Little Shilpa

Designer name: Shilpa Chavan

Origin: India

Career highlight: “Colin McDowell writing about my work after seeing my show at Lakme Fashion Week in India.”

Design background: Shilpa apprenticed with Philip Treacy. She studied in India and at the Central Saint Martins summer school.

Design signatures: “Handcrafted, one- off pieces”

How would you describe your ideal client? “Someone with method in their madness.”

Name three things that are inspiring you for spring/summer 2011: “Utopia, flight and Klee Angelus.”

What is your brand philosophy? “To endeavour to create what is possible to imagine.”

How do you see the brand moving forward and developing? “Besides fashion, I envisage it moving towards art. I’d like to see Little Shilpa creating a fashion/art cult.”

What’s new for you this season? “Analysis of the transition from still to moving images.”