Sabyasachi Mukherjee is a fashion designer from Kolkata, India, who sells under his label, 'Sabyasachi', since 1999. He has also designed for a few Bollywood films.

Early life and education

Sabyasachi Mukherjee was born and brought up in Kolkata, where after studying at St. Xavier's College, Calcutta, he graduated from the National Institute of Fashion Technology in Kolkata with three major awards in 1999, namely Best Design Collection NIFT Kolkota, Best Design Collection NIFT All India and Ritu Kumar Award for Excellence in Design.

Career

Following graduation, after three months he launched his eponymous label, and his designs currently retail in various major stores.

In 2001, Sabyasachi won the Femina British Council most outstanding young Designer of India award, which took him to London for an internship with Georgina Von Etzdorf, a designer based in Salisbury. He made his international label by winning the grand winner award at Mercedes New Asia fashion week in Singapore in 2003.

In 2004, he took part in the Kuala Lampur fashion week, and Lakme India Fashion Week (LIFW).

He earned the distinction of being the only Indian designer invited to showcase at the Milan Fashion Week 2004 and was voted by Asia Inc, a Singapore based business magazine, as one of the ten most influential Indians in Asia.

In 2005, he designed the costumes for Sanjay Leela Bhansali's film, Black, Baabul (2006), and Laaga Chunari Mein Daag (2007).

Awards

* Best Design Collection (NIFT Kolkata)
* Best Design Collection (NIFT All India)
* Ritu Kumar Award for Excellence in Design