Ritu Beri

Ritu Beri (Hindi: रितु बेरी) (Punjabi: ਰਿਤੂ ਬੇਰੀ) is an Indian fashion designer.

Ritu Beri
Born3 May
New Delhi, India
OccupationFashion designer
Label(s)
Ritu Beri
Awards
  • Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French Government
  • The Lady of the Order of Civil Merit by the Spanish Government

She became head of the Ready to Wear section of French fashion brand, Jean-Louis Scherrer,[1] in March 2002.

She launched a not-for-profit organisation, The Luxury League to promote creativity and innovation in the luxury industry of India.[2] She was appointed an advisor[3] to the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC), a part of the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Government of India.

Personal life

In 2004 she married exporter Bobby Chadha.[4]

Career

In 2000, Beri became head of the French fashion house, Jean Louis Scherrer, to design their pret-a-porter collections.[1]

Ritu Beri was awarded the Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres (Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters) by the French government in 2010.[5]

On 9 April 2016, Beri launched two books, The Designs of A Restless Mind and The Fire of A Restless Mind.[6][7]

Honours
  • 2016 - Power Brands Hall of Fame[8]
  • 2014 - Order of Civil Merit by the Spanish government[9]
  • 2010 - Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres by the French government[10]

See also

References
  1. "rediff.com: Ritu Beri takes over at Scherrer". www.rediff.com. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  2. "How Ritu Beri is putting India's luxury labels on the global map". VOGUE India. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  3. IANS. "Need to make Khadi the fabric of the moment: Ritu Beri". Times of India. Archived from the original on 30 December 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  4. "Designer Ritu Beri marries Bobby Chadha". www.indiatraveltimes.com. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  5. "Ritu Beri conferred French honour". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  6. "Fashion designer Ritu Beri launches two books". 10 April 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  7. Beri, Ritu (1 January 2016). The Designs of a Restless Mind (1ST ed.). Limited Edition an Imprint of Academic Foundation. ISBN 9789332703582.
  8. ANI. "Power Brands 2016 launched with special issue of Sunday Indian on Niti Aayog". Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  9. IANS. "Designer Ritu Beri gets Spain honour". Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  10. "Ritu Beri gets French honour - | Photo1 | India Today |". indiatoday.intoday.in. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
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