Anamika Khanna Height, Age, Husband, Children, Family, Biography & More
Anamika Khanna Height, Age, Husband, Children, Family, Biography & More
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Hometown: Kolkata
Marital Status: Married
Age: 53 Years
| Bio/Wiki | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Anamika Khanna check sources |
| Profession | Fashion Designer |
| Physical Stats & More | |
| check sources Citation Height (approx.) |
in centimeters**- 164 cm** in meters**- 1.64 m** in feet & inches**- 5ā 4ā** |
| Eye Colour | Black |
| Hair Colour | Black |
| Career | |
| Debut | Show: Indian Lakme Fashion Week (1999) at Taj Palace, New Delhi |
| Awards, Honours, Achievements | ā¢ Won Texcellence Award ā Outstanding Boutique (2004) ā¢ Won Kingfisher Award ā Fashion Designer of the Year (2004) ā¢ Won FICCI Ladies Organization's Young Woman Achiever's Award (2006) ā¢ Won Marudhar Gaurav Award from the Rajasthan Foundation, Kolkata (2007) ā¢ Won FICCI Ladies Organization Woman of Substance Award (2008) ā¢ Won Bharat Nirman Award (2010) ā¢ Won Audi RITZ Icon Award (2011) ā¢ Won She Award (2011) ā¢ Won Export Council Award ā¢ Won Hello! Hall of Fame Awards ā Designer of the Year award (2016) ā¢ Won Fashionably Yours Award by T2, The Telegraph (2017) ā¢ Won Indian Affairs Fashion Designer of the Year 2017 at the 8th Annual India Leadership Conclave & Indian Affairs Business Leadership Awards. ā¢ Won Vogue Women of The Year Awards ā Designer of the Year (2018) ā¢ She was featured in Elle magazine as one of the 50 Style Icons of the Year in 2006 ā¢ She was listed in Verve Perennial Stylish People list in 2006.Ā ā¢ She is included in Verve Magazine in its 2006 Verve Power Issue as well as in its list of 50 Powerful Women in 2010. ā¢ She was listed in India Today's list of Indiaās 25 most powerful women in 2011. ā¢ She was featured in Femina magazine in its list of 50 Most Powerful Women in India as well as in the list of 100 People Impacting India the Most in 2015. ā¢ She was listed in the list of 25 most beautiful people by the Hi! Blitz magazine. |
| Personal Life | |
| Date of Birth | 19 July 1971 (Monday) |
| Age (as of 2024) | 53 Years |
| Birthplace | Jodhpur |
| Zodiac sign | Cancer |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Hometown | Calcutta |
| Hobbies | Reading |
| Relationships & More | |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Family | |
| Husband/Spouse | Name Not Known  |
| Children | Son- Viraj Khanna Son- Vishesh Khanna  |
| Siblings | Sister- 2 ā¢ Suruchi (interior designer) ā¢ Suhani Pittie (Jewellery Designer) |
| Favourite Things | |
| Dress | Basic white cotton kurtas |
| Best-Dressed Actor | Amitabh Bachchan |
| Best-Dressed Actress | Sonam K Ahuja |
| Film | Bollywood- Solay (1975) Hollywood- Scarface (1983), Life is Beautiful (1997) |
| Author | Haruki Murakami |
| Book | Fifty Dresses that Changed the World: Design Museum Fifty and |
| TV Shows | American: Criminal Minds (2005), Law & Order (1990), Suits (2011) |
| Restaurant | Chinoiserie, at the Taj Bengal |
| Colour | White |
Some Lesser Known Facts About Anamika Khanna
Anamika Khanna is an Indian fashion designer famously known for her designer brands Anamika Khanna (Indian) and Ana-Mika (international). Her designs are famous globally and have been worn by famous celebrities such as Oprah Winfrey , Arianna Huffington, Tichina Arnold, Deepika Padukone , Katrina Kaif , Kiara Advani and many more. A quote said by Anamika Khanna,
There is enough noise in the world; my clothes donāt need to add to it. My clothes are for people who are okay to follow the slightly unbeaten path and yet find their own space.ā
She was a painter and classical dancer before making her career into fashion designing. She had no professional degree or experience when she entered the fashion industry, but she attended workshops which were hosted by the Victoria & Albert Museum in London during early days in her career.
Her career took a flight after she received the Damania Fashion Award in 1995. Her first six garments were made for the Damania Fashion Award. She launched her clothing brand Anamika Khanna in 1998. In an interview, she talked about the experience of her early days in an interview,
This award thing came (Damania Fashion Awards), I sent my sketches, I won the award, they asked me to make six garmentsā¦ that was a panic attack because I had never made clothes before! But when it came to me, I was like āI love the ideaā. So then it struck me that if I have to do it Iāll have to really do this well. I said let me not go to the market and buy fabric and go to the tailor to make garments, let me figure out how to create something which has not been thought of or done. I bought a book on African textiles, then I started creating textures looking at those Shuar textiles. Once that happened I started thinking of shapes, different thingsā¦. I donāt know how it all started.
Her first garment was sold from the collection which she made for Damania Fashion Awards, this collection was seen by Yashodhara Shroff (fashion designer) who is the owner of apparel brand āffolioā in Banglore, and she decided to sell Anamikaās collection through her brand āffolio.ā She was invited to Bridal Asia exhibition held in Pakistan in 2003 to showcase her collection.
According to Anamika, she considers fashion designers Prasad Bidapa, Ritu Kumar and Monapali as her mentors who helped and guided her in her careerās early days. In an interview, she was asked about the best part of her job, to which she replied,
The day I am going to be able to make the simplest garment perfectly without a single piece of embroidery or workā¦ it needs to be flawless, needs to feel like butter on the bodyā¦ that day I will be like I have done it. I am not ready for it yet. What we do is endlessā¦ this constant learning, this constant movement is a beautiful thing. And bridesā¦ itās such a beautiful momentā¦ somebody told me recently that so many parents must be giving you blessings every dayā¦ when the daughters feel so happy on their special dayā¦ such a nice thing to say, it touched my heart.
In 2004, she launched her international brand Ana-Mika, which became one of the few Indian brands to be launched in an international market. She was among 33 designers who were given an invitation to participate in Indiaās first Lakme India Fashion Week which was held in New Delhi. She was approached to do a three-designer show, where she had a booth that she had to share with the other two designers to showcase her apparel collection. She opened her first clothing store in Kolkata. Her flagship store at 2/1 Outram Street, at a lane off Theatre Roadways, was started in 2004.
In 2007, Anamika Khanna became the first Indian woman to showcase her designer collection at Paris Fashion Week. In an interview with Vogue, she said,
I showed in Paris Fashion Week (2007). So it was my biggest learning everā¦ itni pitai hui hai na mentally you cannot imagine, Iāve had my clothes thrown out, Iāve been told āwhat do you think youāre doingā. And then to think of pricing, deliveriesā¦ it was a very big learning on how to professionaliseā¦ what are seasons, what are collections.
In 2010, after her participation in the London Fashion Week, 2010, her global brand Ana-Mika was offered an exclusive contract by British Retail Giant Harrodās.
In 2013, she was a part of the BOF (Business of Fashion) 500 list. Her signature look is cowl-shaped dresses that closely resembled the dhoti worn by Mahatma Gandhi and couture which gives a blend of traditional and modern in her every collection. check sources Business Of Fashion
In 2015, Simi Garewal (an Indian actress and a talk show hostess) gifted a 10 kg velvet lehenga to Lady Gaga, designed by Anamika Khanna, when Lady Gaga came as her celebrity guest at her talk show: Simi Selects- Indiaās Most Desirable. The lehenga was studded with pearls, gold and silver. check sources Hindustan Times
In 2015, Anamika Khanna showcased her ākhadi collectionā at a fashion show organised by FDCI in collaboration with the Gujarat State Khadi and Village Industries Board at the Sardar Vallabhai Patel National Memorial in Ahmedabad. The fashion show was organised in relation with PM Narendra Modisā made in India project. The fashion designers Rajesh Partap Singh and Rohit Bal also joined her in this fashion show. check sources Rediff
According to Anamika, famous personalities like fashion designers like Karl Lagerfeld, Vivienne Westwood, and famous international singers like Madonna , Bruce Springsteen, Tina Turner had a major influence on her to join the fashion industry. Amongst all, she considers Madonna to be her fashion inspiration during her early career days. In an interview, she said,
Madonnaā¦ like I said when I started there wasnāt so much knowledge available, you just got bits and pieces of information in magazinesā¦ so when Material Girl came, when all those songs of her came and that avatar of hers, the way she dressed! Madonna kept reinventing her look every single season, every single song! It was really amazing how she was doing itā¦ like you change your clothes, but how do you change your body type, your hair each time?
In 2017, Anamika Khanna was invited by Elizabeth II, The Queen of the United Kingdom and The Duke of Edinburgh at Buckingham Palace during the official start of UK-India Year of Culture.
She along with her sons Viraj Khanna and Vishesh Khanna launched a ready-to-wear Spring/Summer limited edition collection by the title āEverything is AK-OKā in 2020 which was worn by famous Bollywood actresses such as Sonam Kapoor and Katrina Kaif.
Her clothing creations are worn by various national celebrities like Deepika Padukone , Kareena Kapoor Khan , Sonam Kapoor , and international celebrities such as Oprah Winfrey , Arianna Huffington, Tichina Arnold and many more at various events.
She has designed costumes and apparel for various Bollywood movies such as Fashion (2008), Aisha (2010), Mausam (2011), and Bhaag Milkha Bhaag (2013).
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