In the last episode of the season, the incredible Priya Ahluwalia- Founder and Creative Director of Ahluwalia and Ridley Scott signed Film Director joins me for super honest conversation about life in the fast lane. Priya, who is also a dear friend and coaching client of mine shares how her fashion brand catapulted to success, the importance of finding “your people”, the downside of being a high achiever and why she recently did work experience and make cups of tea to learn something new! There is so much wisdom in this conversation so grab a cuppa and enjoy.
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About Priya:
Priya Ahluwalia is a London-based Designer and Film Director of Nigerian and Indian heritage who established her namesake label “Ahluwalia” in 2018. Ahluwalia is informed by Priya’s dual heritage and London roots and explores the potential of vintage and surplus materials by giving them new life.
Ahluwalia has achieved many industry accolades, she won the H&M Design award in 2018, was a joint winner of the coveted 2020 LVMH Prize, won two Fashion Awards, was awarded the 2021 Queen Elizabeth 11 award for British Design, won the 2021 GQ Menswear Fund and was in the final of the 2022 International Woolmark Prize.
Since the inception of the brand, Ahluwalia has enjoyed working with others and has collaborated with Mulberry, GANNI, Paul Smith and Microsoft. She has also worked on brand partnerships with Porsche, NTS and Adidas among others.
Despite only being established in 2018, Ahluwalia now has 40 international stockists including Net a Porter, Matches, Browns, Harrods, Saks, Bergdorf Goodman and Printemps.
