Leena Singh

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Leena Singh is an Indian fashion designer. She is the owner of Ashima-Leena, an Indian luxury brand.

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Career

Leena Singh worked as a lawyer before turning to fashion design. [1] She built the luxury brand Ashima-Leena with her sister-in-law, Ashima. [2]

In 2010, she was the official designer for the Commonwealth Games 2010 held in New Delhi. [3] In 2016, her label Ashima-Leena launched Fragrance of Persia, a collection inspired in Persians clothes. [4] In 2018, Singh launched a couture collection called Khwabeeda in an event in Delhi, exploring contemporary and antique textile crafting weaves. [5] In 2018, Leena Singh showcased a reversible shawl with the purpose of highlighting the artwork of weavers. [6] In 2020, Leena Singh, with the fashion designer Rina Dhaka, supported an initiative to repurpose fashion waste into articles like masks, bed sheets, or pillow covers. [7]

Style

Leena Singh looks for designs that are both traditional and contemporary. [4] She claims that good clothes can be an empowering tool for women. [1] Her brand has pursued to recreate the sense of Mughal royalty. [5] [8] [9]

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  2. ↑ Ahuja, Snigdha (7 February 2019). "Ashima-Leena: The Untold Story". thevoiceoffashion.com. Retrieved 2021-06-26.
  3. ↑ "Leena Singh | WEF | Women Economic Forum". WEF. 23 April 2018. Retrieved 2021-06-26.
  4. 1 2 Pangin, Inam Sarah (4 April 2016). "Ashima-Leena is for women who believe in timeless fashion: Leena Singh - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2021-06-26.
  5. 1 2 Singh, Swati (2018-08-11). "Fusing traditional crafts with contemporary design". The Sunday Guardian Live. Retrieved 2021-06-26.
  6. ↑ "Ashima-Leena's tribute to Kashmiri craftsmen - Times of India". The Times of India. 28 October 2018. Retrieved 2021-06-26.
  7. ↑ "How The ReFashion Hub plans to talk about fair fashion in India". Mintlounge. 2020-12-12. Retrieved 2021-06-26.
  8. ↑ "A Melange of Indian craft and royalty". 27 August 2021. Retrieved April 17, 2022.
  9. ↑ "'Would love to dress up Rekha': Designer Leena Singh". 22 September 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
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