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{{Short description|Indian American Fashion designer}}
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| known_for = Luxury womenswear, Fine jewelry and costumes
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== Early life and education ==
== Early life and education ==


Mohapatra grew up in Rourkela, Odisha, on the East Coast of India. In 1996 he moved to America and earned a Master degree from Utah State University. In 1999 he moved to New York City and enrolled at the Fashion Institute of Technology. He worked at the American fashion label Halson.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nyfw.com/designers/bibhu-mohapatra|title=Bibhu Mohapatra - NYFW: The Shows|website=nyfw.com|language=en|access-date=2020-04-15}}</ref>
Mohapatra grew up in Rourkela, Odisha, on the East Coast of India. As a young child, his mother helped him learn how to sew on her machine and he used old textiles, such as old saris, to learn sewing.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-03-18|title=Fashion Designer Bibhu Mohapatra|url=https://www.zocalopublicsquare.org/2021/03/18/fashion-designer-bibhu-mohapatra/personalities/in-the-green-room/|access-date=2021-09-16|website=Zócalo Public Square|language=en-US}}</ref> In 1996 he moved to America and earned a master's degree from [[Utah State University]]. In 1999 he moved to [[New York City]] and enrolled at the [[Fashion Institute of Technology]]. He worked at the American fashion labels Halson and J.Mendel.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nyfw.com/designers/bibhu-mohapatra|title=Bibhu Mohapatra - NYFW: The Shows|website=nyfw.com|language=en|access-date=2020-04-15}}</ref>


== Career ==
== Career ==
In 2008 Mohapatra resigned from J. Mendel in order to establish his label, Bibhu Mohapatra -Purple Label. Since then, he has presented many collections of luxury women's [[Ready-to-wear|ready to wear]], [[Haute couture|couture]] and [[Fur clothing|fur]] under his name in New York, Mumbai, Frankfurt, Beijing, and New Delhi. His collections are sold by many boutiques around the world, including Bergdorf Goodman in New York, [[Neiman Marcus]], SAKS, and Nordstrom in the United States, [[Lane Crawford]] in China, and other boutiques around the world.<ref name="MyUser_Blouinartinfo.com_April_24_2016c">{{cite web |url=http://www.blouinartinfo.com/news/story/1383094/designer-spotlight-bibhu-mohapatra-on-his-designs-fashion-and |title=Designer Spotlight: Bibhu Mohapatra on His Designs, Fashion and More |newspaper=Blouinartinfo.com |date= |author= |accessdate= April 24, 2016}}</ref>
In 2008 Mohapatra resigned from J. Mendel in order to establish his label, Bibhu Mohapatra -Purple Label. Since then, he has presented many collections of luxury women's [[Ready-to-wear|ready to wear]], [[Haute couture|couture]] and [[Fur clothing|fur]] under his name in [[New York City|New York]], [[Mumbai]], [[New Delhi]], [[Frankfurt]], [[Beijing]], [[Houston]], [[Palm Beach, Florida|Palm Beach]], [[Tampa]], [[Houston]], [[Mexico]], [[Costa Rica]].
His collections are sold by many boutiques around the world.<ref name="MyUser_Blouinartinfo.com_April_24_2016c">{{cite web |url=http://www.blouinartinfo.com/news/story/1383094/designer-spotlight-bibhu-mohapatra-on-his-designs-fashion-and |title=Designer Spotlight: Bibhu Mohapatra on His Designs, Fashion and More |newspaper=Blouinartinfo.com |date= |author= |accessdate= April 24, 2016}}</ref>


Mohapatra served as the primary costume designer for the [[Giuseppe Verdi|Verdi]] opera ''[[Aida]]'' debuted during the 2012 Summer season at the [[Glimmerglass Opera]] in Cooperstown, NY.<ref name="MyUser_Blouinartinfo.com_April_24_2016c"/>
Mohapatra served as the primary costume designer for the [[Giuseppe Verdi|Verdi]] opera ''[[Aida]]'' debuted during the 2012 Summer season at the [[Glimmerglass Opera]] in Cooperstown, NY.
Bibhu was invited to design Costumes for the post covid reopening of [https://www.vogue.com/article/bibhu-mohapatra-designs-for-the-washington-national-opera The Washionton National Opera] at Kennedy Center in Washionton DC in 2021 in honor of Supreme Court Justice [https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/05/style/ruth-bader-ginsberg-washington-national-opera.html Ruth Bader Ginsberg].<ref name="MyUser_Blouinartinfo.com_April_24_2016c"/>


[[First Lady of the United States|First Lady]] [[Michelle Obama]] is among Mohapatra's clients.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-scoops/michelle-obama-picks-mohapatra-for-india-trip-8143581/|title=Michelle Obama Picks Mohapatra for India Trip|author=Kristi Ellis|work=WWD}}</ref>
[[First Lady of the United States|First Lady]] [[Michelle Obama]] is Mohapatra's client and he feels she reflects his designs well.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-scoops/michelle-obama-picks-mohapatra-for-india-trip-8143581/|title=Michelle Obama Picks Mohapatra for India Trip|author=Kristi Ellis|work=WWD|date=25 January 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Reddy|first=Sujata|date=2017-04-27|title=When filing for bankruptcy helped Bibhu Mohapatra's brand do better|work=The Economic Times|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/when-filing-for-bankruptcy-helped-bibhu-mohapatras-brand-do-better/articleshow/58391431.cms?from=mdr|access-date=2020-04-15}}</ref>


On the charitable front, Bibhu has designed several collections of hand woven silk sari to help the traditional hand weavers in his home state of Odishia in India.<ref name="MyUser_Blouinartinfo.com_April_24_2016c"/> Bibhu is a co-founder of The India Society. India Society is a New York based organization set up to assist students of fashion and fine art with tuition and internships at US based Universities.
On the charitable front, Bibhu has designed several collections of hand woven silk sari to help the traditional hand weavers in his home state of Odisha in India.<ref name="MyUser_Blouinartinfo.com_April_24_2016c"/> Bibhu is a co-founder of The India Society. India Society is a New York-based organization set up to assist students of fashion and fine art with tuition and internships at US based Universities.


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Mohapatra Launched a collection of diamond jewelry in India in 2016 with [https://www.forevermark.com/en-in/collections/the-artemis-collection/ ForeverMark] a division of Debeers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.forevermark.com/en/now-forever/trending/bibhu-mohapatra/bibhu-mohapatra-2016-fall-winter-collection/|title=Forevermark Diamond Jewellery|website=Forevermark|language=en|access-date=2020-04-15}}</ref> ForeverMark and Mohapatra have been associating since 2016. In 2019 ForeverMark provided an assortment of diamond jewelry, which complimented his Fall-Winter 2019 collection during New York Fashion Week.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://retailjewellerindia.com/uncategorized/forevermark-sparkles-at-bibhu-mohapatras-new-york-fashion-week-show-in-association-with-narayan-jewellers/|title=Forevermark Sparkles at Bibhu Mohapatra’s New York Fashion Show|date=2019-02-15|website=The Retail Jeweller India|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-15}}</ref> The first collection is called Artemis by Bibhu Mohapatra. "[http://www.forevermark.com/en-in/collections/the-artemis-collection Artemis by Bibhu Mohapatra]" The second Debeers collection was launched in 2019. With his 2019 fall collection, he passed the 10-year mark.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/spring-2020-ready-to-wear/bibhu-mohapatra|title=Bibhu Mohapatra Spring 2020 Ready-to-Wear Fashion Show|website=Vogue|language=en|access-date=2020-04-15}}</ref>
Mohapatra Launched a collection of [[diamond]] jewelry in India in 2016 with [https://www.forevermark.com/en-in/collections/the-artemis-collection/ ForeverMark] a division of Debeers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.forevermark.com/en/now-forever/trending/bibhu-mohapatra/bibhu-mohapatra-2016-fall-winter-collection/|title=Forevermark Diamond Jewellery|website=Forevermark|language=en|access-date=2020-04-15}}</ref> ForeverMark and Mohapatra have been associating since 2016. In 2019 ForeverMark provided an assortment of diamond jewelry, which complimented his Fall-Winter 2019 collection during New York Fashion Week.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://retailjewellerindia.com/uncategorized/forevermark-sparkles-at-bibhu-mohapatras-new-york-fashion-week-show-in-association-with-narayan-jewellers/|title=Forevermark Sparkles at Bibhu Mohapatra's New York Fashion Show|date=2019-02-15|website=The Retail Jeweller India|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-15}}</ref> The first collection is called Artemis by Bibhu Mohapatra. "[http://www.forevermark.com/en-in/collections/the-artemis-collection Artemis by Bibhu Mohapatra]" The second Debeers collection was launched in 2019. With his 2019 fall collection, he passed the 10-year mark.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/spring-2020-ready-to-wear/bibhu-mohapatra|title=Bibhu Mohapatra Spring 2020 Ready-to-Wear Fashion Show|website=Vogue|date=10 September 2019 |language=en|access-date=2020-04-15}}</ref>


Mohapatra lives and works in New York City.<ref name="MyUser_Elledecor.com_April_24_2016c">{{cite web |url=http://www.elledecor.com/celebrity-style/celebrity-homes/news/g834/bibhu-mohapatra-home/ |title=Bibhu Mohapatra Home - Fashion Designer Home |newspaper=Elledecor.com |date= |author= |accessdate= April 24, 2016}}</ref>
Mohapatra lives and works in New York City.<ref name="MyUser_Elledecor.com_April_24_2016c">{{cite web |url=http://www.elledecor.com/celebrity-style/celebrity-homes/news/g834/bibhu-mohapatra-home/ |title=Bibhu Mohapatra Home - Fashion Designer Home |newspaper=Elle Decor |date=2 April 2014 |accessdate= April 24, 2016}}</ref>


His creations have been featured in many fashion magazines including Vogue, ''[[In Touch (magazine)|In-Touch Magazine]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.style.com/fashionshows/designerdirectory/BIBHU/seasons|title=Bibhu Mohapatra Fashion Shows: Designer Directory on Style.com|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140803184255/http://www.style.com/fashionshows/designerdirectory/BIBHU/seasons|archivedate=August 3, 2014|accessdate=April 26, 2016|newspaper=Https:}}</ref> DNA,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/report_hollywood-s-haute-stepper-bibhu-mohapatra_1396563|title=Hollywood's haute-stepper, Bibhu Mohapatra|date=15 June 2010|work=dna}}</ref> ''[[New York (magazine)|New York Magazine]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nymag.com/daily/fashion/2010/09/designers_to_watch_3.html|title=Nine Designers to Watch This Fashion Week|work=The Cut}}</ref> Time,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://style.time.com/2012/09/06/mohapatras-moment/|title=Fashion Designer Bibhu Mohapatra's Moment - TIME.com|work=TIME.com}}</ref> ''[[Forbes]]'',<ref name="MyUser_Forbes_April_26_2016c">{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/hannahelliott/2012/02/15/is-bibhu-mohapatra-the-next-dennis-basso/#5f891702420d|title=Is Bibhu Mohapatra The Next Dennis Basso?|author=|date=February 15, 2012|accessdate=April 26, 2016|newspaper=Forbes}}</ref> ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748703745904575248282808197198?mod=WSJ_latestheadlines|title=Bloomberg Initiative Helps Fashion Designers Go From Incubator to Runway - WSJ|author=Ralph Gardner Jr.|date=17 May 2010|work=WSJ}}</ref> ''[[Marie Claire]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.marieclaire.com/blog/bibhu-mohapatra-rent-the-runway-2013|title=Bibhu Mohapatra Collection for Rent the Runway - Up and Coming Designers|author=Liana Satenstein|date=28 March 2013|work=Marie Claire}}</ref> ''[[Gotham (magazine)|Gotham Magazine]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gotham-magazine.com/personalities/articles/bibhu-mohapatra-rises-through-fashions-ranks|title=Bibhu Mohapatra Rises Through the Ranks|publisher=}}</ref> and ''[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]]''.<ref name="MyUser_Vogue.com_April_26_2016c">{{cite web|url=http://www.vogue.com/865490/up-and-coming-new-york-designers-new-guard/|title=Up-and-Coming New York Designers: New Guard - Vogue|author=|date=|accessdate=April 26, 2016|newspaper=Vogue.com}}</ref>
His creations have been featured in many fashion magazines including ''[[In Touch Weekly]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.style.com/fashionshows/designerdirectory/BIBHU/seasons|title=Bibhu Mohapatra Fashion Shows: Designer Directory on Style.com|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140803184255/http://www.style.com/fashionshows/designerdirectory/BIBHU/seasons|archivedate=August 3, 2014|accessdate=April 26, 2016}}</ref> ''[[Zee News|DNA]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/report_hollywood-s-haute-stepper-bibhu-mohapatra_1396563|title=Hollywood's haute-stepper, Bibhu Mohapatra|date=15 June 2010|work=dna}}</ref> ''[[New York (magazine)|New York]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nymag.com/daily/fashion/2010/09/designers_to_watch_3.html|title=Nine Designers to Watch This Fashion Week|work=The Cut|date=3 September 2010 }}</ref> ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'',<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://style.time.com/2012/09/06/mohapatras-moment/|title=Fashion Designer Bibhu Mohapatra's Moment |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|date=6 September 2012 |last1=Cho |first1=Alina }}</ref> ''[[Forbes]]'',<ref name="MyUser_Forbes_April_26_2016c">{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/hannahelliott/2012/02/15/is-bibhu-mohapatra-the-next-dennis-basso/#5f891702420d|title=Is Bibhu Mohapatra The Next Dennis Basso?|author=|date=February 15, 2012|accessdate=April 26, 2016|newspaper=Forbes}}</ref> ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748703745904575248282808197198?mod=WSJ_latestheadlines|title=Bloomberg Initiative Helps Fashion Designers Go From Incubator to Runway|first=Ralph |last=Gardner Jr.|date=17 May 2010|work=WSJ}}</ref> ''[[Marie Claire]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.marieclaire.com/blog/bibhu-mohapatra-rent-the-runway-2013|title=Bibhu Mohapatra Collection for Rent the Runway - Up and Coming Designers|author=Liana Satenstein|date=28 March 2013|work=Marie Claire}}</ref> ''[[Gotham (magazine)|Gotham]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gotham-magazine.com/personalities/articles/bibhu-mohapatra-rises-through-fashions-ranks|title=Bibhu Mohapatra Rises Through the Ranks|publisher=}}</ref> and ''[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]]''.<ref name="MyUser_Vogue.com_April_26_2016c">{{cite web|url=http://www.vogue.com/865490/up-and-coming-new-york-designers-new-guard/|title=Up-and-Coming New York Designers: New Guard - Vogue|author=|date=15 May 2010|accessdate=April 26, 2016|newspaper=Vogue.com}}</ref>


Mohapatra's Spring 2021 collection was inspired by Amrita Sher-Gil.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-08-18|title='My heritage is my creative foundation': Bibhu Mohapatra|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/fashion/my-heritage-is-my-creative-foundation-bibhu-mohapatra-7428572/|access-date=2021-09-16|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref> For the 2021 [[Met Gala]], Mohapatra dressed Puma creative director, June Ambrose, in a white silk faille gown that was hand embroidered by Indian artisans.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-09-15|title=How 'American Independence' was interpreted by celebs at Met Gala 2021|url=https://www.firstpost.com/art-and-culture/how-american-independence-was-interpreted-by-celebs-at-met-gala-2021-9966511.html|access-date=2021-09-16|website=Firstpost}}</ref>
One of his most popular clients is the former First Lady Michelle Obama.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Reddy|first=Sujata|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/when-filing-for-bankruptcy-helped-bibhu-mohapatras-brand-do-better/articleshow/58391431.cms?from=mdr|title=When filing for bankruptcy helped Bibhu Mohapatra's brand do better|date=2017-04-27|work=The Economic Times|access-date=2020-04-15}}</ref>


==Awards and honors==
== Awards and honors ==
* On May 27, 2010, Mohapatra received the "Young Innovator Award" from the National Arts Club.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stylecaster.com/bibhu-mohapatra-takes-home-national-arts-club-young-innovator-award/|title=Bibhu Mohapatra Takes Home National Arts Club Young Innovator Award - StyleCaster|author=Cator|date=1 June 2010|work=StyleCaster}}</ref>
* On May 27, 2010, Mohapatra received the "Young Innovator Award" from the National Arts Club.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stylecaster.com/bibhu-mohapatra-takes-home-national-arts-club-young-innovator-award/|title=Bibhu Mohapatra Takes Home National Arts Club Young Innovator Award - StyleCaster|author=Cator|date=1 June 2010|work=StyleCaster}}</ref>
* In June 2010, he was elected a member of the [[Council of Fashion Designers of America]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cfda.com/the-latest/featured-designer-bibhu-mohapatra|title=CFDA|author=CFDA}}</ref>
* In June 2010, he was elected a member of the [[Council of Fashion Designers of America]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cfda.com/the-latest/featured-designer-bibhu-mohapatra|title=CFDA|author=CFDA}}</ref>
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* In June 2013, Mohapatra was a finalist for the 2014 International Woolmark Prize.<ref name="MyUser_Popsugar.com_April_26_2016c">{{cite web |url=http://www.popsugar.com/fashion/US-Finalists-2014-International-Woolmark-Competition-29198705 |title=US Finalists For 2014 International Woolmark Competition |newspaper=Popsugar.com |date= |author= |accessdate= April 26, 2016}}</ref>
* In June 2013, Mohapatra was a finalist for the 2014 International Woolmark Prize.<ref name="MyUser_Popsugar.com_April_26_2016c">{{cite web |url=http://www.popsugar.com/fashion/US-Finalists-2014-International-Woolmark-Competition-29198705 |title=US Finalists For 2014 International Woolmark Competition |newspaper=Popsugar.com |date= |author= |accessdate= April 26, 2016}}</ref>


==References==
==See also==
* [[Indians in the New York City metropolitan area]]
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Bibhu Mohapatra
Fashion designer
Born (1972-06-07) 7 June 1972 (age 52)
Rourkela, Odisha, India
NationalityIndian
EducationFashion institute of Technology
OccupationFashion designer
Known forLuxury womenswear, fine jewelry and costumes
LabelBibhu Mohapatra
SpouseRobert Roane Beard
Websitewww.bibhu.com

Bibhu Mohapatra (born 7 June 1972 in Rourkela, Odisha, India) is a New York-based fashion designer and costume designer.

Early life and education

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Mohapatra grew up in Rourkela, Odisha, on the East Coast of India. As a young child, his mother helped him learn how to sew on her machine and he used old textiles, such as old saris, to learn sewing.[1] In 1996 he moved to America and earned a master's degree from Utah State University. In 1999 he moved to New York City and enrolled at the Fashion Institute of Technology. He worked at the American fashion labels Halson and J.Mendel.[2]

Career

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In 2008 Mohapatra resigned from J. Mendel in order to establish his label, Bibhu Mohapatra -Purple Label. Since then, he has presented many collections of luxury women's ready to wear, couture and fur under his name in New York, Mumbai, New Delhi, Frankfurt, Beijing, Houston, Palm Beach, Tampa, Houston, Mexico, Costa Rica. His collections are sold by many boutiques around the world.[3]

Mohapatra served as the primary costume designer for the Verdi opera Aida debuted during the 2012 Summer season at the Glimmerglass Opera in Cooperstown, NY. Bibhu was invited to design Costumes for the post covid reopening of The Washionton National Opera at Kennedy Center in Washionton DC in 2021 in honor of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg.[3]

First Lady Michelle Obama is Mohapatra's client and he feels she reflects his designs well.[4][5]

On the charitable front, Bibhu has designed several collections of hand woven silk sari to help the traditional hand weavers in his home state of Odisha in India.[3] Bibhu is a co-founder of The India Society. India Society is a New York-based organization set up to assist students of fashion and fine art with tuition and internships at US based Universities.[citation needed]

Mohapatra Launched a collection of diamond jewelry in India in 2016 with ForeverMark a division of Debeers.[6] ForeverMark and Mohapatra have been associating since 2016. In 2019 ForeverMark provided an assortment of diamond jewelry, which complimented his Fall-Winter 2019 collection during New York Fashion Week.[7] The first collection is called Artemis by Bibhu Mohapatra. "Artemis by Bibhu Mohapatra" The second Debeers collection was launched in 2019. With his 2019 fall collection, he passed the 10-year mark.[8]

Mohapatra lives and works in New York City.[9]

His creations have been featured in many fashion magazines including In Touch Weekly.[10] DNA,[11] New York,[12] Time,[13] Forbes,[14] The Wall Street Journal,[15] Marie Claire,[16] Gotham[17] and Vogue.[18]

Mohapatra's Spring 2021 collection was inspired by Amrita Sher-Gil.[19] For the 2021 Met Gala, Mohapatra dressed Puma creative director, June Ambrose, in a white silk faille gown that was hand embroidered by Indian artisans.[20]

Awards and honors

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  • On May 27, 2010, Mohapatra received the "Young Innovator Award" from the National Arts Club.[21]
  • In June 2010, he was elected a member of the Council of Fashion Designers of America.[22]
  • In April 2013, SCAD Atlanta presented the exhibition "Surface" by Bibhu Mohapatra, an exhibition encompassing work from many seasons.[23]
  • In June 2013, Mohapatra was a finalist for the 2014 International Woolmark Prize.[24]

See also

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References

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