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R B D D3 D C L R, N D - T D .: Achievement Highlights

Ritu Kumar is an Indian fashion designer who opened her first boutique in Delhi in 1966. Some key achievements include mounting the first major fashion show in India in the 1970s, opening boutiques in major cities across India and abroad in the 1970s and 1980s, and launching her first sub-brand in 2002. She has received numerous awards and honors over her career, including being named Designer of the Year in 2004 and receiving a knighthood from the French government in 2008 for her contribution to arts and letters.

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R B D D3 D C L R, N D - T D .: Achievement Highlights

Ritu Kumar is an Indian fashion designer who opened her first boutique in Delhi in 1966. Some key achievements include mounting the first major fashion show in India in the 1970s, opening boutiques in major cities across India and abroad in the 1970s and 1980s, and launching her first sub-brand in 2002. She has received numerous awards and honors over her career, including being named Designer of the Year in 2004 and receiving a knighthood from the French government in 2008 for her contribution to arts and letters.

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ACHIEVEMENT HIGHLIGHTS:

1966 - RITUS FIRST B OUTIQUE OPENED IN DELHI AT D3 DEFENCE COLONY LINK ROAD, NEW DELHI. THIS WAS THEFIRST EVER BOUTIQUE IN DELHI.

1968 AS
A CELEBRATION OF

21

YEARS OF

RITU , THE TREE OF LIFE,

AS AUDIO IN

VISUAL FASHION TABLEAU WASMOUNTED , BY INVITATION THE

CRAFTS MUSEUM

NEW

DELHI.

1970 A
FASHION SHOW ; CALLED

THE FASHION MOOD

OF THE

SEVENTIES. IT

WAS THE VERY

EARLY ATTEMPT TO BRINGSOME PROFESSIONALISM INTO THE RAMP .

1972 FASHION PARADE BY RITUS BOUTIQUE AT THE TOLLYGUNGE CLUB, CALCUTTA. 1974 RITUS BOUTIQUE OPENS AT BOMBAY. 1975 SHE
STARTED A COMPANY CALLED

KALAMKARI DESIGNS PVT. LTD.

JOINTLY WITH HER AND

HUSBAND .

FRANCHISESWERE

ALSO STARTED WITH

HARRODS LONDON, LIBERTY,

LONDON FOR BRIEF PERIODS. 1985 THE ZARDOZI COLLECTION OF TRADITIONAL WEAR WAS EXHIBITED AT THE FESTIVAL
OF

INDIA

IN THE

USA.RITUS

BOUTIQUE WAS BY THIS TIME WAS RENAMED SIMPLY AS -

RITU.

1990 ESTABLISHED RITU INDIA 1994 RITU


WAS APPROACHED BY A SHOP WITHIN A SHOP AT

PARIS,

AS AN ONGOING PROMOTION OF

FEMINA MISS INDIA

TO PROFESSIONALIZE THE WARDROBES

FOR THE FINALISTS OF THECONTESTANTS .

1998 LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD OUTSTANDING WOMEN COMMERCE. 2000 LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD SET BY KINGFISHER GROUP. 2002 LAUNCH OF FIRST SUB BRAND RITU KUMAR LABEL. 2004 SELECTED AS THE PRESIDENT OF FDCI BOARD. DESIGNER OF THE YEAR 2004 BY F AWARDS. 2006 BRIDAL COLLECTION AT THE LYCRA MTV AWARDS. GLAM W OMENSWEAR(INDIA) AWARD BY TUSCAN VERVEZOOM GLAN AWARDS. 2007 OPENED RITU KUMAR S OUTLET IN NEW YORK.
BY THE

NATIONAL INSTITUTE

OF

FASHION

TECHNOLOGY. RITU WASAPPOINTED ON THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS AT NIFT. ENTREPRENEUR AWARD


BY THE

PHD-CHAMBER

OF

2008 AWARDED KNIGHTHOOD FOR CONTRIBUTION TO ARTS & LETTERS BY THE FRENCH
GOVERNMENT

(LIFE TIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD).

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