The designer in Durazi is satisfied with the way his
career has shaped in a decade in spite of being a
one-man show who has laid strict restrictions on his
creativity and career.
"I don't do ad campaigns, clothes for beauty queens
or uniforms or display my garments at various fashion
shows.I play the design game my way and I have got
where I wanted to strictly by sticking to my straight
and narrow road. I do everything myself including
cutting every garment in my collection. I do not have
assistants because I don't want to dilute my work.
I want to guard my trade secrets close to my heart
and yet I have managed to do everything I aspired
for."
The designer who put Indian women into tailored jackets
took a decade to make them a part of their wardrobe.
Shahab Durazi has successfully carved a niche for
himself when he returned from the Fashion Institute
of Technology, New York in l989 hoping to create a
new look for the Indian women.
From the broad heavy shoulders and narrow waist to
give the Indian female torso a more slimming look
Shahab Durazi who till 1993 made only businesswear,
moved into formal evening garments in that year with
his butterfly look using for the first time embroidery.
In 1995 he softened his collection silhouette even
further moving into chiffon and organza and using
embroidery to add textures to his fabrics rather than
for ornamentation. By 1997 his black, white and grey
look for autumn-winter had the typical Shahab Durazi
touch remaining more classic rather than flamboyant.
For Durazi the year 2000 will mean an ultra chic and
simple yet modern and very urbane image that will
suit the lifestyles of the new millennium. My garments
will be outstanding having the advantage of that sleek
cutting edge." From daywear and formalwear for men
and women I have also designed all the accessories
for my collections."
Durazi has also turned into a more tolerant designer.
There was a time when he designed for the svelte and
slim woman fitting into 6-12 sizes. Today he has added
on sizes 14 and 16.In the future Durazi would like
to widen his base not only in sizes but also in collections.
Maybe it is because Shahab Durazi has done it all
his way and not succumbed to popular demands that
has made him a designer label women and men long to
possess.
The designer in Durazi is satisfied with the way his
career has shaped in a decade in spite of being a
one-man show who has laid strict restrictions on his
creativity and career. 
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