Rahul Mishra was born on Wednesday, November 7, 1979 in Kanpur, India (age 43 years 2022). He grew up in a village called Malhousi near Kanpur, where he lived with his grandparents. After completing his studies, Rahul received his graduation degree in Physics from Kanpur University and subsequently obtained his Masters in Attraction Design from National Institute of Design (NID), Ahmedabad, where he was awarded the Student Designer of the Year Award in 2005 . In 2009, he received a scholarship from Instituto Marangoni in Milan, Italy, becoming the first non-European designer to receive the scholarship.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′8″
Hair color: dark brown
Eye color: black
family
Parents and siblings
There is not much information about his parents and siblings.
wife and children
Rahul’s wife Divya is his college classmate at NID. The couple has a daughter named Arna.
Rahul Mishra with wife and daughter
Relationships/Affairs
Rahul Mishra and Divya met while pursuing their master’s degree at NID. Later, the two announced their marriage.
Rahul Mishra and Divya
Profession
fashion designer
Rahul Mishra started his career as a fashion designer in 2006. In 2006, he launched his first collection at Lakme Fashion Week, which was made of off-white cotton with a gold border of Kerala. Initially, he developed reversible garments in 2009, combining Banarasi fabric made by traditional artisans with Kerala mundu fabric on one side.
Rahul Mishra’s first collection at Lakme Fashion Week 2006
Rahul has showcased his clothing collections at several prestigious fashion weeks around the world, including London, Dubai, Australia and Paris. He is famous for being the first Indian designer on the online rental boutique Rent the Runway. Rahul is known for combining traditional Indian fabrics with handmade craftsmanship into his creations. In 2014, he was announced as the winner of the International Woolmark Prize competition in Milan. Mishra’s award-winning collection “The Lotus Effect” highlights progressive graphic hand embroidery in Chanderi fabrics and merino wool yarns, with Zardozzi embroidery embedded on jackets, dresses and trousers. The graphic pattern evolved around hexagonal and lotus patterns and was conceptually determined by the monochromatic works of Dutch artist Maurits Cornelis Escher.
Lotus effect design by Rahul Mishra
After becoming a successful entrepreneur, Rahul started branching out in 2017 by launching a variety of wedding wear, including bridal lehengas and sarees.
Rahul Mishra’s wedding collection
Awards
- Rahul Mishra won the International Woolmark Award in 2014.
Rahul Mishra wins Woolmark Award
- In 2008, MTV India awarded him the MTV Young Icon of the Year Award.
Favorites
- Location: Kalakht, Uttarakhand
Facts/Trivia
Categories: Biography
Source: HIS Education