Star Bollywood Fashion Designer and Stylist Ashley Rebello, the man behind Salman Khan’s new avatar in latest Bollywood Blockbuster Kick, Jai Ho,Dabangg 2 Ek tha Tiger, ‘Bodyguard’, ‘Ready’, ‘Dabangg’ & ‘Bigg Boss – Season 4’ was at INIFD to teach the art of Fashion Design to the budding designers of Inter National Institute of Fashion Design and gave his creative inputs for their annual Fashion Show.
Designer & Stylist Ashley Rebello designed Salman’s killer looks in the most talked about reality shows of Indian television – Bigg Boss 8. After the resounding success of Ashley’s Designs in Jai Ho, Dabangg 2, Ek Tha Tiger, Bodyguard, Ready, Dabangg & Bigg Boss – Season 7, Ek Mein Aur Ekk Tu, and many more hit films, Fashion Stylist Ashley’s upcoming projects include Bajrangi Bhaijaan with Star Salman Khan & Kareena Kapoor Directed by Kabir Khan, Prem Ratan Dhan Payo staring Salman Khan & Sonam Kapoor Directed by Sooraj R. Barjatya, Dolly Ki Doli with Style Icon Sonam Kapoor and Pulkit Samrat produced by Arbaz Khan and more.
Ashley is the Mentor to INIFD (Inter National Institute of Fashion Design) student Designers and is part of the visiting faculty at all the INIFD centers. Interacting with students gives him an opportunity to understand the psyche of the youth, the current trends and that paid of hugely when he did Jane Tu Ya Jaane Na with Imran Khan and Genelia, as each and every youngster identified with the casual styling of the main characters.
From ramp shows to divas of the Hindi film Industry from stunning brides to hot models in photo shoot. Ashley has dressed them all. Clothes according to Ashley are not just something you wear to cover your skin; clothes have to be your skin. You have to be one with that outfit….almost as if you were born for it. He has designed for the gorgeous Aishwarya Rai, stunning Katrina Kaif, the lovely Asin and the elegant Tabu….the list of lovely ladies is endless. He has designed for Shahrukh Khan, Salman Khan, Aamir Khan, Shahid Kapur, Imran Khan. ‘Clothes make the man’ said Mark Twain. And Ashley Rebello believes he was ever so right.
Ashley Rebello was at INIFD to brush up the talent of the INIFD students and to teach them the finer intricacies of the glamorous world of fashion designing. INIFD has organized this exclusive designer workshop with Ashley Rebello to enable the students to seek his seasoned guidance and benefit from his personal experience. During this workshop, Ashley Rebello briefed the students about design industry, how to start their own venture, the intricacies of designing for Bollywood & Hollywood stars and also secret of his success. In this specialized workshop students were taken through the different stages of the fashion design process. Ashley spoke on the fashion trends of today in India and abroad. He also give inputs on design industry’s trends in bollywood, gave information about the materials trends, yarns, colours, fashion trends related to embellishments, accessories, etc.
Ashley Rebello reviewed the portfolios of the INIFD student Designers and gave his creative inputs. He had an hour long question answer session with students to satisfy their curiosities from the role of designers in Bollywood to participating in Lakme Fashion Week.
Ashley shot into prominence for giving a new look to Salmaan Khan and Sonakshi Sinha in latest Blockbuster ‘Dabangg 2’. He designed for all the hot item numbers starting from Malaika Arora for ‘Munni Badnaam Hui’, Isha Kopikar for ‘Khallas’ to Yana Gupta for ‘Babuji’. Ashley also has to his credit the exclusive gowns that he designs for all important international pageants like Miss Universe, Miss World and Miss India.
Ashley Rebello is the most sought after designer who has designed the wardrobe for the hottest women of Bollywood. He designed for Mallika Sherawat for her appearance at the Cannes Film Festival, where she is representing the Indian film industry. Ashley Rebello is the rage of Bollywood designing for all happenings latest flicks, ‘Tezz’ starring Ajay Devgan, Kangana Ranaut, Page-3, Shabad, Dil Mange More, Karam, Kya Kool Hai Hum, Meenakshi. He has many more movies to his credit like Jo Jeeta Vahi Sikander, Chandani Bar, Biwi No. 1, Haseena Maan Jayegi, Sarfarosh, Hera Pheri and many more.
Ashley is one of the rare international fame designers, who are Magician of sorts, who can give you a new persona in matter of few seconds. He is the first Indian Designer to design clothes for Oscar winning directors. He is designing outfits for Nicole Kidman (Best known as Mrs. Tom Cruise). He has also designed outfits for international television actress, Hunter Tylor and for many more Hollywood stars.
The Designer Workshop of Ashley Rebello was a great learning experience for the INIFD students, which provided them with direct hands on experience of being a star designer. The design workshop also created awareness about the stylish and versatile upcoming fashion trends.
On this occasion Ms. Kamla Poddar Director INIFD jaipur & Chairperson Kamla Poddar Group said that “Ashley’s visit to our centre will help the students to gain firsthand experience of ever growing Fashion Design Industry and help them in carving a great career for themselves. He said more such interactions with top designers will be organized for the students of world’s largest network of Fashion Design schools INIFD for exposure.”
According to Mr Abhishek Poddar , Director , Kamla Poddar Group , “ We make students aware of alternate career options , so that they can easily opt their interest areas.”
According to Mr Ayush Poddar ,Director of Kamla Poddar Group , said “Our expert faculties are working in the direction of boosting the students creativity in all fields .”
According to INIFD jaipur Location Head Ms Swati Bhargava, ”This kind of workshop & interaction with such creative people motive the students.”
About Kamla Poddar Group
To train and prepare the students for the real corporate world, KPG organizes practical workshops, seminars, skill training, role plays and case studies. Industry leaders are regular visitors to the campus to share their experience with the students and to inspire them. To actively recognize excellence in higher education amongst the girls, KPG gives away “Kalpana Chawla Super Achiever Award” every year. The Group has earned numerous recognitions at the National & International level.
Mr. Abhishek Poddar, Director KPG looks into various aspects of management of KPG hands on. KPG benefits from his qualification as management graduate and his experience with several renowned organizations. Mr. Ayush Poddar, Director KPG brings to the Group valuable international exposure and a new energy & enthusiasm. He enthuses the group with his new innovative ideologies and dynamism. The institutes under the KPG umbrella are co-educational and have quality infrastructure. The various institutes run under the auspices of Kamla Poddar Group are:
- INIFD
- PIIT
- Diet Mantra
- Ananti
Apart from education the Group has successfully ventured into top-class wellness services and lifestyle with its wellness clinics in Jaipur and Kolkata by the name of Diet Mantra and its first one of a kind lifestyle store, Ananti in Kolkata.
Kamla Poddar Group after legacy of 15 successful years in the field of design training with the launch of ‘INIFD Academy of Interiors’,now the students would get specialized training with practical industry experience making them experts in the field. . A very fulfilling journey that came with satisfactory rewards of having shaped minds & lives and the affection of countless friends & well-wishers.
- Experienced Faculty
- Latest Teaching Aids: AV Techniques
- Placement with Top Companies
- Interaction with Industry Leaders
- Workshops, Seminars, Role Plays and Case Studies
- Rich Library with Latest Books & Reading Material
- Online Virtual Classroom Environment
Our Placements
Over the years, students of Kamla Poddar Group have been placed with national and multinational firms.
Levis, Shoppers Stop, Idea, Jet Airways, Spice Jet, Oman Airways, Infosys BPO, Vodafone, Exide, Shree Cement, Axis Bank, HDFC, Bharati AXA Life, Cheer Sagar, ICICI Bank, Louis Philippe, Pantaloon, Air Deccan, Nirmal Bang, Singapore Airlines, Hotel Rajvilas, HCL, Tommy Hilfiger, Coca-Cola, Airtel, Kotal Mahindra, Godrej, Aviva, Fullerton, United Colors of Benetton, Anand Rathi, Anokhi, Kingsfisher, Balaji Telefilms, Lufthansa, Oberoi, Bajaj Auto, Koutons, ITC, Genpact, Reliance Money, Lifestyle, Tata AIG, Max New York Life, Indigo Airline…and many more.