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Dev R Nil

The Bengali designer now based in India, Navonil and his fashion partner Dev (Debarghya Bairagi) have aptly elevated fashion designing to an art form where art is not only for art's sake but it has been made into a viable business venture.

The duo showed successfully at the Lakme Fashion Week both in 2007 and 2006, and they won the Elle Magazine 'Style Awards 2006' for their first collection.

Debarghya Bairagi 'the dreamer' of the two is a Commerce graduate from St Xavier's (Kolkata) and has studied fashion at National Institute of Fashion Design, Kolkata. He was the 'Style File Young Masters' finalist in 2004.

Navonil 'the entrepreneur' is better known in the fashion world as part of the duo Dev R Nil (Dev and Nil). He studied fashion from Canberra Institute of Technology (Australia), interned under Akira Isogawa, which helped him understand the importance of Art in Fashion. He has interned under Akira Isogawa and attributes this to helping him understanding the importance of art in fashion.

In May 2007, Navonil returned to Australia for the Rosemount Australian Fashion Week, where his fashion label exhibited for the first time. At the Rosemount Australian Fashion Week they launched their ‘Resort 2007/08' collection, which ‘focused on the relaxed form of fashion with a controlled bright colour palette and a breathtaking array of surface texturing.

News for Dev R Nil:

A toast to the summer bride by Preeti Ghai and Samantha Kocchar
[30-Apr-2011] Designer Preeti Ghai showcased six special ensembles for the bride to be, to suit her glory prior to her wedding day. Her collection includes saree cum lehngas, cocktail gowns, rich flowy anarkalis and Barbie-doll gowns to name a few as part of her pre- nuptial collection....
Textile - Fashion News
LFW 2009: Dev R Nil Gave Men's Wear An Eclectic Touch
[23-Oct-2008] Men's fashion gets a mix of the orient with the crafts of India when the designing duo, Dev R Nil presented "The Jigsaw" collection...
Textile - Fashion News
[LFW 08] Dev R Nil go High Tech
[1-Apr-2008] Pixel Dreams by Dev R Nil was a collection that was a perfect combination of not only creative designing skills and innovative garment construction but a very practical and wearable line that will be a hot buy for women not only in India but around the world....
Textile - Fashion News
Dev R Nil creates magic with exotic collection at LFW 2008
[17-Oct-2007] Dev r Nil dreamt of their collections in the most exotic weaves, colours and styles for Spring/Summer 2008 and presented the tranquil qualities of daffodil......
Lakme Fashion Week S/S 2008
Indian designers at Australian fashion show
[30-Apr-2007] The Rosemount Australian Fashion Week (RAFW) will be held in Sydney from April 30 to May 4. Only established designers with...
Textile - Fashion News
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