an intern, for Indian designer [[Rohit Khosla]].<ref name="HTProfile2003">{{cite news |title=Aparna Chandra |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/aparna-chandra/story-BYh6qxGBIpxmHR0JPetzNN.html |accessdate=9 March 2019 |work=Hindustan Times |date=15 July 2003 |language=en}}</ref>

After graduation she launched her eponymous fashion line with less ordained clothing. It operated for ten years but there was insufficient interest and she began working as a stylist.<ref name="Adhikary" /><ref name="MM2018">{{cite web |title=Small talk: The girl from wonderland |url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/others/sunday-read/small-talk-the-girl-from-wonderland/articleshow/65825532.cms |website=Mumbai Mirror |accessdate=9 March 2019 |language=en |date=16 September 2018}}</ref> In 2015 ''[[Elle (India)]]'' recalled her designs from the era as notable "[n]ot for being outrageous, ostentatious or opulent, but for their easy simplicity.<ref name="Jacob">{{cite journal |last1=Jacob |first1=Nidhi |title=Aparna Chandra makes a big comeback with Nicobar |journal=Elle India |date=25 April 2016 |url=http://elle.in/magazine/aparna-chandra-makes-a-big-comeback-with-nicobar/ |accessdate=9 March 2019}}</ref> She created campaigns for Benetton, Ray Ban, Van Heusen and De Beers.<ref name="HTProfile2003" /> In 2014, she returned to design as the head of clothing at Indian lifestyle brand Nicobar.<ref name="Jacob" /> The September 2018 launch of Aparna Chandra for Nicobar marks her first standalone collection in more than a decade.<ref name="Adhikary" />

'''Design Philosophy'''

Aparna Chandra is known for her simple aesthetic and easy vibe. She often favours natural fabrics, much white, and pops of colour. She uses lightweight fabrics, fusing little splashes of colour with icons that have come to be her signature. In her lines she often pairs loose and slouchy styles with more structured and streamlined pieces.

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[[Category:Indian women fashion designers]]
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>MB: Adding local short description: "Indian fashion designer (born 1971)", overriding Wikidata description "Indian fashion designer" (Shortdesc helper)