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{{short description|Indian fashion designer}} | {{short description|Indian fashion designer}} | ||
{{Infobox fashion designer | {{Infobox fashion designer | ||
|name | | name = Ritu Kumar | ||
| image | | image = ritu kumar.jpg | ||
| caption | | caption = Kumar in 2012 | ||
|birth_date | | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1944|11|11}} | ||
|birth_place | | birth_place = [[Amritsar]], India | ||
|death_date | | death_date = | ||
|death_place | | death_place = | ||
| education = [[Briarcliff College]] [[New York (state)|New York]]<br>[[Lady Irwin College]] [[Delhi]] | |||
|education | | children = {{hlist|[[Ashvin Kumar]]|[[Amrish Kumar]]}} | ||
|children | | label_name = {{hlist|Ritu Kumar|Ri|Ritu Kumar Home|LABEL Ritu Kumar}} | ||
|label_name | | awards = [[Padma Shri]] 2013 | ||
|awards | | website = {{URL|https://ritukumar.com}} | ||
|known_for | | known_for = | ||
|occupation | | occupation = [[Fashion designer]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Ritu Kumar''' is an Indian [[fashion design]]er. | '''Ritu Kumar''' (born 11 November 1944) is an Indian [[fashion design]]er. | ||
==Early life and education== | ==Early life and education== | ||
The lack of educational opportunities | The lack of educational opportunities in [[Amritsar]] led her to move to [[Simla]] for her schooling, where she attended [[Loreto Convent, Tara Hall, Shimla|Loreto Convent]]. She later studied at [[Lady Irwin College]], where she met and married Shashi Kumar, and then went on to accept a scholarship at [[Briarcliff College]] in [[New York (state)|New York]], where she studied Art History.<ref>{{Cite web|title=All About Ritu Kumar Fashion Designer in India|url=https://www.utsavpedia.com/fashion-cults/ritu-kumar/|date=2016-03-01|website=Utsavpedia|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-18}}</ref> On returning to [[India]], she studied [[museology]] at the [[Asutosh Museum of Indian Art]], part of the [[University of Calcutta]].<ref name=Garg>{{cite web|last1=Garg|first1=Nikshubha|title=Meet Ritu Kumar, the doyen of Indian haute couture|date=21 December 2014 |url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/meet-ritu-kumar-the-doyen-of-indian-haute-couture/15856179|publisher=Mid-Day|accessdate=7 September 2015}}</ref> Her son is [[Academy Awards|Oscar]] nominated director, [[Ashvin Kumar]]. | ||
==Career== | ==Career== | ||
Kumar began her fashion business in Kolkata, using two small tables and hand-block printing techniques. Beginning with bridal wear and evening clothes in the 1960s and 70s, she eventually moved into the international market in the subsequent two decades.<ref name="FingerSchuler2004">{{cite book|author1=J. Michael Finger|author2=Philip Schuler|title=Poor People's Knowledge: Promoting Intellectual Property in Developing Countries|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=He46WGmWy1QC&pg=PT20|date=23 January 2004|publisher=World Bank Publications|isbn=978-0-8213-8369-8|page=20}}</ref> As well as shops in India, Kumar's company has also opened branches in Paris, London and New York. The London branch closed after three years, in 1999. Her company's annual turnover at the time was the highest of any Indian fashion outlet, estimated at around ₹10 billion.<ref name="Bhachu2005">{{cite book|author=Parminder Bhachu|title=Dangerous Designs: Asian Women Fashion the Diaspora Economies|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VaKJAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA68|date=5 October 2005|publisher=Routledge|isbn=1-134-90863-6|pages=68–69}}</ref><ref name="Sengupta2009">{{cite book|author=Hindol Sengupta|title=Ramp Up|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=k7LkhFadBIwC&pg=PA162|year=2009|publisher=Pearson Education India|isbn=978-81-317-1974-9|pages=158–162}}</ref> In 2002 she launched the "Label" line in partnership with her son Amrish.<ref name="Bryant2010">{{cite book|author=Jill Bryant|title=Dazzling Women Designers|url=https://archive.org/details/dazzlingwomendes0000brya|url-access=registration|year=2010|publisher=Second Story Press|isbn=978-1-897187-82-1|page=[https://archive.org/details/dazzlingwomendes0000brya/page/65 65]}}</ref> Kumar discusses her career at length in a | Kumar began her fashion business in Kolkata, using two small tables and hand-block printing techniques. Beginning with bridal wear and evening clothes in the 1960s and 70s, she eventually moved into the international market in the subsequent two decades.<ref name="FingerSchuler2004">{{cite book|author1=J. Michael Finger|author2=Philip Schuler|title=Poor People's Knowledge: Promoting Intellectual Property in Developing Countries|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=He46WGmWy1QC&pg=PT20|date=23 January 2004|publisher=World Bank Publications|isbn=978-0-8213-8369-8|page=20}}</ref> As well as shops in India, Kumar's company has also opened branches in Paris, London and New York. The London branch closed after three years, in 1999. Her company's annual turnover at the time was the highest of any Indian fashion outlet, estimated at around ₹10 billion.<ref name="Bhachu2005">{{cite book|author=Parminder Bhachu|title=Dangerous Designs: Asian Women Fashion the Diaspora Economies|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VaKJAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA68|date=5 October 2005|publisher=Routledge|isbn=1-134-90863-6|pages=68–69}}</ref><ref name="Sengupta2009">{{cite book|author=Hindol Sengupta|title=Ramp Up|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=k7LkhFadBIwC&pg=PA162|year=2009|publisher=Pearson Education India|isbn=978-81-317-1974-9|pages=158–162}}</ref> In 2002 she launched the "Label" line in partnership with her son Amrish.<ref name="Bryant2010">{{cite book|author=Jill Bryant|title=Dazzling Women Designers|url=https://archive.org/details/dazzlingwomendes0000brya|url-access=registration|year=2010|publisher=Second Story Press|isbn=978-1-897187-82-1|page=[https://archive.org/details/dazzlingwomendes0000brya/page/65 65]}}</ref> Kumar discusses her career at length in a 2015 interview for the Creating Emerging Markets project at the [[Harvard Business School]], beginning with how she first broke into the Paris and New York fashion houses and department stores in the 1970s.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hbs.edu/businesshistory/emerging-markets/pages/profile-detail.aspx?profile=rkumar |title=Interview with Ritu Kumar |website=Creating Emerging Markets |publisher=Harvard Business School}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://lifeandtrendz.com/ritu-kumar-gets-featured-in-harvard-business-school-study/ |title=Ritu Kumar Gets Featured in Harvard Business School Study |website=Life and Trendz |date=8 August 2015 |access-date=23 September 2015 |archive-date=14 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181114224108/https://lifeandtrendz.com/ritu-kumar-gets-featured-in-harvard-business-school-study/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|id=Sra-N-gQp-Y |title="Doing Good By Doing Business - Creating Emerging Markets"}}</ref> | ||
==Designs== | ==Designs== | ||
Kumar's designs focus on natural fabrics and traditional printing and weaving techniques.<ref name="Sengupta2009"/> She has also included Western elements in her work,<ref name="FingerSchuler2004"/> but has generally not innovated beyond traditional [[sari]] designs.<ref name=IE>{{cite book|title=Indian Essentials|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1q0dbWEhiPgC&pg=PT184|date=1 January 2010|publisher=Penguin Books India|isbn=978-0-14-306526-5|page=184}}</ref> Her clothes have been worn by celebrities such as [[Princess Diana]], [[Priyanka Chopra]], [[Lara Dutta]], [[Deepika Padukone]], [[Madhuri Dixit|Madhuri Dixit Nene]], [[Madhur Jaffrey]], [[Kalki Koechlin]], [[Dia Mirza]], [[Soha Ali Khan]] and [[Jemima Goldsmith]].<ref name="Bhachu2005"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/fashion/kalki-koechlin-shoots-for-label-ritu-kumars-new-campaign-2953705/|title=Kalki Koechlin shoots for Label Ritu | Kumar's designs focus on natural fabrics and traditional printing and weaving techniques.<ref name="Sengupta2009"/> She has also included Western elements in her work,<ref name="FingerSchuler2004"/> but has generally not innovated beyond traditional [[sari]] designs.<ref name=IE>{{cite book|title=Indian Essentials|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1q0dbWEhiPgC&pg=PT184|date=1 January 2010|publisher=Penguin Books India|isbn=978-0-14-306526-5|page=184}}</ref> Her clothes have been worn by celebrities such as [[Princess Diana]], [[Priyanka Chopra]], [[Lara Dutta]], [[Deepika Padukone]], [[Madhuri Dixit|Madhuri Dixit Nene]], [[Madhur Jaffrey]], [[Kalki Koechlin]], [[Dia Mirza]], [[Soha Ali Khan]] and [[Jemima Goldsmith]].<ref name="Bhachu2005"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/fashion/kalki-koechlin-shoots-for-label-ritu-kumars-new-campaign-2953705/|title=Kalki Koechlin shoots for Label Ritu Kumar's new campaign|date=2016-08-04|access-date=2016-08-10}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.vogue.in/content/10-times-bollywood-chose-ritu-kumar-wedding-wear/|title=10 times Bollywood chose Ritu Kumar wedding wear|date=2015-08-05|website=VOGUE India|access-date=2016-08-10}}</ref> | ||
== Awards and recognition == | |||
In 2013 Ritu Kumar was given the [[Padma Shri]] award by the Government of India.<ref name="National">{{cite news|last1=McLaughlin-Duane|first1=Rebecca|date=1 June 2015|title=Indian celebrity designer Ritu Kumar unveils new collection in Dubai|work=The National|url=http://www.thenational.ae/arts-lifestyle/fashion/20150601/indian-celebrity-designer-ritu-kumar-unveils-new-collection-in-dubai|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150714003542/http://www.thenational.ae/arts-lifestyle/fashion/20150601/indian-celebrity-designer-ritu-kumar-unveils-new-collection-in-dubai|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 July 2015|accessdate=7 September 2015}}</ref> | |||
== Awards | |||
In 2013 | |||
She won the Achievement Award in 2012 at L’oreal Paris Femina Women’s Awards.<ref>{{Cite web|title=All About Ritu Kumar Fashion Designer in India|url=https://www.utsavpedia.com/fashion-cults/ritu-kumar/|date=2016-03-01|website=Utsavpedia|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-13}}</ref> | She won the Achievement Award in 2012 at L’oreal Paris Femina Women’s Awards.<ref>{{Cite web|title=All About Ritu Kumar Fashion Designer in India|url=https://www.utsavpedia.com/fashion-cults/ritu-kumar/|date=2016-03-01|website=Utsavpedia|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-13}}</ref> | ||
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Ritu Kumar | |
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 Kumar in 2012 | |
| Born | November 11, 1944 Amritsar, India |
| Education | Briarcliff College New York Lady Irwin College Delhi |
| Occupation | Fashion designer |
Label(s) |
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| Children | |
| Awards | Padma Shri 2013 |
| Website | ritukumar |
Ritu Kumar (born 11 November 1944) is an Indian fashion designer.
Early life and education[edit | edit source]
The lack of educational opportunities in Amritsar led her to move to Simla for her schooling, where she attended Loreto Convent. She later studied at Lady Irwin College, where she met and married Shashi Kumar, and then went on to accept a scholarship at Briarcliff College in New York, where she studied Art History.[1] On returning to India, she studied museology at the Asutosh Museum of Indian Art, part of the University of Calcutta.[2] Her son is Oscar nominated director, Ashvin Kumar.
Career[edit | edit source]
Kumar began her fashion business in Kolkata, using two small tables and hand-block printing techniques. Beginning with bridal wear and evening clothes in the 1960s and 70s, she eventually moved into the international market in the subsequent two decades.[3] As well as shops in India, Kumar's company has also opened branches in Paris, London and New York. The London branch closed after three years, in 1999. Her company's annual turnover at the time was the highest of any Indian fashion outlet, estimated at around ₹10 billion.[4][5] In 2002 she launched the "Label" line in partnership with her son Amrish.[6] Kumar discusses her career at length in a 2015 interview for the Creating Emerging Markets project at the Harvard Business School, beginning with how she first broke into the Paris and New York fashion houses and department stores in the 1970s.[7][8][9]
Designs[edit | edit source]
Kumar's designs focus on natural fabrics and traditional printing and weaving techniques.[5] She has also included Western elements in her work,[3] but has generally not innovated beyond traditional sari designs.[10] Her clothes have been worn by celebrities such as Princess Diana, Priyanka Chopra, Lara Dutta, Deepika Padukone, Madhuri Dixit Nene, Madhur Jaffrey, Kalki Koechlin, Dia Mirza, Soha Ali Khan and Jemima Goldsmith.[4][11][12]
Awards and recognition[edit | edit source]
In 2013 Ritu Kumar was given the Padma Shri award by the Government of India.[13]
She won the Achievement Award in 2012 at L’oreal Paris Femina Women’s Awards.[14]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "All About Ritu Kumar Fashion Designer in India". Utsavpedia. 1 March 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- ↑ Garg, Nikshubha (21 December 2014). "Meet Ritu Kumar, the doyen of Indian haute couture". Mid-Day. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 J. Michael Finger; Philip Schuler (23 January 2004). Poor People's Knowledge: Promoting Intellectual Property in Developing Countries. World Bank Publications. p. 20. ISBN 978-0-8213-8369-8.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Parminder Bhachu (5 October 2005). Dangerous Designs: Asian Women Fashion the Diaspora Economies. Routledge. pp. 68–69. ISBN 1-134-90863-6.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Hindol Sengupta (2009). Ramp Up. Pearson Education India. pp. 158–162. ISBN 978-81-317-1974-9.
- ↑ Jill Bryant (2010). Dazzling Women Designers. Second Story Press. p. 65. ISBN 978-1-897187-82-1.
- ↑ "Interview with Ritu Kumar". Creating Emerging Markets. Harvard Business School.
- ↑ "Ritu Kumar Gets Featured in Harvard Business School Study". Life and Trendz. 8 August 2015. Archived from the original on 14 November 2018. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
- ↑ "Doing Good By Doing Business - Creating Emerging Markets" at YouTube
- ↑ Indian Essentials. Penguin Books India. 1 January 2010. p. 184. ISBN 978-0-14-306526-5.
- ↑ "Kalki Koechlin shoots for Label Ritu Kumar's new campaign". 4 August 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ↑ "10 times Bollywood chose Ritu Kumar wedding wear". VOGUE India. 5 August 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ↑ McLaughlin-Duane, Rebecca (1 June 2015). "Indian celebrity designer Ritu Kumar unveils new collection in Dubai". The National. Archived from the original on 14 July 2015. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
- ↑ "All About Ritu Kumar Fashion Designer in India". Utsavpedia. 1 March 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2020.