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Mohapatra Launched a collection of [[diamond]] jewelry in India in 2016 with [https://www.forevermark.com/en-in/collections/the-artemis-collection/ ForeverMark] a division of Debeers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.forevermark.com/en/now-forever/trending/bibhu-mohapatra/bibhu-mohapatra-2016-fall-winter-collection/|title=Forevermark Diamond Jewellery|website=Forevermark|language=en|access-date=2020-04-15}}</ref> ForeverMark and Mohapatra have been associating since 2016. In 2019 ForeverMark provided an assortment of diamond jewelry, which complimented his Fall-Winter 2019 collection during New York Fashion Week.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://retailjewellerindia.com/uncategorized/forevermark-sparkles-at-bibhu-mohapatras-new-york-fashion-week-show-in-association-with-narayan-jewellers/|title=Forevermark Sparkles at Bibhu Mohapatra’s New York Fashion Show|date=2019-02-15|website=The Retail Jeweller India|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-15}}</ref> The first collection is called Artemis by Bibhu Mohapatra. "[http://www.forevermark.com/en-in/collections/the-artemis-collection Artemis by Bibhu Mohapatra]" The second Debeers collection was launched in 2019. With his 2019 fall collection, he passed the 10-year mark.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/spring-2020-ready-to-wear/bibhu-mohapatra|title=Bibhu Mohapatra Spring 2020 Ready-to-Wear Fashion Show|website=Vogue|language=en|access-date=2020-04-15}}</ref>
Mohapatra Launched a collection of [[diamond]] jewelry in India in 2016 with [https://www.forevermark.com/en-in/collections/the-artemis-collection/ ForeverMark] a division of Debeers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.forevermark.com/en/now-forever/trending/bibhu-mohapatra/bibhu-mohapatra-2016-fall-winter-collection/|title=Forevermark Diamond Jewellery|website=Forevermark|language=en|access-date=2020-04-15}}</ref> ForeverMark and Mohapatra have been associating since 2016. In 2019 ForeverMark provided an assortment of diamond jewelry, which complimented his Fall-Winter 2019 collection during New York Fashion Week.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://retailjewellerindia.com/uncategorized/forevermark-sparkles-at-bibhu-mohapatras-new-york-fashion-week-show-in-association-with-narayan-jewellers/|title=Forevermark Sparkles at Bibhu Mohapatra’s New York Fashion Show|date=2019-02-15|website=The Retail Jeweller India|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-15}}</ref> The first collection is called Artemis by Bibhu Mohapatra. "[http://www.forevermark.com/en-in/collections/the-artemis-collection Artemis by Bibhu Mohapatra]" The second Debeers collection was launched in 2019. With his 2019 fall collection, he passed the 10-year mark.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/spring-2020-ready-to-wear/bibhu-mohapatra|title=Bibhu Mohapatra Spring 2020 Ready-to-Wear Fashion Show|website=Vogue|language=en|access-date=2020-04-15}}</ref>


Mohapatra lives and works in New York City.<ref name="MyUser_Elledecor.com_April_24_2016c">{{cite web |url=http://www.elledecor.com/celebrity-style/celebrity-homes/news/g834/bibhu-mohapatra-home/ |title=Bibhu Mohapatra Home - Fashion Designer Home |newspaper=Elledecor.com |date=  |author= |accessdate= April 24, 2016}}</ref>
Mohapatra lives and works in New York City.<ref name="MyUser_Elledecor.com_April_24_2016c">{{cite web |url=http://www.elledecor.com/celebrity-style/celebrity-homes/news/g834/bibhu-mohapatra-home/ |title=Bibhu Mohapatra Home - Fashion Designer Home |newspaper=Elle Decor |accessdate= April 24, 2016}}</ref>


His creations have been featured in many fashion magazines including Vogue, ''[[In Touch (magazine)|In-Touch Magazine]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.style.com/fashionshows/designerdirectory/BIBHU/seasons|title=Bibhu Mohapatra Fashion Shows: Designer Directory on Style.com|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140803184255/http://www.style.com/fashionshows/designerdirectory/BIBHU/seasons|archivedate=August 3, 2014|accessdate=April 26, 2016}}</ref> DNA,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/report_hollywood-s-haute-stepper-bibhu-mohapatra_1396563|title=Hollywood's haute-stepper, Bibhu Mohapatra|date=15 June 2010|work=dna}}</ref> ''[[New York (magazine)|New York Magazine]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nymag.com/daily/fashion/2010/09/designers_to_watch_3.html|title=Nine Designers to Watch This Fashion Week|work=The Cut}}</ref> Time,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://style.time.com/2012/09/06/mohapatras-moment/|title=Fashion Designer Bibhu Mohapatra's Moment - TIME.com|work=TIME.com}}</ref> ''[[Forbes]]'',<ref name="MyUser_Forbes_April_26_2016c">{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/hannahelliott/2012/02/15/is-bibhu-mohapatra-the-next-dennis-basso/#5f891702420d|title=Is Bibhu Mohapatra The Next Dennis Basso?|author=|date=February 15, 2012|accessdate=April 26, 2016|newspaper=Forbes}}</ref> ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748703745904575248282808197198?mod=WSJ_latestheadlines|title=Bloomberg Initiative Helps Fashion Designers Go From Incubator to Runway - WSJ|first=Ralph |last=Gardner Jr.|date=17 May 2010|work=WSJ}}</ref> ''[[Marie Claire]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.marieclaire.com/blog/bibhu-mohapatra-rent-the-runway-2013|title=Bibhu Mohapatra Collection for Rent the Runway - Up and Coming Designers|author=Liana Satenstein|date=28 March 2013|work=Marie Claire}}</ref> ''[[Gotham (magazine)|Gotham Magazine]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gotham-magazine.com/personalities/articles/bibhu-mohapatra-rises-through-fashions-ranks|title=Bibhu Mohapatra Rises Through the Ranks|publisher=}}</ref> and ''[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]]''.<ref name="MyUser_Vogue.com_April_26_2016c">{{cite web|url=http://www.vogue.com/865490/up-and-coming-new-york-designers-new-guard/|title=Up-and-Coming New York Designers: New Guard - Vogue|author=|date=|accessdate=April 26, 2016|newspaper=Vogue.com}}</ref>
His creations have been featured in many fashion magazines including ''[[In Touch Weekly]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.style.com/fashionshows/designerdirectory/BIBHU/seasons|title=Bibhu Mohapatra Fashion Shows: Designer Directory on Style.com|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140803184255/http://www.style.com/fashionshows/designerdirectory/BIBHU/seasons|archivedate=August 3, 2014|accessdate=April 26, 2016}}</ref> ''[[Zee News|DNA]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/report_hollywood-s-haute-stepper-bibhu-mohapatra_1396563|title=Hollywood's haute-stepper, Bibhu Mohapatra|date=15 June 2010|work=dna}}</ref> ''[[New York (magazine)|New York]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nymag.com/daily/fashion/2010/09/designers_to_watch_3.html|title=Nine Designers to Watch This Fashion Week|work=The Cut}}</ref> ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://style.time.com/2012/09/06/mohapatras-moment/|title=Fashion Designer Bibhu Mohapatra's Moment |work=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]}}</ref> ''[[Forbes]]'',<ref name="MyUser_Forbes_April_26_2016c">{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/hannahelliott/2012/02/15/is-bibhu-mohapatra-the-next-dennis-basso/#5f891702420d|title=Is Bibhu Mohapatra The Next Dennis Basso?|author=|date=February 15, 2012|accessdate=April 26, 2016|newspaper=Forbes}}</ref> ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748703745904575248282808197198?mod=WSJ_latestheadlines|title=Bloomberg Initiative Helps Fashion Designers Go From Incubator to Runway - WSJ|first=Ralph |last=Gardner Jr.|date=17 May 2010|work=WSJ}}</ref> ''[[Marie Claire]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.marieclaire.com/blog/bibhu-mohapatra-rent-the-runway-2013|title=Bibhu Mohapatra Collection for Rent the Runway - Up and Coming Designers|author=Liana Satenstein|date=28 March 2013|work=Marie Claire}}</ref> ''[[Gotham (magazine)|Gotham]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gotham-magazine.com/personalities/articles/bibhu-mohapatra-rises-through-fashions-ranks|title=Bibhu Mohapatra Rises Through the Ranks|publisher=}}</ref> and ''[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]]''.<ref name="MyUser_Vogue.com_April_26_2016c">{{cite web|url=http://www.vogue.com/865490/up-and-coming-new-york-designers-new-guard/|title=Up-and-Coming New York Designers: New Guard - Vogue|author=|date=|accessdate=April 26, 2016|newspaper=Vogue.com}}</ref>


One of his most popular clients is the former First Lady Michelle Obama.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Reddy|first=Sujata|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/when-filing-for-bankruptcy-helped-bibhu-mohapatras-brand-do-better/articleshow/58391431.cms?from=mdr|title=When filing for bankruptcy helped Bibhu Mohapatra's brand do better|date=2017-04-27|work=The Economic Times|access-date=2020-04-15}}</ref>
One of his most popular clients is the former First Lady Michelle Obama.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Reddy|first=Sujata|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/when-filing-for-bankruptcy-helped-bibhu-mohapatras-brand-do-better/articleshow/58391431.cms?from=mdr|title=When filing for bankruptcy helped Bibhu Mohapatra's brand do better|date=2017-04-27|work=The Economic Times|access-date=2020-04-15}}</ref>

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Bibhu Mohapatra
Fashion designer
Born (1972-06-07) 7 June 1972 (age 54)
NationalityUS and India
EducationFashion institute of Technology
OccupationFashion designer
Known forLuxury womenswear, fine jewelry and costumes
Label(s)
Bibhu Mohapatra
Spouse(s)Robert Roane Beard
Websitewww.bibhu.com

Bibhu Mohapatra (born 7 June 1972 in Rourkela, Odisha, India) is a New York-based fashion designer and costume designer.

Early life and education[edit | edit source]

Mohapatra grew up in Rourkela, Odisha, on the East Coast of India. In 1996 he moved to America and earned a Master degree from Utah State University. In 1999 he moved to New York City and enrolled at the Fashion Institute of Technology. He worked at the American fashion label Halson.[1]

Career[edit | edit source]

In 2008 Mohapatra resigned from J. Mendel in order to establish his label, Bibhu Mohapatra -Purple Label. Since then, he has presented many collections of luxury women's ready to wear, couture and fur under his name in New York, Mumbai, Frankfurt, Beijing, and New Delhi. His collections are sold by many boutiques around the world, including Bergdorf Goodman in New York, Neiman Marcus, SAKS, and Nordstrom in the United States, Lane Crawford in China, and other boutiques around the world.[2]

Mohapatra served as the primary costume designer for the Verdi opera Aida debuted during the 2012 Summer season at the Glimmerglass Opera in Cooperstown, NY.[2]

First Lady Michelle Obama is among Mohapatra's clients.[3]

On the charitable front, Bibhu has designed several collections of hand woven silk sari to help the traditional hand weavers in his home state of Odishia in India.[2] Bibhu is a co-founder of The India Society. India Society is a New York based organization set up to assist students of fashion and fine art with tuition and internships at US based Universities.[citation needed]

Mohapatra Launched a collection of diamond jewelry in India in 2016 with ForeverMark a division of Debeers.[4] ForeverMark and Mohapatra have been associating since 2016. In 2019 ForeverMark provided an assortment of diamond jewelry, which complimented his Fall-Winter 2019 collection during New York Fashion Week.[5] The first collection is called Artemis by Bibhu Mohapatra. "Artemis by Bibhu Mohapatra" The second Debeers collection was launched in 2019. With his 2019 fall collection, he passed the 10-year mark.[6]

Mohapatra lives and works in New York City.[7]

His creations have been featured in many fashion magazines including In Touch Weekly.[8] DNA,[9] New York,[10] Time,[11] Forbes,[12] The Wall Street Journal,[13] Marie Claire,[14] Gotham[15] and Vogue.[16]

One of his most popular clients is the former First Lady Michelle Obama.[17]

Awards and honors[edit | edit source]

  • On May 27, 2010, Mohapatra received the "Young Innovator Award" from the National Arts Club.[18]
  • In June 2010, he was elected a member of the Council of Fashion Designers of America.[19]
  • In April 2013, SCAD Atlanta presented the exhibition "Surface" by Bibhu Mohapatra, an exhibition encompassing work from many seasons.[20]
  • In June 2013, Mohapatra was a finalist for the 2014 International Woolmark Prize.[21]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "Bibhu Mohapatra - NYFW: The Shows". nyfw.com. Retrieved 2020-04-15.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Designer Spotlight: Bibhu Mohapatra on His Designs, Fashion and More". Blouinartinfo.com. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
  3. Kristi Ellis. "Michelle Obama Picks Mohapatra for India Trip". WWD.
  4. "Forevermark Diamond Jewellery". Forevermark. Retrieved 2020-04-15.
  5. "Forevermark Sparkles at Bibhu Mohapatra's New York Fashion Show". The Retail Jeweller India. 2019-02-15. Retrieved 2020-04-15.
  6. "Bibhu Mohapatra Spring 2020 Ready-to-Wear Fashion Show". Vogue. Retrieved 2020-04-15.
  7. "Bibhu Mohapatra Home - Fashion Designer Home". Elle Decor. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
  8. "Bibhu Mohapatra Fashion Shows: Designer Directory on Style.com". Archived from the original on August 3, 2014. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
  9. "Hollywood's haute-stepper, Bibhu Mohapatra". dna. 15 June 2010.
  10. "Nine Designers to Watch This Fashion Week". The Cut.
  11. "Fashion Designer Bibhu Mohapatra's Moment". Time.
  12. "Is Bibhu Mohapatra The Next Dennis Basso?". Forbes. February 15, 2012. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
  13. Gardner Jr., Ralph (17 May 2010). "Bloomberg Initiative Helps Fashion Designers Go From Incubator to Runway - WSJ". WSJ.
  14. Liana Satenstein (28 March 2013). "Bibhu Mohapatra Collection for Rent the Runway - Up and Coming Designers". Marie Claire.
  15. "Bibhu Mohapatra Rises Through the Ranks".
  16. "Up-and-Coming New York Designers: New Guard - Vogue". Vogue.com. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
  17. Reddy, Sujata (2017-04-27). "When filing for bankruptcy helped Bibhu Mohapatra's brand do better". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2020-04-15.
  18. Cator (1 June 2010). "Bibhu Mohapatra Takes Home National Arts Club Young Innovator Award - StyleCaster". StyleCaster.
  19. CFDA. "CFDA".
  20. "Bibhu Mohapatra exhibition: "Surface"". Scad.edu. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
  21. "US Finalists For 2014 International Woolmark Competition". Popsugar.com. Retrieved April 26, 2016.