On the right style track

For 26-year-old Varun Sardana, the desire to become a fashion designer came from watching his grandmother and mother stitch clothes.

Fashion designer: Varun Sardana

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For 26-year-old Varun Sardana, the desire to become a fashion designer came from watching his grandmother and mother stitch clothes. A Delhiite, Varun comes from a simple family (his mother taught stitching and his father ran a grocery store).

Today, he’s more than happy to know that stalwarts from the fashion world are actually keeping track of his work. “This kind of acknowledgement is very encouraging; it gives me a reason to be even more creative than I am right now,” says Varun who graduated from the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) and has been in the industry for six years now.

Varun thinks of fashion as a language that gives one the opportunity to be different: “It’s not just about clothes. It’s a whole process of creating, of discovering our forgotten arts and highlighting each and every detail that goes into the final product.”

Our judges

Rina Dhaka, Fashion designer

Rimzim Dadu: She does very interesting work
Varun Sardana: I like his work a lot and have even worn his creations
Anand Kabra: Saw one of his shows. He is doing a good job

Varun Bahl, Fashion designer

Varun Sardana: Very consistent with his creativity
Gaurav Gupta: He has his own individual style which is quite nice
Nitin Bal Chauhan: He thinks out of the box

Rohit Gandhi, Fashion designer

Rimzim Dadu: She really does a good job with her clothes
Varun Sardana: Extremely talented and very creative
Pankaj & Nidhi: A promising couple who do very interesting work