By Design

By Fashion designer Tina Tandon shows Amber Dias how she’s steppin’ it up in the world of high street fashion in the US.

- Amber Dias

The world of fashion is a high stakes game and US-based designer Tina Tandon has been playing her cards right - from rubbing shoulders with the who’s who in America’s fashion capital to launching her own label T. Tandon and making her mark in the fashion world. We caught up with the go-getter on her recent trip to India to get a glimpse of her amazing journey.

AT THE BEGINNING

Though Tina was born in USA, she was raised in India until the age of 12 when her family once again made the move to North Carolina. But it wasn’t easy fitting in. Tina recalls, “When I started school, I immediately became a target for bullies and ended up being the butt of a lot of jokes. They especially made fun of my clothes as I wasn’t familiar with their trends.”

This was what turned her attention towards fashion. She began paying closer attention to what people wore and eventually signed up for fashion design courses in high school. “I came up with some pretty amazing designs which I would wear to school. I once turned heads with this daring pair of vinyl and satin pants. It did get me in trouble with the principal, but I also grabbed a lot of attention,” she laughs.

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