Based in New Delhi, Edward is the Fashion Director of Harper’s Bazaar India.  He was born in Aizwal, Mizoram – a city he still considers home.

The Beginning > As cliché as it may sound, I’ve always loved fashion – although it wasn’t something I considered could become a profession. A chance meeting with a career counselor in school changed everything and I enrolled myself in NIFT, New Delhi as a fashion design student.  I quickly realised  designing wasn’t really what I wanted to do, as I never considered myself to be very good at it. That’s how becoming a stylist came up – I could work with clothes, making things look new and beautiful without designing at all, a perfect job! My first exposure to fashion was as a backstage helper, helping the models to change during a fashion show and was absolutely thrilled. I then met fashion show director Aparna Bahl from Preferred Professionals and assisted her during Lakmé Fashion. As they say, the rest is history!

Inspiration > I definitely think that stylists are the underdog in this industry. There are many individuals creating beautiful images, but people don’t necessarily recognize. According to me, these are the real stars. I wouldn’t say any one particular person has inspired me, though legends like Grace Coddington, Diana Vreeland and Lucinda Chambers definitely inspire me to continuously improve my work.

Moment > One of my favorite moments ever was attending my first Paris Fashion Week in September 2009. To have been present and watching all the shows I had seen as a child on TV was an amazing feeling. My favorite shows definitely were Alexander McQueen and John Galliano, I had goosebumps all over.  Even apart from the shows, just seeing and meeting  all these beautiful people dressed up in beautiful clothes was very inspirational… definitely a benchmark moment for me.

Digital References > Vogue Runway  KATELOVESME  NewYorkMagazine  Fashion Gone Rogue  the IMAGIST  What’s He Wearing

Work > Vogue India – Fashion Editor 2007-2012 ELLE – Fashion Stylist 2005-2007 – Campaigns/commercial clients: Lakme, Sisley, Wills Lifestyle, Bennetton, Swarovski Jewellery, Chevrolet, Mitshubishi, BMW, Greygoose, Flying Machine, Westside, Hermes, Tag Heur, Evolv Boutique, Peter England, Shoppers Stop, LG Electronics, Condenast Traveller Russia, TVS Scooty, Unistyle Image

Above: photography | Prabuddha Dasgupta  source | Vogue India

Above: photography | JF Campos  source | Vogue India

Above: photography | James Meaken   source | Vogue India

Above: photography | JF Campos  source | Vogue India

Above: photography | Ram Shergill  source | Vogue India