MEET the Designer Who Dressed INDIA's TOP STARS for 25 YEARS ! | FF03

Welcome to another episode of Figuring Fashion. In this episode we have discussed about our Guest Chaitanya Rao's Journey in becoming a Fashion & Costume Designer, His experience working with to celebrities like Asin, Trisha, Nayanthara, Shreya, Priyanka Chopra, Madhavan, Simran, Jyotika and more. We have also discussed about Difference between Costume Designer & Fashion Designer, Chaitanya's love for leather, his advice for beginners in Fashion and his favourite models. (00:00) Highlights (40:00) Intro (01:37) Let’s welcome Designer Chaitanya Rao (01:54) Fashion Projects of the season (02:28) Career when fashion was not even a thing in India! (04:14) Designing for Madhavan, Reema Sen, Jyothika & Simran (06:34) Journey of getting into films and how to stand out (09:16) Creating the Iconic looks - Asin, Shreya, Priyanka Chopra (10:55) Working with Trisha (12:58) Which Industry favours Costume designer? (13:57) Difference between Costume Designer & Fashion Designer (15:35) Working for Nayanthara (17:19) Who has a upper hand in creating a look? (18:16) Impact of working in movies on fashion career (23:30) Costumes in Fashion weeks & exhibition - Which is more sellable? (28:00) Chaitanya’s love for leather (30:37) Fashion weeks in India& abroad. (31:31) First person to use Swarovski - Costume for Simran00:32:30 Is Fashion Degree really necessary? (34:48) Suggestion for beginners in Fashion (36:00) Chaitanya’s experience in Fashion, Films & Magazines (39:00) Business in fashion - Advice for beginners (41:38) Experience with leading photographers - Venket ram, Karthik Srinivasan (43:05) Interference of South India in Fashion Weeks (45:58) Expectation from a Fashion Photographer (47:54) Chaitanya’s Favourite Models (49:54) Take on Sustainability (52:05) End of Podcast