Gaurav Gupta is an avant-garde Indian couturier. [1] [2] Gupta's work has been featured in events such Paris Haute Couture Week [3] [4] [5] [6] (on invitation of Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode). [7] [8] His work is characterized by his origami style [9] sculptural style patterns with pleating and lifting. [10] [11] Gupta is known to use traditional Indian embroidery techniques like zardozi, nakshi and dabka and borrow abstract patterns from nature. [12] He holds the distinction of being the third Indian designer, following Rahul Mishra (who has consistently showcased since 2020) and Vaishali S (in 2021), to present at the couture week. [7] [6]
Gupta grew up in New Delhi. [13] and first studied at National Institute of Fashion Technology. [14] He completed his education in 2000 and worked for a brief while [14] and later graduated from Central Saint Martins in 2003. [15] [16] [17] [18] He then worked with Hussein Chalaya. [19] [15] His family works in steel and was not involved in art or fashion. [14] He started his label, with his own name in 2005 [20] [21] [4] with his brother as co-director. [13] [22] However the label was properly launched only in 2006, since Gupta went to Istanbul to work as an art director in Istanbul for a company. [14]
Gupta's business model consists of both e-tail business and brick-mortar stores in Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata [23] and Mumbai. [24] [5] [25] [17] In United States, the business uses multi-designer store Neiman Marcus and online retailer Moda Operandi [22] for retail. [12] He also introduced a fine jewelry collection [23] [18] and hosted an art exhibition at the National Gallery of Modern Art in Mumbai. [26] He has recently introduced his home decor label, displayed at Gupta's flagship store in Mehrauli, New Delhi. [27] [25]
Indian Express credited him for reviving bridal couture in India. [28] He also collaborated with IBM to create an artificial intelligence-inspired sari-gown using IBM Watson. [29] Lately, a collaborative effort between Gupta and perfumer Jahnvi Lakhota Nandan resulted in the fragrance named ‘Again’. [30] Gupta was included in a British documentary for London Olympics 2012. [31] The journey began when rapper Cardi B chose to wear his cream-toned sculptural dress in the remix video of "No Love" (March 2022). [32]
Throughout the year 2022, Gupta provided attire for prominent figures such as Megan Thee Stallion at the Oscars, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan at Cannes, [33] [34] [35] Cardi B in a music video, as well as Lizzo, Kylie Minogue, Maluma [8] at the Latin Billboards, [4] and Fan Bingbing. [7] [6] [36]
Cardi B in early February was seen wearing a wavy cobalt blue dress in the Grammys red carpet that was designed by Gupta. The star and creator of the sitcom “Abbott Elementary’, Quinta Brunson, was also seen wearing a Gaurav Gupta design the color of café au lait, while hosting the Billboard Women in Music Awards ceremony. [1]
During her Atlanta performance, Beyoncé wore a distinctive neon green sari, a customary South Asian attire crafted by Gaurav Gupta, which was a part of the Renaissance world tour wardrobe, featuring three distinct looks. [37] [22]
His work has been worn by Tems, [1] Angela Bassett, Priyanka Chopra, Natasha Poonawalla, Kriti Sanon, Janhvi Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Shakira (for the cover of Billboard), [36] Vijay Varma, Deepika Padukone, [34] Aja Naomi King, [38] Michaela Jaé Rodriguez, Diipa Büller-Khosla, Jennifer Hudson [8] (at 2022 Producers Guild Awards), [10] [33] Jenna Ortega (at Saturday Night Live), Jr NTR at the Oscars [28] Mary J Blige to the Time 100 Gala, [14] [17] Bebe Rexha, Sharon Stone, [17] Luis Fonsi, Ashanti, Thalia, Jeremy Pope [8] and Saweetie [13] [17] and many others. [1] Among his various global engagements was his participation in Prince Charles' annual Animal Ball charity event in London, where he crafted a masquerade mask inspired by hummingbirds. [26] In 2019, Gaurav’s brand collaborated with Maison Bose, a luxury communication consultancy in Los Angeles. [22]
In an interview with Vogue Gupta shared his experiences growing up as a gay individual in 1990s India. The conversation explored the challenges he faced in pursuing his passion and how those struggles still shape his work today. [16]
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Gaurav Gupta is an avant-garde Indian couturier. [1] [2] Gupta's work has been featured in events such Paris Haute Couture Week [3] [4] [5] [6] (on invitation of Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode). [7] [8] His work is characterized by his origami style [9] sculptural style patterns with pleating and lifting. [10] [11] Gupta is known to use traditional Indian embroidery techniques like zardozi, nakshi and dabka and borrow abstract patterns from nature. [12] He holds the distinction of being the third Indian designer, following Rahul Mishra (who has consistently showcased since 2020) and Vaishali S (in 2021), to present at the couture week. [7] [6]
Gupta grew up in New Delhi. [13] and first studied at National Institute of Fashion Technology. [14] He completed his education in 2000 and worked for a brief while [14] and later graduated from Central Saint Martins in 2003. [15] [16] [17] [18] He then worked with Hussein Chalaya. [19] [15] His family works in steel and was not involved in art or fashion. [14] He started his label, with his own name in 2005 [20] [21] [4] with his brother as co-director. [13] [22] However the label was properly launched only in 2006, since Gupta went to Istanbul to work as an art director in Istanbul for a company. [14]
Gupta's business model consists of both e-tail business and brick-mortar stores in Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata [23] and Mumbai. [24] [5] [25] [17] In United States, the business uses multi-designer store Neiman Marcus and online retailer Moda Operandi [22] for retail. [12] He also introduced a fine jewelry collection [23] [18] and hosted an art exhibition at the National Gallery of Modern Art in Mumbai. [26] He has recently introduced his home decor label, displayed at Gupta's flagship store in Mehrauli, New Delhi. [27] [25]
Indian Express credited him for reviving bridal couture in India. [28] He also collaborated with IBM to create an artificial intelligence-inspired sari-gown using IBM Watson. [29] Lately, a collaborative effort between Gupta and perfumer Jahnvi Lakhota Nandan resulted in the fragrance named ‘Again’. [30] Gupta was included in a British documentary for London Olympics 2012. [31] The journey began when rapper Cardi B chose to wear his cream-toned sculptural dress in the remix video of "No Love" (March 2022). [32]
Throughout the year 2022, Gupta provided attire for prominent figures such as Megan Thee Stallion at the Oscars, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan at Cannes, [33] [34] [35] Cardi B in a music video, as well as Lizzo, Kylie Minogue, Maluma [8] at the Latin Billboards, [4] and Fan Bingbing. [7] [6] [36]
Cardi B in early February was seen wearing a wavy cobalt blue dress in the Grammys red carpet that was designed by Gupta. The star and creator of the sitcom “Abbott Elementary’, Quinta Brunson, was also seen wearing a Gaurav Gupta design the color of café au lait, while hosting the Billboard Women in Music Awards ceremony. [1]
During her Atlanta performance, Beyoncé wore a distinctive neon green sari, a customary South Asian attire crafted by Gaurav Gupta, which was a part of the Renaissance world tour wardrobe, featuring three distinct looks. [37] [22]
His work has been worn by Tems, [1] Angela Bassett, Priyanka Chopra, Natasha Poonawalla, Kriti Sanon, Janhvi Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Shakira (for the cover of Billboard), [36] Vijay Varma, Deepika Padukone, [34] Aja Naomi King, [38] Michaela Jaé Rodriguez, Diipa Büller-Khosla, Jennifer Hudson [8] (at 2022 Producers Guild Awards), [10] [33] Jenna Ortega (at Saturday Night Live), Jr NTR at the Oscars [28] Mary J Blige to the Time 100 Gala, [14] [17] Bebe Rexha, Sharon Stone, [17] Luis Fonsi, Ashanti, Thalia, Jeremy Pope [8] and Saweetie [13] [17] and many others. [1] Among his various global engagements was his participation in Prince Charles' annual Animal Ball charity event in London, where he crafted a masquerade mask inspired by hummingbirds. [26] In 2019, Gaurav’s brand collaborated with Maison Bose, a luxury communication consultancy in Los Angeles. [22]
In an interview with Vogue Gupta shared his experiences growing up as a gay individual in 1990s India. The conversation explored the challenges he faced in pursuing his passion and how those struggles still shape his work today. [16]
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