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{{Short description|Indian fashion designer and blogger}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2025}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Riya Kodali
| image =
| caption = Riya Kodali in 2023
| birth_date =
| birth_place = [[Bangalore]]
| alma_mater = [[University of Michigan]]
| occupation = [[Fashion design]]er, Fashion blogger
| parents = Srinivas Rao Kodali,
Padma Kodali
| website = {{URL|https://www.riyakodali.com}}
}}
'''Riya Kodali<ref>{{Cite web |title=Riya Kodali: A Rising Star in the Fashion Industry |url=https://www.firstshowz.com/2024/08/riya-kodali-a-rising-star-in-the-fashion-industry.html |access-date=2024-08-06 |website=Latest Movie Updates, Movie Promotions, Branding Online and Offline Digital Marketing Services}}</ref>''' is an Indian [[fashion design]]er and blogger. She has gained recognition for her contributions to the [[Fashion|fashion industry]], with her collections showcased in notable fashion shows, including ''[[Femina Miss Diva - 2013|Femina Miss Diva]]'', ''[[Bangalore Fashion Week]]'', and events hosted by ''[[The Times of India]]''. Prominent figures such as [[Lisa Ray]]<ref>{{Cite news |date=2015-07-25 |title=Lisa Ray steals the show in Bangalore |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/lisa-ray-steals-the-show-in-bangalore/articleshow/48214485.cms |access-date=2024-06-16 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=gupta |first=namita |date=2016-02-02 |title=A summer of hauteness |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/lifestyle/fashion-and-beauty/020216/a-summer-of-hauteness.html |access-date=2024-06-16 |website=www.deccanchronicle.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Lisa Ray showcases the creation of designer Riya Kodali |url=https://photogallery.indiatimes.com/yearendershow/48216071.cms |access-date=2024-06-16 |website=photogallery.indiatimes.com}}</ref> and [[Urvashi Rautela]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=RAJU |first=SIRIGADHI |date=2024-08-05 |title=Riya Kodali: A Rising Star in the Fashion Industry |url=https://www.thehansindia.com/featured/women/riya-kodali-a-rising-star-in-the-fashion-industry-896820 |access-date=2024-11-24 |website=www.thehansindia.com |language=en}}</ref> have walked the ramp wearing her designs.

== Career ==
Riya Kodali began her career in [[Detroit, Michigan]], where she hosted exhibitions featuring her artwork, paintings, and designer collections.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Work and Play: Hrithik, Lisa, Riteish |url=https://www.ndtv.com/photos/entertainment/work-and-play-hrithik-lisa-riteish-20201 |access-date=2024-06-16 |website=NDTV.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Prarthana |first=Ruth |date=2018-09-30 |title=Coat'ed with sophistication! |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/lifestyle/fashion-and-beauty/300918/coated-with-sophistication.html |access-date=2024-06-16 |website=www.deccanchronicle.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Manipal girl Ashna Gurav wins the santoor femina style diva south 2017 |url=https://www.mangaloretoday.com/main/Manipal-girl-Ashna-Gurav-wins-the-santoor-femina-style-diva-south-2017.html |access-date=2024-06-16 |website=www.mangaloretoday.com}}</ref> In 2015, she established her design studio in [[Kormangala, Bangalore|Koramangala, Bangalore]]. In addition to her fashion ventures.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Riya Kodali Design Of Opulence |url=https://www.magzter.com/stories/Lifestyle/Salon-International/Riya-Kodali-Design-Of-Opulence |access-date=2024-06-16 |website=www.magzter.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=cinewisp.com |date=2024-06-01 |title=Who is Riya Kodali: The story of a famous fashion designer 2024 |url=https://cinewisp.com/who-is-riya-kodali-biography-lifestyle-net-worth-age/ |access-date=2024-06-16 |language=en-US |archive-date=16 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240616154434/https://cinewisp.com/who-is-riya-kodali-biography-lifestyle-net-worth-age/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Riya Kodali was born and raised in [[Mysore, Karnataka]], where she completed her early education.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sarmmah, DHNS |first=Surupasree |title='I was always an artist' |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/india/karnataka/bengaluru/i-always-artist-2052433 |access-date=2024-06-16 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en}}</ref> She later moved to Detroit, Michigan, for higher studies.{{citation needed|date=July 2025}}

== Awards and recognition ==

* Asia's woman of Substance 2018 by Ministry of Indian Affairs<ref>{{Cite web |last=Prarthana |first=Ruth |date=2018-05-29 |title=Saree gets a modern twist |url=https://www.asianage.com/life/fashion/290518/saree-gets-a-modern-twist.html |access-date=2024-06-16 |website=The Asian Age}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian designers]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian women artists]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian designers]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian women artists]]
[[Category:Best Costume Design National Film Award winners]]
[[Category:Indian fashion stylists]]
[[Category:Indian women fashion designers]]
[[Category:Indian fashion designers]]
[[Category:1989 births]]
[[Category:Telugu people]]
[[Category:Indian emigrants to the United States]]
[[Category:American people of Telugu descent]]
[[Category:People from Mysore]]

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StarCkf91771: new first biography with sources