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Narendra Kumar

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Narendra Kumar
Born (1960-03-21) 21 March 1960 (age 64)
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
🏡 ResidenceMumbai, Maharashtra, India
🏳️ NationalityIndian
🏫 EducationNational Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT)
💼 Occupation
Label(s)Alcis x Nari
Narendra Kumar – Bespoke
🏡 Home townMumbai, Maharashtra, India

Narendra Kumar launched his own label in 2000.[1] He is also one of the pioneers of men’s fashion in India.[2] Kumar is also the Creative Director Amazon Fashion (India).[3]

Biography[edit]

Early life[edit]

Kumar graduated from the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), Delhi in 1990.[1]

Career[edit]

In 2000, Kumar launched his own label after gaining invaluable experience on both the design and business end of a highly competitive fashion scene and collaborating with India’s leading textile companies.[1]

In addition to the fashion weeks across India, Kumar has also showcased his work at the Australia Fashion Week, the Los Angeles Fashion Week and the Dusseldorf CPD Fashion Fair.[4]

He is the only Indian designer to feature in Esquire’s Big Black Book of Style in 2013.[5] In 2013, Kumar became a creative director at Amazon.com, the first ever Indian fashion designer to do so.[6] Narendra Kumar is also on the faculty panel of the NIFT where he teaches Garment Manufacturing Technology, Fashion Trends Forecasting, Design, Draping and Fashion Marketing.[4]

In 2017, Kumar started a new label FKNS (Fake New) as a high-end brand for the millennials.[7]

Awards and recognition[edit]

1. Designer of the year at MTV style awards[4]

2. Kingfisher ‘Designer of the year 2006’[4]

3. Listed as the one of the 50 best Mens store in the world by Esquire Black Book of Style[5]

Store locations[edit]

Kumar’s store is located in Mumbai at Bandra reclamation[8]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "NARENDRA KUMAR". Strand of silk. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  2. "NARENDRA KUMAR". Tech Fashion Tour. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  3. "Indian fashion industry doesn't need any validation from the West anymore: Narendra Kumar Ahmed". Hindustan times. 21 March 2017. Retrieved 16 Apr 2020.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "Narendra Kumar". Fashionfad. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  5. 5.0 5.1 "Narendra Kumar Goes Global via Esquire's Book of Style". IDIVA. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  6. "Top designer, Amazon creative director, bottle-seller". Rediff.com. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  7. "Streetwear Is Dying. Long Live Streetwear". mid-day.com. 5 January 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  8. "Narendra Kumar opens flagship store in Mumbai". The Economic Times. Retrieved 3 April 2020.

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