Videofashion Designers: BIBHU MOHAPATRA | Designer Interviews and Runways

In this issue of Videofashion Designers: His designs make a fashion statement with bold colors, rich fabrics, geometrical patterns, and a modern, glamorous appeal. Bibhu Mohapatra is a celebrated, New York-based designer who has built his brand on a foundation of eveningwear with a distinct, Indian flavor. The designer grew up in Odisha, India, where he developed his love for Indian textiles and vibrant colors. After studying at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York, and a jobs at hgh fashion labels, Halston and J. Mendel, Mohapatra showed his first collection at New York Fashion Week for his namesake label. The designer has since become a fixture of the fashion calendar, and a favorite of celebrities – including Michelle Obama and actress Taraji P. Henson. Despite the difficulties of working in a competitive industry – especially as a designer specializing in eveningwear, in an increasingly casual culture – Bibhu Mohapatra is still a beloved designer whose shows are an important staple of New York Fashion Week. Videofashion Designers Vol 5#3 "Bibhu Mohapatra" (2018) Videofashion is the #1 source for fashion video — since 1976! We are home to the world's largest privately-owned archive of fashion video, spanning five decades. If you are a documentarian or archivist looking for fashion footage/video, contact us today to find out how you can take advantage of the world's largest archive of fashion news video. Contact us at ► www.videofashion.com/contact Visit our website at ► www.videofashion.com Learn more about the Videofashion Library at ► www.videofashion.com/library Don't forget to subscribe to our YouTube channel for new fashion content daily!