About Us
Hindustan Fashion Company
Sophiya Khan
Director, HFC
Sophiya Khan, a graduate from the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) in New Delhi, embarked on her fashion journey following a fortuitous turn of events. Despite her background in science, her passion for artistry and portraiture led her to excel in fashion design. Notable achievements include creating portraits of political leaders like Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Rajiv Gandhi, earning commendations from them. As a former chairperson of the All India Handloom Board, she advocated for artisan support and hygiene improvements. Her vision includes integrating technology into education and promoting cleanliness for a progressive India. Through her innovative designs and social initiatives, Sophiya continues to leave a lasting impact on the fashion industry and society as a whole.
Awards
Highly elaborated work is done using simple tools to embellish beautiful motifs/ designs on plain cloth. Traditionally, the Chikan work has been done only on white cotton cloth. Later, it has been done using various types of clothes to meet the market trend.
Raw Materials:
• Types of fabrics like cotton, silk, chiffon, crepe, georgette, wool, orange chiffon are used to do the embroidery work.
• Cotton thread is traditionally used to create the design patterns over the cloth.
• Golden zari, silver zari, wool are the types of threads also used to do the Chikankari embroidery.
• Indigo color used in printing process.
• River water used to wash the clothes to clear the printing marks.
• Starch is used to obtain the stiffness for cotton clothes.
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