The 36-year-old Bengaluru-based designer, Ajay Kumar was born in a middle class family of Ballia, Uttar Pradesh. He grew up in Bokaro Steel City, Jharkhand, where his father was Deputy Post Master. He graduated from NIFT, Delhi and has worked with Blackberry’s, Indigo Nation, Reid & Taylor, and Peter England. He now lives in Bengaluru with wife Lavanya Venkatraman, co-founder at a fashion startup, and son Siddhanth. He even bagged the Most Practical Collection Award at the final Design Collection in the early 2000s.
His eponymous label “Mr. Ajay Kumar” is an extension of his personal style statement that amalgamates classic menswear tailoring with modern cuts, traditional motifs with modern print patterns giving it a futuristic outlook. The line is effortlessly stylish and red carpet worthy. The label has been designed for the genre of social celebrities, shining personalities and achievers. The designer also owns his own design studio in Bengaluru.
He will be launching his label at the Gen Next designer platform of Lakmé Fashion Week in its Winter/Festive 2015. The collection he’s taking to LFW has lots of layering of patterns, colors. The silhouettes are structured yet flowy, Indian yet contemporary.
