Rina dhaka

Rina Dhaka is an fashion designer and entrepreneur, who made a promising entry in the Indian fashion scene around late eighties, and from there on she became one of the most creative and dynamic fashion designers India has ever witnessed. She has been a dreamer ever since her childhood and this has translated into her style of work.

After completing her graduation, she did a training project with Intercraft and also trained under Ivan Grundhall . Rina stated designing for Mutiny and Ensemble fashion houses and her designs were well received by the people.

Today she is referred as the Gautier of the East by BBC, perfectly apt for her innovative and in depth research based collections. She is the fashion crusader of combining traditional Indian garments with 20th century modern fabrics like Lycra and jersey.

She is best known for stand out elements of a collection, western wear remains an area of dominance though she also designs ethnic and conventional ensembles. Her designs juggle between remaining traditionally rich while embracing contemporary attitude.

At the India Fashion Week Rina Dhaka was declared the best collection in Milan. The jury was Michael Fink of Saks, Albert Morris of Browns, Fern Mallis of IMG and she also won the best designer award in Miami Fashion Week 2004. She is a recipient of Yuva Ratan Award.
She represented India at the India promotions at the Galleries Lafayette in Paris and Interstoff in Germany.
Her designs are adorned not just in India but also by global faces internationally like Naomi Campbell, Tara Palmer TomKinson , Uma Thurman, etc....
Today she retails from top design labels across the world like Anthropologie, USA (stock her in their 175 stores), Sanskrit Hong Kong and ONLINE STORES.
She also retails exclusively from her stand alone retail outlet in DLF Emporio, New Delhi.
Rina Dhaka was recently honored with the Dadasaheb Phalke Excellence Awards 2019.
The Directorate of Film Festivals, an organisation set up by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, presents it annually at the National Film Awards ceremony. (April 2019)
Rina supported a fund raiser for Bill Clinton in the U.S and is also a silent supporter of fundraising through fashion shows and other social events.
She starred in Fox Traveler with her show ‘The Style ‘N’ the City.
Rina also invented “Lycra Churidars” (stretched leggings) in the 90’s for which are very popular today in Indian wear.
She designed catalogues for Barista’s international, which also won the design award for its layout.
She is a founder member of the fashion design council of india and associated with both government and private bodies of fashion education.