Model walk the ramp for Anamika Khanna at Chivas Fashion tour in Delhi on 19th November 2008
ANAMIKA KHANNA-PROFILE- Anamika’s tryst with design and style began with the Damania Fashion Award in 1995. The Damania Fashion Award jumpstarted her career,and saw the beginning of the label “ANAMIKA KHANNAâ€.
Her major achievements include:
• an induction into the Damania Fashion Hall of Fame,
• the Exports Council Award,
• the Texcellence Award for Outstanding Boutique (Female),
• the Kingfisher Designer of the Year Award 2004,
• the Marudhar Gaurav Award 2007 from the Rajasthan Foundation, Kolkata Chapter
• the FICCI Ladies Organisation’s Young Woman Achiever’s Award 2006.
She was nominated at the MTV Youth Icon Awards 2003 as the Breakthrough Designer of the Year, at the MTV Lycra Style Awards 2004 as the Designer of the Year, at the F Awards as the Designer of the Year (Women – Prêt), 2004 and received a nomination at the MTV Style Awards 2005 for the Designer Of The Year. She was also featured in the Elle 50 Style Icons of the Year, 2006 and in the Verve Power Issue 2006. She has been invited to showcase her collection at the Will’s Lifestyle India Fashion Week Grand Finale AW 08 edition again this year.
Following closely on the heels of the success of her show at the Lakme India Fashion Week Grand Finale 2004 was an overwhelming response at the London Fashion Week 2005. This was followed with an exclusive contract with British major, Harrod’s and coverage in magazines like Glamour (Paris), Vogue (October 2005), (U.K) and Vogue Best Buy.
In 2003, as part of Bridal Asia, Anamika was invited to Pakistan along with two other “fashion gurus†to showcase their exquisite bridal collection there. In fact it was the first time that Indian designers were provided with an opportunity to showcase their collections in Pakistan.
With color, craft and texture as her forte, trousseau wear is naturally her area of specialization. Her look is global with ethnic Indian craft as her mainstay.
Anamika’s new international label, “Ana Mika†which has been showcasing for four seasons at the London Fashion Week and at trade shows in Paris, Singapore, New York and Los Angeles, retails through about 80 stores in countries like U.K, U.S.A, Japan, Europe etc. The year 2007 came with an invitation to showcase the brand at the Paris Fashion Week, the first for any Indian designer.
She also retails through her flagship store in Kolkata, Carma and Ogaan (New Delhi), Ensemble and Kimaya (Mumbai), Evoluzione (Chennai) and Elahe (Hydrebad), in India, to name a few.
