Aquarian by birth, world famous fashion designer Jattinn Kochhar was born in 1972 at New Delhi, India. He entered the field without any formal training at the age of 19 and launched his very first label a foray in club wear line, way back in 1991.With creativity flowing in his veins, he certainly considers it to be his biggest of assets, bestowed by Almighty.
His ability to amalgamate soulful Indian heritage with true urban influences has been the very cornerstone of his design philosophy and ideology. Keeping in mind the urban lifestyle adapted by his clients, he enjoys designing simple, practical lines, both for men and women, who dress either casually or formally, donning accessories to match. He works mainly on 4 different lines-Junior, Office wear, Pret line and Eveningwear
Jattinn also has to his credit several popular television shows such as Khoobsurat, Fashion Square, The India Show etc., as a guest anchor or otherwise offering his expertise in terms of conceptualizing and styling that has stood in his good stead. Besides television, Jattinn also did a short stint over the radio.
His contribution in academic terms has also won him laurels. Jattinn headed the premier National Institute of Fashion Design (NIFD) as its Director General during academic session 2000-2001. He has also been conducting workshops on various aspects of fashion at some of the best fashion institutes across the country.
Multifaceted Jattinn has also been active fashion and lifestyle columnist and his articles have appeared in some of the leading fashion and lifestyles publications such as The Hindustan Times, The Times Of India, Indian Express, H.T Persona, Just Teens, Dainik Hindustan, Dainik Bhasker, Femina, New Women, Teens-Today, 4th D Woman, Ah Zindagi etc.
With a string of awards under his belt like Lycra Designing Partner 2005-06, Dorian Yates charitable award 1999, Indian Institute of Technology Appreciation Award 1997, Jattinn also has a host of clients such as Loreal, Carvico S.P.A Italy, Invista Lycra, Australian Wool Innovation, Sahara Television Network etc., to name a few.
On Face2Face this week, Fibre2Fashion presents leading fashion designer of the world - Jattinn Kochhar.