Shantanu & Nikhil, is a label with an eye on the global
young and trendy Indian garments market. The company
is in business of manufacturing high quality Indian
ethnic garments both for the Indian and the overseas
market. Shantanu, did his MBA from the University
of Toledo, Ohio, USA and Nikhil, is a product of FIDM
(Fashion Institute of Fashion & Merchandise) Los Angeles.
They decided to pool in their entrepreneurial & designing
skills in a business that was not new to the family.
This led to the birth of Shantanu & Nikhil as a brand
label in 1998.
Shantanu always felt that the Indian fashion industry
had all the necessary ingredients: creativity, a vast
variety of fabrics, and a treasure of kashidkari to
prosper in a huge industry but what it lacks is professionalism,
The degree in business administration has helped Shantanu
understand the market, its needs and the various intricacies
involved in effectively marketing their product. In
short, Shantanu's business skills have lent a professional
touch to Finesse International, the company started
by Mrs. Nicky Mehera, their mother, in 1986.
Since his early school days, Nikhil was always the
more creative one. He joined Fashion Institute Of
Design & Merchandising in Los Angeles, California
for an advanced fashion design program. He has been
awarded with some of the most prestigious awards and
scholarships. Nikhil was invited to design a collection
for a prestigious store "Georgio Beverly Hills" in
Los Angeles and was featured in L.A.Times to be the
only Indian designer to have had a show in Universal
Studio, Hollywood.
Saluting the new age of power dressing at work and
elegant chic socially, in a short span of three years,
Shantanu & Nikhil have a series of signature stores
to their credit besides having a strong presence at
a variety of designer stores internationally.
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