AWARDS/SHOWS
Winner: DIGITAL HELSINKI FASHION WEEK + DESIGNER RESIDENCY (July 2020)
Winner: VOGUE ITALIA - SUPER PITTI MILAN FASHION WEEK - (Sept 2019, Feb 2020)
Finalist: VOGUE TALENTS (VOGUE ITALIA) - Scouting for India - Milan/Mumbai (Feb. 2019)
Winner: DDFC X Robinsons: The Collector, Home Edition - Dubai (Feb. 2019)
Lakmé Fashion Week SR 19 - #ArtMeetsFashion - Mumbai (Jan. 2019)
Winner: DDFC X GREY SPACE: Pop-Up by Natalia Shustova - Dubai (Dec.2018)
Sponsored by the CAAFD for New York Fashion Week (Sept. 2018)
Finalist: TASSEL - Fashion and Lifestyle Award (August 2018)
Finalist: FEERIC 33 New Talents - Romania (July 2018)
Winner: IDA Design Awards 2018 - Gold Prize Textile and Materials (July 2018)
Winner: DIFC, Gate Avenue Design House - Dubai (May 2018)
Finalist: iD International Emerging Designer Award - New Zealand (May 2018)
Finalist: Grazia Young Fashion Achievers Award (March 2018)
Winner: Lakme Fashion Week SS 18 Gen Next - Mumbai (February 2018)
Finalist: WGSN X ARTS THREAD FUTURE CREATOR AWARD (Oct. 2017)
Chosen for Television Episode on young designer airing on ABC (August 2017)
Winner: Queen Mary 2 Fashion Transatlantic Journey X Parsons: resulted in a fashion show aboard the ship for the six chosen Parsons students.
Winner: URBAN ZEN (DONNA KARAN) Fellowship - Port-au-Prince, Haiti (May 2017)
Winner: CFDA Fashion Future Graduate Showcase - New York (May 2017)
Finalist: Parsons Future Textiles Award (Maty 2017)
Finalist: Eyes on Talent Award X PARSONS (May 2017)
Finalist: YOOXYGEN (Net-a-Porter) X PARSONS Award (May 2017)
Finalist: Hugo Boss Innovating Impact Competition X PARSONS (March 2017)
Participation in the Indigo Premiere Vision Fair with Central St Martins - Paris (Feb. 2016)
Selected: Sisters On The Runway X PARSONS (Oct. 2015)
WORK EXPERIENCE
HELENA.BAJAJ.LARSEN - Founder and Head Designer - (Feb.2018 - now)
URBAN ZEN (Donna Karan) X CLARA LIONEL (Rihanna) - (May 2017 - August 2017)
Keeper Styles: Freelance Photographer: Street style photographs for their Instagram account (April 2016 - Dec. 2017)
India Outbound: Freelance Writer- New Delhi (April - Feb. 2016)
Conde Nast Traveller Middle East: Freelance writer: Destination reviews and social media blurbs - Dubai (April 2016 - Dec. 2017)
VILLOID: Community engagement: worked under Alexa Chung in developping the app’s user outreach - New York (Aug. - Nov. 2015)
Thakoon: Design Intern: oversaw production orders, spec. sheets and sampling
- New York (Sept. - Dec. 2015)
Mary Katrantzou: Embroidery Intern: creative sampling for embroidery design department - London (June - July 2015)
VOGUE India: Fashion Features and Styling Intern - Mumbai (Jan.2015)
ELLE India: Instagram Correspondent for NYFW - New York (Sept., Feb.2014)
AMBALI: Production, Sales and Accessories Intern - Paris (June 2014)
Rohit Gandhi + Rahul Khanna: Textiles (embroidery, dye, cutwork, etc) intern both years: creative sampling) - New Delhi (Oct. 2010, Aug. 2013)
Nina Ricci: Design Intern - Paris, (February 2010)
Naandi Foundation art project - Stavanger, Norway (Aug.2009, Aug.2011)
Volunteer T.A at Naandi School - Mumbai (Feb.2011, Aug.2011)
ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS
Baccalauréat General Sciences Economiques et Sociales - Mention Très Bien (Highest Distinction) (June 2013)
Parsons Dean’s BFA Merit Scholarship (Sept. 2013 - May 2017)
EDUCATION
Luxury Management MA - SDA Bocconi, Milan (March 2020 - February 2021)
Fashion Design BFA - Parsons School of Design, New York (Aug. 2013 - May 2017)
Textile Print BA - Central St Martins, London (Jan. - April. 2016)
E.S French Baccalaureate - Ecole Alsacienne, Paris (Sept. 2006 – June 2013)
SKILLS
Languages: French, English, Hindi, Norwegian, Spanish
Design: photography, jewelry (Rhino, Fabrication, Wax Casting), textiles (machine knitting, embroidery, printing, etc), sewing, sketching/illustration, Adobe Creative suite (Illustrator, InDesign, Premiere, Photoshop, Lightroom)
Other: travel/fashion journalism, creative writing...
EXTERNAL PROGRAMS
Fashion Design, Illustration, Fashion Journalism, Jewelry, Machine Knitting at Central St Martins, London (Aug. 2011, 2012, July 2014, Spring 2016)
Creative Writing at Oxford University, Oxford (July 2012)