We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Anjali Phougat . We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Anjali below.
Hi Anjali , thanks for joining us today. Let’s start with the story of your mission. What should we know?
My foray into fashion began with winning the Miss Haryana title about 20 years back, and I have been associated with the fashion industry ever since. I have designed outfits and has been involved in a number of fashion events such as the New York Fashion Week, Cannes film festival and so on. My work have been featured in Miss USA and Miss universe contests as well.
Great, appreciate you sharing that with us. Before we ask you to share more of your insights, can you take a moment to introduce yourself and how you got to where you are today to our readers
Anjali phougat is Ohio based celebrity fashion designer and fashion stylist with over two decades of experience in building strong global industry relationships with key corporations. She has an excellent reputation with high-profile, high-volume business associates. She has been involved in the building and growing of Multi million-dollar companies like Dummen orange, JP Morgan Chase Bank and many more. Winning the Miss Haryana title in 2006 was the start of her career in the fashion world, and since then, she has not looked back. Over the years, her achievements have been a source of great pride for her country and family.
She is currently serving as CEO of ‘Designer Dream Collection’, a luxury brand in the fashion industry and passionately supports various social causes.
The reason why her business stands apart from others is that the designer dream collection is a company that puts their customers first. Anjali and her team believe in thinking outside the box and come up with fashion statements that are unique.
Competency & Experience
Anjali brings international business acumen and her unique ability to perform as a cross- functional strategist to the team. Born in India and formally educated with a Master of Computer Science, Anjali’s multilingual background helps her facilitate multi-channel distribution strategies that benefit both corporate and sales teams globally. Her ability to work directly with the sales field to develop winning strategies has resulted in many individuals achieving success, both professionally and personally.
As a public figure and inspirational leader, Anjali has moved crowds globally. With her personable character and the ability to resonate with individuals from all walks of life, Anjali has garnered a large following of fans around the world. She also serves as a mentor and coach for numerous young professionals, thriving to excel in their careers
Anjali is exceptionally passionate about empowering women. Her ongoing mission is to create personal and professional examples for others to follow while making a global impact on females today and in the future..
Anjali had always liked fashion designing and started designing when she was 16. Since then, she has designed bespoke outfits that have won the hearts of people worldwide. Anjali received various national and international awards and recognitions for her great work in the fashion industry. She has presented her work on many national and internal platforms including New York fashion week, Cannes film festival, DDC fashion shows, Award winner Film Inclusion through Unity, Pratayantar & many more.
Moreover, it is important to acknowledge how the world of fashion is very unwelcoming to various body sizes. But, at Designer Dream Collection, her business makes great efforts to bring fashionable and one-of-a-kind outfits for all body types. For them, all bodies are worthy, and all bodies should be celebrated.she dressed reigning Miss Universe Harnaaz Kaur Sandhu and decal other Bollywood celebrities in her couture
Can you share a story from your journey that illustrates your resilience?
With a special focus on clothes and jewellery, Ms. Phougat runs a boutique and has built up a strong clientele that goes well beyond the South Asian community in the U.S.
Her growth in the fashion industry has come despite to several challenges because of her deep knowledge and passion.
She has designed for several celebrities including raining Miss Universe miss Harnaaz Kaur Sandhu
“My passion keeps me going, and of course family support,” says Ms. Phougat on balancing her personal life and fashion designing. “My family’s love and appreciation have gone a long way,” she adds.
Ms. Phougat lives in Ohio with her husband and daughter.
Her foray into fashion began with winning the Miss Haryana title about 20 years back, and she has been associated with the fashion industry ever since. She has designed outfits and has been involved in a number of fashion events such as the New York Fashion Week, Cannes film festival and so on. Her works have featured in Miss USA and Miss universe contests as well.
She added another feather to her cap this year when a project she was part of won the best short film award at the prestigious Cannes film festival this year.
The pandemic, though, has not been a dampener to her social outreach programmes. She has given back to society with volunteering work both in the U.S. and India.
Ms. Phougat has designed outfits for several causes and beauty pageants. Recently Miss universe wore jewelry designed by Anjali in Miss USA beauty pageant where she was in jury. Anjali work has been featured in Ohio State University’s fashion show that was organised to financially support victims of human trafficking and domestic violence.
After close to two decades in the fashion industry, Ms. Phougat says with conviction,“Beauty has no age, no barriers.”
How’d you build such a strong reputation within your market?
In 2020, Anjali was named in Times 40 under 40, an annual list of the most influential young people in the world. The next year, in 2021, Anjali’s hard work paid off again when she won the best short film award at the Cannes Global Short Film Festival for her film Inclusion Through Unity,’ which focuses on positivity, diversity, and inclusivity. Anjali’s unique aesthetic has been featured in several top magazines. This year, Anjali presented her couture collection at New York fashion week, and her bridal blog and designs have been featured in publications throughout the United States, Milan (Italy), Dubai, and France. She has received several awards for excellence in styling and has been a part of numerous panels as a judge in U.S.-based beauty pageants. She has received several awards for excellence in styling and has been a part of numerous panels as a judge in U.S.-based beauty pageants. Her outfits have been featured on the red carpet and in fashion shows around the world. In 2022, Anjali and Designer Dream Collections models wearing her designs were featured as a “Role Model” on Times Square billboard in New York City several times. Hard work and dedication both helped anjali in building her reputation in the marked and established her brand
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.designer-dc.com/
- Instagram: https://instagram.com/anjali_phougat6?igshid=NmNmNjAwNzg=
- Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/https://www.facebook.com/designerdreamcollection
- Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/anjali-phougat-358277205_meet-anjali-phougat-the-fashion-designer-activity-6870957209212342272-b21P
- Twitter: DDC_ohio
- Youtube: https://youtube.com/channel/UClqMdkP2Mvjwf7–yJ7Xuug
- Other: https://anjaliphougat.com/
Image Credits
https://instagram.com/emilkovich (Only for anjali red dress image)