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Personal Agenda with Sanjay Garg: “One myth that annoys me is the idea that everything handloom is beautiful”

Updated on: Aug 3, 2019, 23:12:53 IST
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Sanjay Garg’s favourite cuisine is Marwari food with plenty of hing (Photo exclusively shot for HT Brunch by Shovan Gandhi)
Sanjay Garg’s favourite cuisine is Marwari food with plenty of hing (Photo exclusively shot for HT Brunch by Shovan Gandhi)
Sanjay Garg’s favourite cuisine is Marwari food with plenty of hing (Photo exclusively shot for HT Brunch by Shovan Gandhi)
Sanjay Garg’s favourite cuisine is Marwari food with plenty of hing (Photo exclusively shot for HT Brunch by Shovan Gandhi)

Plus, the ace designer gives his take on the relevance of fashion weeks

In A Nutshell

Date of birth: July 2

Sun sign:Cancer

Place of birth: Mubarikpur, Rajasthan

School/College: NIFT, Delhi

First break: My introduction to Jaya Jaitly. She had the confidence to exhibit for the very first time at the Prince of Wales Museum in September, 2008.

If not a designer, what would you would have been?

An anthropologist.

What’s the one piece of clothing you think people need to throw out of their wardrobe?

Anarkalis!

In today’s time, do you think fashion weeks are still important?

For business, it’s important to a certain extent. Just for entertainment, it’s not.

If you had 10 minutes to get ready, what would your outfit be?

I’d add a waistcoat to whatever I am wearing.

If you could style one international celebrity, who would you pick?

Aung San Suu Kyi.

What is the one myth about handloom that annoys you?

The idea that everything handloom is beautiful.

A customised cocktail for you would contain…?

A smoky single malt with something fiery.

One thing we’ll always find on your bedside table?

A jug of water.

Sanjay’s Favourites

Film/Series: B.R Chopra’s Ramayana series

Music: Folk music, especially from West Africa

Cuisine: Marwari with plenty of hing

Books: My collection of textile books

Holiday destination: The mountains

What’s your design philosophy?

I make sure my design always explores solutions and raises important questions, whether it’s textiles or interiors.

What’s the last thing you do before going to bed?

Check Instagram.

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From HT Brunch, August 4, 2019

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  • Samreen Tungekar
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    Samreen Tungekar

    Samreen Tungekar is a content producer with HT Brunch. She writes on fashion, lifestyle and all things that come with a hashtag.

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