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Meet Vaishali Shadangule, the first female Indian designer to present a collection at Paris Couture Week

June 22, 2021

Set to make her Haute Couture debut in Paris with a live showcase, the designer is putting Indian textiles on to the global map. 

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Who is Vaishali Shadangule, the first Indian woman designer to partake in Paris Fashion Week?

June 20, 2021

The 43-year-old designer has had an incredible journey. Founder of the eponymous brand Vaishali S, she started in the year 2001. But her story begins even before that...

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Vaishali S Is Set To Showcase At Paris Haute Couture Week 2021

May 14, 2021

It’s official. Paris Haute Couture Week will make a physical return this year with full-fledged presentations and shows in place. Slated to be held from July 5 to July 8 in the alluring French cap...

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Fashion designer Vaishali Shadangule’s struggle-to-success story is truly inspirational

May 6, 2021

Not many find their life’s calling for the longest time. But Vaishali Shadangule, 41, dared to give up the comforts of her home in Vidisha, Madhya Pradesh, at a tender age of 18, only to discover h...

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ELLEExclusive: Vaishali S On Her Flagship Store Completing A Year In Mumbai

March 30, 2021

Known for creating wearable art from handwoven textiles with inspirations drawn from nature, Vaishali Shadangule’s eponymous label, Vaishali S is one to watch out for. Having worked with over 900 w...

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In conversation with VAISHALI S who walked khunn at NYFW

April 26, 2020

Vaishali S is a Sustainability veteran. Her choice of fabrics, design outlines and the stubbornness to work with Indian weaves caught my attention. The fact that she walked her designs at the New Y...

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Khunn on the NYFW Runway

October 4, 2019

“I have always believed that our handloom culture needs to be promoted and put out there so that the world can appreciate and enjoy it. Our weavers deserve all that and more for the skill and passi...

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Designer Vaishali Shadangule on dedicating her new collection to the khun fabric

May 28, 2019

“The weave originally employed motifs inspired by the local Badami Fort and its architecture, with faces of goddesses, animals and geometric shapes woven in. I thought it’s such a wonderful weave, ...

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