Siddharth A.

Design Manager

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India23 yrs experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Over 20 years of experience in fashion design.
  • Expert in ethnic wear and couture craftsmanship.
  • Led high-impact fashion lines for major brands.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fashion Design Expert with a focus on ethnic and couture wear.

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Skills

Core Skills

Design ManagementCreative StrategyCraft ExpertIndian Couture

Other Skills

Brand DevelopmentBranding & IdentityBusiness AnalysisBusiness DevelopmentCreative DirectionDenimDesignDigital MarketingDrapingFashion ShowsIllustratorKnitwearManagementMarket ResearchMarketing

About

🔹 Fashion Design Director | Myntra & Flipkart 🚀 Couture & Ethnic Wear Expert | 🧵 Indian Craft Authority | 🎯 Creative Leader & Team Mentor With over 20 years of multi‑disciplinary experience, I bring couture credentials and deep expertise in ethnic wear and seasonal collections—backed by a track record of launching and leading high-impact fashion lines for retail, bridal, and heritage-inspired brands. 🌟 Your Brand’s Creative Architect • Worked with India’s finest couturiers—Tarun Tahiliani, Raghuvendra Rathore & Anita Dongre—honing my mastery in couture craftsmanship. • Built and scaled design teams across Fashion, Textile & Graphic disciplines at organizations like Globus, Biba, and now Myntra & Flipkart. • Conceives and delivers seasonal collections that inspire—skilled in premium print development, exquisite embroidery, silhouette innovation, and trend forecasting. • Versatile and adaptive: delivers across product categories using strong design theory, Photoshop and Illustrator proficiency. 🌟 Vision & Brand Building • Developed creative vision, brand decks, and product strategy from scratch for lifestyle and ethnic wear brands: Taavi (Myntra’s Indian craft label), House of Pataudi, Navibhu (Myntra handloom initiative), and Glitchez - Ethnic for Myntra & Flipkart. • Ideated brand positioning, seasonal themes, and product mixes that brought new heritage-driven brands to life. 🧵 Indian Craft & Pan-India Expertise • Deeply connected across India’s textile hubs—Surat, Jaipur, NCR, South India, Mumbai, Kolkata—after extensive travel exploring craft clusters. • True practitioner of Indian handloom & craft traditions, with in-depth knowledge of sustainable and ethical design practices. 🎬 Celebrity, Film & Fashion Week Credentials • Awarded at Lakmé Fashion Week’s Gen‑Next & Emerging Designer, showcasing four complete seasonal collections in Mumbai (2010–2014). • Styled and designed iconic Bollywood and Tollywood productions (film, songs, ads), including celebrity looks for Katrina Kaif (Ek Tha Tiger), Anushka Sharma (Ladies vs Ricky Behl), Kangana Ranaut, Sonam Kapoor, and more. • Designed bespoke outfits for high-profile clients: Kabir Bedi, Sunil Gavaskar, Dilip Vengsarkar, Jackie Shroff, Mithun Chakraborty, among others. ⸻ A passionate and dependable creative leader, I leverage couture precision and craft authenticity to deliver compelling, commercially successful designs. I’m always open to connecting—whether you’re driving ideas in sustainable fashion, couture innovation, or creative leadership.

Experience

Myntra

2 roles

Director

Promoted

Apr 2016 – Present · 9 yrs 11 mos

  • Director - Myntra & Flipkart Ethnic brands
  • Design Director at Myntra: Anouk, Sangria, House of Pataudi, Taavi, Bebe, Kenneth Cole, Chemistry & Kidswear
Business DevelopmentDesign ManagementCraft expertCreative StrategyBranding & IdentityIndian couture+3

Associate Design Director

Apr 2016 – Present · 9 yrs 11 mos

  • Ethnic lead for Myntra Fashion Brands- Anouk, Taavi & Sangria
Craft expertIndian coutureSocial Media MarketingSustainable Design

Biba apparels pvt ltd.

Assistant Vice President

Oct 2014 – Aug 2015 · 10 mos · New Delhi Area, India

Design ManagementIndian couture

House of anita dongre limited

Deputy general manager of design

Sep 2013 – Sep 2014 · 1 yr · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

  • Working on seasonal summer and fall collections for the designer while working on the Lfw and Wilfw Fashion week shows.
Design ManagementCraft expertIndian couture

Sidharta aryan

Design head

Jun 2010 – Jul 2013 · 3 yrs 1 mo

  • Worked on a capsule range of designer garments that were digitally printed and sold them online and at designer boutiques.
Design ManagementIndian couture

Badasaab bespoke

Head Designer

Mar 2010 – Sep 2013 · 3 yrs 6 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Design ManagementIndian couture

Dolly j/ rewaz

Designer

Jan 2009 – Jan 2010 · 1 yr · Greater Noida

Craft expertIndian couture

Anjalee & arjun kapoor store

Design lead fashion

Sep 2007 – Dec 2008 · 1 yr 3 mos · Noida Area, India

  • Head Designer/ Design Consultant.
  • Couture/ Diffusion/Digital/Pret.
Design ManagementIndian couture

Tarun tahiliani

Assistant Design Manager

Feb 2005 – Jul 2007 · 2 yrs 5 mos · South Delhi, Delhi, India

Craft expertIndian couture

Lovelife

Groundbreaker

Mar 2003 – Apr 2003 · 1 mo · Johannesburg Area, South Africa

  • Scamtog- going global- world groundbreakers meet- 2003-Joburg.

Cut2cut productions

Fashion Stylist

Jan 2003 – Jan 2005 · 2 yrs

Craft expertIndian couture

Globus

fashion designer

Jan 2002 – Oct 2003 · 1 yr 9 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

  • I had bagged awards at the globus designer hunt 022-F21 Stye contest and was hired by globus fashions to design two seasonal collections under a self titled label!

Loveleen bains costume design

Assistant Fashion Designer

Jan 2001 – Dec 2001 · 11 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

  • Internship and Project work- Sarfarosh, Mangal Pandey, Josh etc

Education

Wigan & Leigh College (India) Ltd.

Fashion Design Technology

Jan 1998 – Jan 2000

L.S.Raheja ift

Associate's degree — Fashion

Jan 2000 – Jan 2001

University of Mumbai

B Arts — Literature/ Ancient Indian Culture

Jan 2003 – Jan 2006

St. Xavier's College

H.S.C — BSC

Jan 1996 – Jan 1998

Wellingkar's Institute of Management

Diploma of Education

Jul 2002 – Jun 2003

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