# Rahul Mishra

> Rahul Mishra is a couture and eveningwear label based in New Delhi, India, started in 2009. Behind the label: Rahul Mishra. Known for slow, hand-embroidered and hand-woven couture made with Indian artisans.

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- Facts checked: 2026-10-22
- Author: Kaiser Khan (Founder & Editor)

## Quick facts

- Behind the label: Rahul Mishra
- Based: New Delhi, India
- Since: 2009
- Focus: Couture and eveningwear
- Makes: Haute couture shown in Paris, plus the AFEW Rahul Mishra prêt-à-porter line
- Trained: Apparel design, National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad; master’s in womenswear, Istituto Marangoni, Milan
- Official site: https://www.rahulmishra.in
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rahulmishra_7/

## Who is behind Rahul Mishra?

Rahul Mishra, who grew up in a village near Kanpur, studied apparel design at the National Institute of Design in Ahmedabad and won a 2007 scholarship to Istituto Marangoni in Milan; the Fédération dates his label to 2009. He won the 2013/14 International Woolmark Prize, the first Indian designer to take its global final, held in Milan. In January 2020 he became the first Indian designer invited onto the Paris haute couture calendar, as a guest member. The label says its slow hand weaving and embroidery support more than 1,000 artisans; it has six stores in India, and its AFEW Rahul Mishra prêt line also sells at selected Saks Fifth Avenue stores in the US. France made him a Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres in November 2023. He showed on all eight official Paris couture calendars from January 2023 to July 2026, each time on the opening Monday, and was on the India Couture Week line-up in New Delhi in July 2026.

## Timeline

- 2009: The Rahul Mishra label is founded, according to the Fédération. (source: https://www.fhcm.paris/en/house/rahul-mishra)
- 2014: Wins the International Woolmark Prize at the 2013/14 global final in Milan. (source: https://www.woolmarkprize.com/news/history-international-woolmark-prize/)
- January 2020: Shows in Paris as the first Indian designer invited onto the haute couture calendar as a guest member. (source: https://www.theweek.in/theweek/leisure/2020/01/24/haute-handmade.html)
- November 2023: Is made a Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French government. (source: https://rahulmishra.in/pages/about-us)
- 6 July 2026: Shows Fall/Winter 2026–27 couture on the official Paris calendar. (source: https://www.fhcm.paris/en/upcoming-seasons-and-previous-editions)
- July 2026: Is on the line-up of the 19th India Couture Week at the Taj Palace, New Delhi. (source: https://www.hyundai.com/in/en/hyundai-story/media-center/press-release/19th-edition-hyundai-india-couture-week)

## Sources

- [FHCM — Rahul Mishra house page](https://www.fhcm.paris/en/house/rahul-mishra) — checked 2026-10-22
- [Rahul Mishra — About us (official site)](https://rahulmishra.in/pages/about-us) — checked 2026-10-22
- [International Woolmark Prize — history of the prize](https://www.woolmarkprize.com/news/history-international-woolmark-prize/) — checked 2026-10-22
- [The Week — Rahul Mishra at Paris Haute Couture Week (25 January 2020)](https://www.theweek.in/theweek/leisure/2020/01/24/haute-handmade.html) — checked 2026-10-22
- [FashionUnited — Rahul Mishra to present at Paris Haute Couture Week (January 2020)](https://fashionunited.in/news/fashion/rahul-mishra-to-present-his-collection-at-paris-haute-couture-week/2020010723737) — checked 2026-10-22
- [FHCM — official haute couture calendars, January 2023 to July 2026](https://www.fhcm.paris/en/upcoming-seasons-and-previous-editions) — checked 2026-10-22
- [Hyundai Motor India and the FDCI — 19th Hyundai India Couture Week (22 July 2026)](https://www.hyundai.com/in/en/hyundai-story/media-center/press-release/19th-edition-hyundai-india-couture-week) — checked 2026-10-22