EMBROIDERED TALES WITH LEON VAZ

EMBROIDERED TALES WITH LEON VAZ: In conversation with Leon Vaz, Co-founder of Design Label Karleo.

 “My journey and growth as a designer has provided context to my creativity.” 

After graduating in Fashion Design, working in a fashion export house of major international labels like Valentino and Armani taught Leon about all that goes into building a brand. This helped Leon when he established his own export company. After working with the biggest names in couture from Paris, New York, London and Milan, he realised that with India as such a massive source of design inspiration and skilled craftsmanship, people in India deserved the same standards of quality as consumers of couture in the west do. That and Leon’s partnership with Karan Berry—a product of the seamless synchrony between their work and design principles—led to their decision to co-create a fashion label, Karleo.

Leon’s understanding of how important a wedding gown is for a…