About Bibhu Mohapatra
New York-based fashion designer and costume designer Bibhu Mohapatra's designs have been featured in numerous fashion magazines worldwide. He is a recipient of the "Young Innovator Award" from the National Arts Club, as well as a member of the Council of Fashion Designers of America.
Connect with Bibhu Mohapatra's life
- You a story teller, what’s the process of your story telling?
- TO EMERGE YOU HAVE TO LEAD – What was the moment or the event that made you choose to move out on your own?
- BALANCING ACT precious materials, vibrant colors and articulate garment construction is your heritage which you respect and honor in you collections. How do you balance heritage with cutting edge technology?
- LUXURY IS A STATE OF MIND: you went from furs to evening wear to dressing our former First Lady to diamonds. Is the road to luxury a “sky is the limit” for you?
- MENTORING you have been nominated a SUPIMA mentor, beside empowering women with your designs, you give back to young and emerging students. What makes you do so?
- Do you like Calcutta?
- Did you always know that design was your destiny?
- Did your parents always support your decision?
- What was your first feeling on setting foot in New York?
- What is your favourite art form from Orissa?
- Are we going to see an India-inspired collection soon then?
- What are your favourite modern shapes?
- Your clothes strike a smooth balance of intelligence and glamour. What’s the secret?
- You began with Halston and then were design director of J. Mendel. What do you miss most about being in a large design house? What you don’t miss?
- When did you realise that you had made it big?
- What is the quality that sets you apart?
- Is it easier for an Indian designer to make a mark internationally if they begin in the West?
- Do you think the Indian fashion industry is on the right track? Can you see yourself as a part of it?
- How are you so grounded?
- Do you have any non-fashion indulgences?
- How has your journey been from Odisha to New York?
- Odisha has a variety of indigenous craft forms that are popular across India. Which one is your favourite crafts from the state? Have you incorporated any in your work?
- Your favourite Indian weave? Have you been influenced by the ikat weave of Odisha?
- What are your views on the revival of weaves?
- How popular are Indian weaves in New York and other parts of the world?
- Is there a demand for Odisha products in foreign countries?
- Your ways of transforming a traditional Indian weave into an evening wear.
- Tell us about the Make in Odisha Conclave, which has brought you home…. Do you think it was a watershed moment in Odisha’s industrialization journey?
- Do you think you were able to make it big globally because you stayed back in New York? Would it be a lot more difficult for a designer based in India to reach that level?
- You have dressed some of the world’s most influential women. Any favourites?
- Who is a Bibhu Mohapatra woman?
- You created a collection of traditional weaves from Orissa, are you planning to include more Indian weaves in your collections in the future?
- What do you miss most about India and does India find its way into your collections?
- What do you do to unwind and feel inspired when you are not showcasing at fashion weeks?
- What was the theme for your New York fashion week this year?
- Do you have any future plans to design jewellery?
- You have worked around the world in the fashion industry. How does the Canadian market differ from the U.S. and/or global fashion market?
- As a fashion designer, you are at the pinnacle with the FLOTUS (First Lady of the United States) wearing your label. Is this the peak that you strived to achieve?
- Why did you feel the need to take up jewelry designing?
- How much were you really involved in the actual designing process, beyond the drawing board?
- What was your inspiration? And who is your muse?
- Were you given a brief before designing the jewelry by Forevermark?
- The choice of the name of a Greek God Artemis – was that name your pick or of the Forever Mark Diamond company’s?
- What were the challenges when designing the Artemis collection?
- How important is jewelry for your garments?
- How important is jewelry for your garments?
- Will you be designing more collections for the Forevermark brand in future?
- The jewelry you have designed is very subtle and discreet compared to your garments. Any particular reason?
- With your roots in Rourkela, do you think you have travelled far, and I don’t mean just the physical distance to New York?
- You keep using Odisha and India as a reference point from time to time for your creative endeavors. Is that deliberate?
- You have been designing for women, whether clothes or now jewelry. Why only women?
- What is you most luxurious possession? And your most luxurious moment?
- MENTORING you have been nominated a SUPIMA mentor, beside empowering women with your designs, you give back to young and emerging students. What makes you do so?
- Did your parents always support your decision?
- What was your first feeling on setting foot in New York?
- Are we going to see an India-inspired collection soon then?
- You began with Halston and then were design director of J. Mendel. What do you miss most about being in a large design house? What you don’t miss?
- When did you realise that you had made it big?
- What is the quality that sets you apart?
- How has your journey been from Odisha to New York?
- Do you have any future plans to design jewellery?
- As a fashion designer, you are at the pinnacle with the FLOTUS (First Lady of the United States) wearing your label. Is this the peak that you strived to achieve?
- What was your inspiration? And who is your muse?
- What were the challenges when designing the Artemis collection?
- What is you most luxurious possession? And your most luxurious moment?
- You a story teller, what’s the process of your story telling?
- TO EMERGE YOU HAVE TO LEAD – What was the moment or the event that made you choose to move out on your own?
- BALANCING ACT precious materials, vibrant colors and articulate garment construction is your heritage which you respect and honor in you collections. How do you balance heritage with cutting edge technology?
- Is it easier for an Indian designer to make a mark internationally if they begin in the West?
- Do you think the Indian fashion industry is on the right track? Can you see yourself as a part of it?
- Do you have any non-fashion indulgences?
- Odisha has a variety of indigenous craft forms that are popular across India. Which one is your favourite crafts from the state? Have you incorporated any in your work?
- Your favourite Indian weave? Have you been influenced by the ikat weave of Odisha?
- What are your views on the revival of weaves?
- How popular are Indian weaves in New York and other parts of the world?
- Is there a demand for Odisha products in foreign countries?
- Tell us about the Make in Odisha Conclave, which has brought you home…. Do you think it was a watershed moment in Odisha’s industrialization journey?
- Do you think you were able to make it big globally because you stayed back in New York? Would it be a lot more difficult for a designer based in India to reach that level?
- You have dressed some of the world’s most influential women. Any favourites?
- Who is a Bibhu Mohapatra woman?
- You created a collection of traditional weaves from Orissa, are you planning to include more Indian weaves in your collections in the future?
- What do you miss most about India and does India find its way into your collections?
- What do you do to unwind and feel inspired when you are not showcasing at fashion weeks?
- What was the theme for your New York fashion week this year?
- You have worked around the world in the fashion industry. How does the Canadian market differ from the U.S. and/or global fashion market?
- Why did you feel the need to take up jewelry designing?
- How much were you really involved in the actual designing process, beyond the drawing board?
- Were you given a brief before designing the jewelry by Forevermark?
- The choice of the name of a Greek God Artemis – was that name your pick or of the Forever Mark Diamond company’s?
- How important is jewelry for your garments?
- How important is jewelry for your garments?
- Will you be designing more collections for the Forevermark brand in future?
- The jewelry you have designed is very subtle and discreet compared to your garments. Any particular reason?
- You keep using Odisha and India as a reference point from time to time for your creative endeavors. Is that deliberate?
- You have been designing for women, whether clothes or now jewelry. Why only women?
