Tarun Tahiliani

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Tarun Tahiliani
Fashion designer
Co-founder Ensemble (established 1987)
Tahiliani Design Studio (established 1990)
Years active1987- present
Known forFashion design
Children[2 [Son]]
Websitewww.taruntahiliani.com

Tarun Tahiliani is a noted

fashion designer.[1][2][3] With his wife Sailaja 'Sal' Tahiliani, he co-founded the multi-designer boutique Ensemble in 1987, and Tahiliani Design studio in 1990. Based in Delhi, he is best known for his ability to infuse Indian craftsmanship and textile heritage with tailored silhouette.[4] His signature is to combine traditional aesthetics with modern design. Over the years, he also became known for his bridalwear.[5]

Of late, Tahiliani has taken on several projects in interior design. He has designed interiors for hotels (such as The Sofala, Goa),[6] restaurants (the Aish at the Park, Hyderabad),[7] resorts and homes, and has even begun to event design for Indian weddings.

Biography

Tahiliani was born and brought up in Mumbai in extended

Wharton Business School, University of Pennsylvania.[9][10]

His father, later served as the

VJTI, Mumbai.[11]
She died of cancer, while he was still studying at Doon School, a few years later his father remarried.

While studying in US, through a common friend, he met Sailaja (Sal), an economics student at the University of Pennsylvania, and his future wife. They married soon after his return to India. Sal, who was brought up in New York, had a short modelling career wherein she even modelled for Pierre Cardin, before heading Tahiliani retail operations. The couple have two sons.[8][12]

Logo of Tahiliani's eponymous brand

On returning to India, he first joined the family business in oil-field equipments.

Jemima Khan wore one of his outfit for her wedding to Imran Khan, his work was first noticed.[8][13]

Ensemble has stores in Mumbai and Delhi, and Tahiliani runs the chain with his sister Tina Tahiliani Parikh, who joined the business in 1990.[16][17]

Tarun also worked with Save the Children India to urge the government to increase the health budget to 3 per cent ahead of the budget announcement.[18]

Works

  • The Rubaiyat
  • Kumbhback: has been inspired from the
    Maha Kumbh Mela. The work is done with a blend of colours which include saffron, Sunset tones, subtle rust, deep red, amber, blue, aubergine, pink and black.[19][20]

References

  1. Times of India
    . Retrieved 14 February 2010.
  2. ^ Times News Network (30 June 2009). "LFW finale by Tarun Tahiliani". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 14 February 2010.
  3. ^ HINDLEY, AGNIESZKA (18 March 2004). "Couture king". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 5 April 2004. Retrieved 14 February 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ^ Condenast India (12 July 2011). "Tarun Tahiliani's Bridal Couture Exposition comes to New Delhi". Retrieved 25 March 2012.
  5. ^ "Tarun Tahiliani: India Bridal Fashion Week 2013". Vogue India. 2013. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  6. ^ "About the Sol". Archived from the original on 27 May 2014. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
  7. ^ "Fashion's new façade at the Park Hyderabad". Archived from the original on 15 June 2012. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
  8. ^ a b c d e "The haute couturier". The Times of India. 3 July 2002. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  9. ^ Designs on the bride : Simply Chennai – India Today
  10. ^ "Lord of the ramp". The Telegraph. Calcutta, India. 14 November 2010. Archived from the original on 23 November 2010.
  11. ^ a b "Designs on the bride". India Today. 7 November 2008. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
  12. ^ Priya Kumari Rana. "A fashionable life: Sailaja and Tarun Tahiliani: Wonder Woman". Wonder Woman, India Today. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  13. ^ a b Chitra Papnai (14 November 2010). "Lord of the ramp". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 23 November 2010. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  14. ^ "The Couple Who Took Fashion Off The Street". Business Standard. 18 October 1997. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  15. Rediff. Archived from the original
    on 2 March 2000. Retrieved 14 February 2010.
  16. ^ "About us". ENSEMBLE. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  17. ^ "Tarun Tahiliani's collection at ICW 2016 pays homage to Indian courtesans". 22 July 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  18. ^ Save the Children India website Archived 6 January 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  19. ^ "Tarun Tahiliani's Kumbh-inspired 'sadhu' drapes at WIFW - The Times of India". The Times Of India.
  20. ^ "When the Kumbh kindles creativity…". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 23 September 2013.

External links

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