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ZENOBIA DAVAR

Fashion Designer

Zenobia Davar has packed more into Mrs. Cherie Blair wife of Former Prime Minister Tony Blair with Zinobia Davar
her young life than most of us do
in a lifetime. She founded her most
famous label ‘ZS’ in 2001. She specializes
in all forms of embroidery and has a
niche clientele. She ensures that the
items designed by her are one of a
kind. She creates ONLY authentic hand
embroidered Gara sarees, bridal wear,
and undertakes embroidery as well as
stitching orders for Navjote dresses, party
wear, children wear, embroidered daglas
& daglis, kurtis, embroidered frames,
cushion covers, corporate gifts etc.

A graduate in Fashion Designing from
Sophia Polytechnic, she has been teaching
students from various colleges the art of
different forms of embroidery. She has had
Students from Symbiosis Institute Pune,
who learnt the art of gara embroidery, and
got their garments embroidered for the
fashion show, in which the art was much
appreciated, and even managed to get 1st
position.

In February 2011, she was approached by
Mr. D. B. Biswas (Executor And Trustee To
The Estate Of Late Dr. Jamshed J. Bhabha)
for the valuation and classification of
garments and accessories at the residence
of Late Dr. Jamshed J. Bhabha.

In March 2011, was approached by a
producer Ms. Priya Krishnaswamy, who
wanted to make a film on Gara embroidery
to promote the art. The film was made by
NFDC. They liked her collection of Gara
embroidery and she assisted them by
providing them with 25 gara garments.
The fashion show in the film which was
choreographed by Achala Sachdev. The
film “Gangoobai” was released on 11th
January 2013.

She has been in this field for over a
decade and really enjoys her work. She
believes in being innovative and creating
masterpieces that are unique.

54 SynergyZ December, 2014