The Bite Magazine - Spring/Summer 2023 - Issue 33

bitefashion P assion, belief and determination are criti- cal in achieving dreams and aspirations. If you can vividly see and feel it, the el- ements will eventually bring it into per- spective and reality. Twenty years after she founded her brand Vaishali S in 2001, Vaishali Shadangule be- came the first female and second Indian designer to show a collection at Paris Haute Couture Week when it returned to physical presence after a year of virtual presentation amidst the pandemic. Her extraordinary journey into fashion design began after she left her hometown, Vidisha, a city in central Madhya Pradesh, India, in 1997, aged 17. Whilst work- ing as a trainer at a gym in Mumbai, she recommended styling tips to her clients. “That sealed the deal in my career, and I started designing clothes for them.” De- termined to revive the treasures of Indian handweaving tradition, Vaishali opened a boutique in Malad, a suburb city in Mumbai, and enrolled in a designer course in Delhi. Vaishali S Designer Profile Indian designer Vaishali Shadangule wowed Jada Brookes and the audience at Milan Fashion Week with her stunning SS23 collection that took Indian heritage craft traditions to another level.