BANGALORE: Prasad Bidapa is known for training and presenting the new models of Bangalore at an annual event staged at The Windsor.This time too he will be presenting one of the most talented young designers in the world Ezra Santos, who has just made his debut at New York Fashion Week.He is showing for the first time in India and his collection of Exquisite ball gowns are definitely worth seeing. Ezra is not only an accomplished with his work featured in various highprofile magazines and events around the region, but a successful entrepreneur as well, running his own fashion house with 60 employees and generating high sevendigit high revenue.Just like many a designer who grew up with definitive fashion influence in their young lives, Ezra was fascinated by his mother’s sartorial elegance during his formative years.“I think I’ve always known that I wanted to be a designer since I was seven years old. I was matching things and discussing fashion options with my mom, then” Ezra says that he was also captivated by old films - finding design in the 40’s black and white movies which showcased allout Hollywood glam.Having an eye of an interior design as well, Ezra studied the course at the Philippine Women’s University (PWU) a breeding ground for the country’s bohemian and extremely talented artistic instigators.After a very brief stint in Manila, the young designer found himself in Saudi Arabia - the lure of a great career and the possibility to widen his horizons beckoned.The kingdom posed a very restrictive to most westernized expats, for Ezra, however, coming to the Gulf was the liberation of sorts - an expansion of his design opportunities, what with the availability of all imaginable fabric and design materials, not to mention the local cultures national fashion inclination towards the grandiose.It was a stark contrast to the limitations in the Philippines, according to Ezra.“That’s probably why Filipino designers are so good because they are trained with limited means.Back home, you’re supposed to be resourceful and ultra creative to make something amazing out of the simple materials available,” he observes.And create he did, making a mark in his five years in the kingdom, before eventually moving to Dubai to spend over a decade in the prestigious House of Arushi.With his exceptionally good history and roster of accomplishments, Ezra’s approach to his vocation remains effortless and straightforward.
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