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{{Infobox fashion designer
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1972|06|07}}
| birth_place = [[Rourkela]], [[Odisha]], [[India]]
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| nationality = US and India
| education = Fashion institute of Technology
| label_name = Bibhu Mohapatra
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| known_for = Luxury womenswear, fine jewelry and costumes
| occupation = [[Fashion designer]]
| spouse = Robert Roane Beard
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'''Bibhu Mohapatra''' (born 7 June 1972 in [[Rourkela]], [[Odisha]], [[India]]) is a New York-based [[fashion designer]] and [[costume designer]].

== Early life and education ==

Mohapatra grew up in Rourkela, Odisha, on the East Coast of India. In 1996 he moved to America and earned a Master degree from Utah State University. In 1999 he moved to New York City and enrolled at the Fashion Institute of Technology. He worked at the American fashion label Halson.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nyfw.com/designers/bibhu-mohapatra|title=Bibhu Mohapatra - NYFW: The Shows|website=nyfw.com|language=en|access-date=2020-04-15}}</ref>

== Career ==
In 2008 Mohapatra resigned from J. Mendel in order to establish his label, Bibhu Mohapatra -Purple Label. Since then, he has presented many collections of luxury women's [[Ready-to-wear|ready to wear]], [[Haute couture|couture]] and [[Fur clothing|fur]] under his name in [[New York City|New York]], [[Mumbai]], [[Frankfurt]], [[Beijing]], and [[New Delhi]]. His collections are sold by many boutiques around the world, including Bergdorf Goodman in New York, [[Neiman Marcus]], SAKS, and Nordstrom in the United States, [[Lane Crawford]] in China, and other boutiques around the world.<ref name="MyUser_Blouinartinfo.com_April_24_2016c">{{cite web |url=http://www.blouinartinfo.com/news/story/1383094/designer-spotlight-bibhu-mohapatra-on-his-designs-fashion-and |title=Designer Spotlight: Bibhu Mohapatra on His Designs, Fashion and More |newspaper=Blouinartinfo.com |date= |author= |accessdate= April 24, 2016}}</ref>

Mohapatra served as the primary costume designer for the [[Giuseppe Verdi|Verdi]] opera ''[[Aida]]'' debuted during the 2012 Summer season at the [[Glimmerglass Opera]] in Cooperstown, NY.<ref name="MyUser_Blouinartinfo.com_April_24_2016c"/>

[[First Lady of the United States|First Lady]] [[Michelle Obama]] is among Mohapatra's clients.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-scoops/michelle-obama-picks-mohapatra-for-india-trip-8143581/|title=Michelle Obama Picks Mohapatra for India Trip|author=Kristi Ellis|work=WWD}}</ref>

On the charitable front, Bibhu has designed several collections of hand woven silk sari to help the traditional hand weavers in his home state of Odishia in India.<ref name="MyUser_Blouinartinfo.com_April_24_2016c"/> Bibhu is a co-founder of The India Society. India Society is a New York based organization set up to assist students of fashion and fine art with tuition and internships at US based Universities.

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Mohapatra Launched a collection of [[diamond]] jewelry in India in 2016 with [https://www.forevermark.com/en-in/collections/the-artemis-collection/ ForeverMark] a division of Debeers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.forevermark.com/en/now-forever/trending/bibhu-mohapatra/bibhu-mohapatra-2016-fall-winter-collection/|title=Forevermark Diamond Jewellery|website=Forevermark|language=en|access-date=2020-04-15}}</ref> ForeverMark and Mohapatra have been associating since 2016. In 2019 ForeverMark provided an assortment of diamond jewelry, which complimented his Fall-Winter 2019 collection during New York Fashion Week.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://retailjewellerindia.com/uncategorized/forevermark-sparkles-at-bibhu-mohapatras-new-york-fashion-week-show-in-association-with-narayan-jewellers/|title=Forevermark Sparkles at Bibhu Mohapatra’s New York Fashion Show|date=2019-02-15|website=The Retail Jeweller India|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-15}}</ref> The first collection is called Artemis by Bibhu Mohapatra. "[http://www.forevermark.com/en-in/collections/the-artemis-collection Artemis by Bibhu Mohapatra]" The second Debeers collection was launched in 2019. With his 2019 fall collection, he passed the 10-year mark.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/spring-2020-ready-to-wear/bibhu-mohapatra|title=Bibhu Mohapatra Spring 2020 Ready-to-Wear Fashion Show|website=Vogue|language=en|access-date=2020-04-15}}</ref>

Mohapatra lives and works in New York City.<ref name="MyUser_Elledecor.com_April_24_2016c">{{cite web |url=http://www.elledecor.com/celebrity-style/celebrity-homes/news/g834/bibhu-mohapatra-home/ |title=Bibhu Mohapatra Home - Fashion Designer Home |newspaper=Elle Decor |accessdate= April 24, 2016}}</ref>

His creations have been featured in many fashion magazines including ''[[In Touch Weekly]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.style.com/fashionshows/designerdirectory/BIBHU/seasons|title=Bibhu Mohapatra Fashion Shows: Designer Directory on Style.com|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140803184255/http://www.style.com/fashionshows/designerdirectory/BIBHU/seasons|archivedate=August 3, 2014|accessdate=April 26, 2016}}</ref> ''[[Zee News|DNA]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/report_hollywood-s-haute-stepper-bibhu-mohapatra_1396563|title=Hollywood's haute-stepper, Bibhu Mohapatra|date=15 June 2010|work=dna}}</ref> ''[[New York (magazine)|New York]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nymag.com/daily/fashion/2010/09/designers_to_watch_3.html|title=Nine Designers to Watch This Fashion Week|work=The Cut}}</ref> ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://style.time.com/2012/09/06/mohapatras-moment/|title=Fashion Designer Bibhu Mohapatra's Moment |work=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]}}</ref> ''[[Forbes]]'',<ref name="MyUser_Forbes_April_26_2016c">{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/hannahelliott/2012/02/15/is-bibhu-mohapatra-the-next-dennis-basso/#5f891702420d|title=Is Bibhu Mohapatra The Next Dennis Basso?|author=|date=February 15, 2012|accessdate=April 26, 2016|newspaper=Forbes}}</ref> ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748703745904575248282808197198?mod=WSJ_latestheadlines|title=Bloomberg Initiative Helps Fashion Designers Go From Incubator to Runway - WSJ|first=Ralph |last=Gardner Jr.|date=17 May 2010|work=WSJ}}</ref> ''[[Marie Claire]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.marieclaire.com/blog/bibhu-mohapatra-rent-the-runway-2013|title=Bibhu Mohapatra Collection for Rent the Runway - Up and Coming Designers|author=Liana Satenstein|date=28 March 2013|work=Marie Claire}}</ref> ''[[Gotham (magazine)|Gotham]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gotham-magazine.com/personalities/articles/bibhu-mohapatra-rises-through-fashions-ranks|title=Bibhu Mohapatra Rises Through the Ranks|publisher=}}</ref> and ''[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]]''.<ref name="MyUser_Vogue.com_April_26_2016c">{{cite web|url=http://www.vogue.com/865490/up-and-coming-new-york-designers-new-guard/|title=Up-and-Coming New York Designers: New Guard - Vogue|author=|date=|accessdate=April 26, 2016|newspaper=Vogue.com}}</ref>

One of his most popular clients is the former First Lady Michelle Obama.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Reddy|first=Sujata|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/when-filing-for-bankruptcy-helped-bibhu-mohapatras-brand-do-better/articleshow/58391431.cms?from=mdr|title=When filing for bankruptcy helped Bibhu Mohapatra's brand do better|date=2017-04-27|work=The Economic Times|access-date=2020-04-15}}</ref>

==Awards and honors==
* On May 27, 2010, Mohapatra received the "Young Innovator Award" from the National Arts Club.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stylecaster.com/bibhu-mohapatra-takes-home-national-arts-club-young-innovator-award/|title=Bibhu Mohapatra Takes Home National Arts Club Young Innovator Award - StyleCaster|author=Cator|date=1 June 2010|work=StyleCaster}}</ref>
* In June 2010, he was elected a member of the [[Council of Fashion Designers of America]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cfda.com/the-latest/featured-designer-bibhu-mohapatra|title=CFDA|author=CFDA}}</ref>
* In April 2013, SCAD Atlanta presented the exhibition "Surface" by Bibhu Mohapatra, an exhibition encompassing work from many seasons.<ref name="MyUser_Scad.edu_April_26_2016c">{{cite web |url=http://www.scad.edu/event/bibhu-mohapatra-exhibition-surface |title=Bibhu Mohapatra exhibition: "Surface" |newspaper=Scad.edu |date= |author= |accessdate= April 26, 2016}}</ref>
* In June 2013, Mohapatra was a finalist for the 2014 International Woolmark Prize.<ref name="MyUser_Popsugar.com_April_26_2016c">{{cite web |url=http://www.popsugar.com/fashion/US-Finalists-2014-International-Woolmark-Competition-29198705 |title=US Finalists For 2014 International Woolmark Competition |newspaper=Popsugar.com |date= |author= |accessdate= April 26, 2016}}</ref>

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[[Category:American fashion designers]]
[[Category:American costume designers]]
[[Category:Fashion Institute of Technology alumni]]
[[Category:Indian male fashion designers]]
[[Category:Utah State University alumni]]
[[Category:American jewelry designers]]
[[Category:American businesspeople of Indian descent]]
[[Category:People from Rourkela]]
[[Category:Artists from Odisha]]

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