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Anju Modi, Suket Dhir & Rahul Mishra at "Be Somebody" Talk
Pearl Academy conducted a special talk session called “Be Somebody”, graced by industry stalwarts such as Anju Modi, who is in talks these days for her exquisite designs in Ram Leela and Bajirao Mastani, International Woolmark Prize winner Suket Dhir and Rahul Mishra whose designs have been showcased at Paris Fashion Week and Milan Fashion Week.
The session held today in Delhi saw industry experts share their stories to help design students at Pearl become champions of tomorrow.
Be Somebody Talk by Anju Modi
Anju Modi, Fashion Designer
The session started with Anju Modi talking about her journey and how at the start of her career she had no money but still she took her passion for design forward and now when she looks back at her journey she does not remember any hardships she faced. She further advised students at Pearl to – Be passionate about their work, their design and they will definitely be successful.
Modi also shared that, “I was inspired with Indian textiles and so at the start of my career itself I did a Bharat Bhraman, right from Kashmir to Kanyakumari and nothing much has changed, even today, if given a choice I would prefer going to Kutch (Gujarat) rather than Paris to get inspiration for my designs”.
She also advised students to pay attention to everything that is around them and gain inspiration from local artisans. Modi shared that she learnt the art of storytelling from small-time weavers and till date she tries to build a story around all her creations.
Be Somebody Talk by Suket Dhir
Suket Dhir, Fashion Designer
Next, Suket Dhir took the ramp to guide students on how he became the famous name that he is today. Known to design comfortable yet stylish everyday-clothes for men, Dhir had everyone in splits when he shared how confused he was at the start and did not even realise that “design” was his calling in life. He further asked Pearlites to not feel stressed if they are not able to figure right at the start what they want to do; even he did BCom (partially), BCA, a job at a call centre after which on a friend’s suggestion he joined NIFT for a design course.
Dhir advised students to be themselves and have their individuality intact because this is what will reflect in their collections and this is what will make them stand apart from their peers.
Be Somebody Talk by Rahul Mishra
Rahul Mishra, Fashion Designer
Finally, Rahul Mishra, the man who has been making waves for his creations in India as well as abroad took the dais. An alumnus of NID Ahmedabad, Mishra shared that he received a sound foundation in design from NID, however, as per him the Milan Fashion Week shaped his future.
Mishra further shared that he did not become successful overnight, he failed many times but he did not let that deter him from achieving his goal. Thus, he said that success in design (as a field) does not depend only on talent and skills. One needs to be persistent and have the right attitude if they want to achieve success.
Further, Mishra asked fashion design students at Pearl to have idols and study their work and learn from them at every step. He also advised students to be like a sponge and absorb all that is going on around them and learn from the best in the industry and incorporate these learnings when they design their own collections.
Q&A Session
After all the speakers had presented their life stories, the floor was open to students to ask any queries they had from their mentors.
Students Speak About “Be Somebody” Talk
Pearl students were full of praise for the session and most of them seemed confident that they too can achieve success in the field of design, like the speakers at the event, after completing their course.
Radhika Chawla who is pursuing a one year diploma course in design at Pearl Academy shared that, “The session was good. I will follow Anju Modi. I like her work and I am extremely inspired by her life story and would like to incorporate her ideas in whatever I do next”.
A fashion design student from Pearl Academy, Noida, Arushi Upreti elaborated about her experience of attending the talk by saying, “The talk was excellent. It was great listening to the designers. Watching them behind the camera and seeing them live is a totally different experience”.
Kashika, a student of Pearl Academy, Naraina too felt that attending the session was a very nice experience and her friend Kriti added to the same by saying, “We got to learn so much from all these designers and got to know about their journey and the backgrounds that they came from and their educational qualifications, so it was very informative”.
Gunjan Jain, who is studying fashion designing from Pearl Academy, Jaipur stated that, “We are so inspired by what all they told us and now I feel that even we can do something. Even the Q&A session was good; we got to know even more details about them in it”.
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