Asmita Marwa is an Indian fashion designer, famous for her sustainable fashion label. He has also been rated as one of the nine top ’emerging international designers’ by Vogue.
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Wiki/Biography
Asmita Marwa celebrates her birthday on 7 February every year (age not known), and was born and brought up in Hyderabad. Their zodiac sign is Aquarius. He studied at Vidyarayan High School in Hyderabad and then earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Nizam College, Hyderabad.
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 4″
Hair Color: Black
Eye colour: black
Family
parents and siblings
Her mother Anugita Abels was an actress in her time.
Asmita Marwa with her mother Anugita Abels
Asmita Marwa with her father
Asmita has a younger sister, Deepika Mehta, who is a renowned yogini and a professional fitness expert.
Asmita Marwa with her sister
husband and children
Asmita married Harvesh Marwaha on 13 December 1988. Her husband is a chartered accountant. The couple has a son, Karan Aryaman Marwah, who is a film director.
Asmita Marwa with her husband and son
Address
Asmita lives at 8-2-603/13/3/N/B, Road No. 10, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad, 500034
livelihood
Asmita entered the fashion design industry in 1994 and initially, she styled actors in Telugu films like Santosham, Attadu, Pokiri, Premante Idera, Arjun, Manmadhudu and Gharshana. This gave the designer the opportunity to work with some of the biggest names in the industry and made her the first Hyderabadi designer to enter the Telugu film industry. Recalling her stint in the industry, Asmita said in an interview,
He respected me and my time. I’m not someone who will waste time. To me, it is valuable and should be spent productively. The stint in the industry was a good experience. However, after some time I started feeling that I needed to focus on my brand.
Gradually, the self-taught designer started conducting and hosting workshops and exhibitions every 6-8 months. When she realized that her products had gained enough popularity, Asmita launched her eponymous sustainable fashion label ‘Asmita Marwa Design’ in 2003. According to Marwa, her label believes in ‘cradle-to-cradle’ design or regenerative design, and it mainly focuses on sustainable fashion, by upcycling and recycling fabrics. All products under their label are made in-house using ethical norms and practices. Marwa’s creations for her label were showcased at the Blenders Pride fashion fringe show in 2004, and the designer has been associated with the brand ever since. Asmita’s brand label came to fame when she showcased her first collection of Kalamkari at the 2008 Lakme Fashion Week. Since then, the designer has been associated with LFW, and since 2011, Mrs. Marwa has also been a part of the fashion week. Goa.
Asmita Marwa with actress Shriya Saran at Lakme Fashion Week
Asmita’s Kalamkari collection made her a renowned designer in the global fashion industry from Paris to Los Angeles, and the Asmita Marwa design label became synonymous with resort wear fashion. In 2016, the designer was also invited to showcase his ‘Zero Waste Luxury’ collection at the Global Sustainable Fashion Week 2016 held in Budapest, Hungary.
Awards, Honors, Achievements
- Asmita received the “Trendsetter in Fashion” award at the South Indian Fashion Awards in 2018.
Asmita Marwa (third from left) accepting her award at SIFA 2018
- In 2019, she won the “Iconic Leader of the Year (Sustainable Fashion)” award at the Iconic Achievers Awards. In the same year, she was also invited as the guest of honor at the Mrs. Telangana pageant.
Asmita Marwa received the Iconic Achievers Award
- In 2021, the designer and her husband were awarded ‘Best Dressed Couple of the Year’ at the U&I Awards 2020.
Asmita Marwa honored by U&I magazine
- Asmita has also been featured in Vogue magazine as a ‘Promising Talent to Watch Out For’.
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Facts/General Knowledge
- Asmita is a non-vegetarian and she regularly consumes alcoholic beverages.
Asmita Marwa with a glass of wine
- In his spare time, the designer likes to travel and read books.
- According to Mrs. Marwa, her grandmother and mother inspired her to sketch and choose fashion design as her career, as she would watch them do weaving, beautiful hand embroidery and painting while growing up.
- In an interview, Asmita also revealed that in her childhood she used to play with clothes and wear sarees in different ways, which made her inclined towards fashion designing.
- The Indian fashion designer has no formal qualifications from any fashion school because, apparently, she wanted to pursue a course abroad but couldn’t get a visa.
- Asmita Marwa Design label has made its mark in the Bollywood industry with stars like Preity Zinta, Priyanka Chopra, Deepika Padukone, Ranveer Singh and others showcasing its apparels. South-Indian stars including Rana Daggubati, Nagarjuna and Mahesh Babu have also worn his clothes. Even MF Hussain and Angela Davis were seen wearing his label.
- Asmita is fond of cooking and her personal Instagram account is proof of it, as it features her home-made dishes. Her cooking skills inspired U&I magazine to feature some of Asmita’s recipes in their magazine.
- The Indian designer is also an active member of the Fashion Design Council of India (FDCI).
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