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What happens when you take ancient old traditions and mix them with a modern style? Magic, what is it! Modern Indian designers create a wide range of clothes from spectacular wedding dresses and Bollywood-esque clothes and ending with modern minimalistic looks and ready-to-wear clothes. Without further delay, we present 10 modern Indian fashion designers that you should know.

Sabyasachi mukherjee
If you have seen at least one Bollywood celeb wedding, it means you've already seen one of the creations of Sabyasachi. The most popular for its exquisite bridal wear, Sabyasachi creates traditional and modern spectacular clothing for celebrities around the world.

Anita Dongre
Anita is all about dreaming, that's why a day she moved from Jaipur to Mumbai, rented a room and built a successful business from scratch with only two sewing machines. Now it dresses celebrities like the Duchess of Cambridge, has four labels and produces elegant designs for a wide range of customers.

Kumar ritu
Ritu Kumar is one of the most important contributors to India's fashion industry. Being in the biz for more than 40 years, she has had her ups and downs and developed a style like no other. She took on herself to bring ancient traditions to the modern world and present them to the next generation.

Manish Arora
Manish Arora's designs are unlike everything you've ever seen. It merges oriental motifs with playful contemporary designs, creating a unique fun style that addresses anyone is not afraid to stand out. His clothes are really unique, recognized not only in India, but around the world.

Payor Singhal
Payal Singhal is all about new trends that look fresh, elegant and edgy. Its Indian outbreak is bold and is open to the youngest audience who wants to try new looks that are more numerous, rather than focus on traditional style. She has her signature style and you never forget him once you see it!

Priyanka Ella Lorena Lama
If you think that India and Japan are an impossible mix, good, think again! Priyanka Ella Lorena Lama is a future designer and artist whose roots are deeply in the minimalism and Japanese philosophy Wabi-Sabi. Looking at his clothes, it's hard to say where they come exactly. It's a pure elegance!

Kanika Goyal
Kanika Goyal is another high and coming designer who is loved for his aesthetics and his advanced experiences with style and shape. It mixes an urban chic with Indian elegance, defining its own style as "provocative minimalism".

SHANTANU NIKHIL
These two brothers have created fashion for about two decades, delivering beautiful curtains, chic designs and soft wedding dresses to the younger public requiring fresh and trendy clothes. They deal with fashion as a form of art, no matter what they create - daily wear, married or haute couture.

Archana Rao
Archana Rao is all about subtlety and elegance. She is famous for her unique silhouettes and her beautiful experiences with dress shapes. She likes to incorporate new elements and spectacular shaded effects, work on small details and perfect her exquisite style.

Manish Malhotra
If you were wondering who dress up all these beautiful Bollywood characters - meet Manish Malhotra, a designer mainly known for his film. It is also talented when it comes to creating beautiful looks for movie characters and celebrities in real life. Its main objective is on the traditional style with a suspicion of modernity.