BlackBook — India's Luxury Insider Magazine - January 2015

In this issue

Our cover story features Ritu Kumar, who has always gone against the norm. She stepped into fashion designing when none the concept didn’t exist as we know it today. She created a retail format when none was available to her. She formulated her own design vocabulary with a distinctively indigenous voice. And now, the entrepreneur is taking her fashion house to the next level, charting out a clear succession plan and bringing in equity infusions, a move the industry is watching closely, as the first generation of entrepreneurs are looking to scale-up operations. The revivalist is truly India’s foremost fashion icon — a woman who believes in herself and in India’s rich textile history. Today, with more time to devote to research and handloom projects across the country, she is taking on the role of documenting and preserving India’s rich heritage, while her son, Amrish, takes the company forward.