The Indian label

Older brother of Mumbai-based designer Azeem Khan,Naeem is a name well-known in fashion circles abroad. He has designed for celebrities like Beyonce Knowles,Eva Longoria and Jennifer Lopez. Naeem represents the third generation in a family of textile designers and,according to Azeem,has done the family proud. “He’s doing very well in the US and it’s great to see his work on the front page of every paper. It’s an honour that he was asked to design for the First Lady. He did it beautifully and,considering the occasion,made it appropriately Indian.”

Naeem arrived in the US at the age of 20 and soon began apprenticing at renowned fashion house Halston. He launched his own eponymous label only five years ago,which sells out of prestigious stores around the world,including Saks Fifth Avenue and Neiman Marcus. In Mumbai,he shares the Colaba workhouse with the rest of his fashion-inclined family. First Lady Michelle’s dress was designed here as well. Although Khan does not retail in India,he did show a piece from his Spring 2009 collection at Vikram Chatwal’s Mai Mumbai charity show held at the Lakme Fashion Week in March this year.

The designer’s
list of clients includes celebrities like Beyonce Knowles and Eva Longoria

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