Dhruv Bandil wins L’Oréal Professionnel Creative Award in London

Indian fashion design student Dhruv Bandil has been awarded the L’Oréal Professionnel Creative Award in London. The designer presented a colourful, sculptural, and fusion style collection on the runway.

“Dhruv Bandil, MA Fashion Womenswear⁠ is named the winner of the L’Oreal Professionnel Creative Award, judged by Katie Grand,” announced fashion school Central Saint Martins on Facebook. “The collections of the 40 graduating students are now showing in the Lethaby Gallery at Central Saint Martins Sat 17, Sun 18 and Mon 19 Feb 11am – 6pm. The looks will be interpreted in performances by the Central School of Ballet Central School of Ballet 2pm daily.⁠”
 
The L’Oréal Professionnel Creative Award has celebrated up-and-coming fashion design talent since 2001. Bandil is the second Indian designer to win the award, following in the footsteps of Ashish Gupta, whose opulent designs were on display at the William Morris Gallery in London last year, FashionNetwork.com reported at the time. 

Bandil’s winning collection this year was chosen out of 21 collections by the next generation of fashion designers. Bandil hails from Morena, a small town in Madhya Pradesh, and is greatly influenced by his heritage as well as sacred power and femininity, Vogue India reported. The designer’s winning collection featured neon hued zippers, 3D cotton-cord piping, cut out denim, and bold layering for a thoroughly modern take on South Asian heritage.