THE FOUR FOUNDING PILLARS OF THE ACADEMY
Our Story
DesignerShala stemmed from the desire to make design education accessible and affordable for fashion aspirants. Our founder, Shivangi Lahoty, hails from a small town in the upper hills of Assam where opportunities and knowledge for fashion were limited.
However, she challenged her situations and went on to study at NIFT Mumbai and FIT New York in a unique dual-degree programme for Fashion Design. In order to give back to her industry, she started with a YouTube channel to help design students kickstart their fashion careers and has so far helped three batches and thousands of students chase their passion for fashion!
Later she honed her business skills at IIMA with their Creative and Cultural Business Programme and realised her passion for education. Being a Shenomics fellow and a NITI AAYOG Incubatee, Shivangi started with DesignerShala during the COVID-19 pandemic to give fashion aspirants a chance to chase their fashion careers!
PLAY
Press "Play" your own convenience and learn at your leisure.
PAUSE
Pause whenever life takes over and you have other things to do.
PRACTICE
Practice makes progress but with us there's literally no rush!
PERFORM
Perform your best when you feel you are ready to launch!
ABOUT OUR FOUNDER
I am an award winning fashion design graduate from NIFT Mumbai and FIT New York with a certification in Creative and Cultural Businesses from IIM Ahmedabad.
I run multiple businesses, am a content creator, a YouTuber, a brand strategist and a fashion educator with over a decade of experience in classroom and outside.
But in my heart, I am a small town girl from the upper hills of Assam who wants to help other kids like me chase their dreams for fashion! I started DesignerShala to make that simpler and easier!
I love reading and listening to podcasts. In my free time, you'd see me sketching or travelling!
I am an award winning fashion design graduate from NIFT Mumbai and FIT New York with a certification in Creative and Cultural Businesses from IIM Ahmedabad.
I run multiple businesses, am a content creator, a YouTuber, a brand strategist and a fashion educator with over a decade of experience in classroom and outside.
But in my heart, I am a small town girl from the upper hills of Assam who wants to help other kids like me chase their dreams for fashion! I started DesignerShala to make that simpler and easier!
I love reading and listening to podcasts. In my free time, you'd see me sketching or travelling!
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Shivangi aka Your Designer Didi
Hey! I am Shivangi!
