By Nandini Sharma


Nandini Sharma is a multidisciplinary strategist at the convergence of luxury brand communication, sustainable manufacturing and design innovation. With a foundation in luxury public relations, she has driven high-profile experiential initiatives for brands such as BVLGARI, and VOGUE, and contributed brand storytelling to Vogue during key campaign launches.
As Chief Fashion Officer of Khaqh, she leads the development of reconstructed textile systems, having turned more than 1.2 tons of waste into high-performance garments and positioning the brand for a projected $5 million annual revenue.
Her book, Re-Imagining the Future and Smart Fashion Manufacturing, has earned over 1,200 citations and is adopted in more than 150 design programmes globally. At Parsons School of Design she oversees production operations for major graduate fashion shows, having helped reduce last-minute changeovers by nearly 40 % and secure key sponsor integrations.
In India, she collaborates with Shaleen Enterprises to optimise eco-friendly paper-based manufacturing, raising technician certification from 48 % to 91 % and reducing defect rates by 22 %.
She has been featured in global press including a recent piece on Yahoo that talks about immersive luxury and sustainable design where her commentary explores how immersive brand-experiences and eco-systems reshape how luxury is bought and made.
Her research-led approach merges material science, cultural craft and digital production, making her one of the key emerging voices steering fashion’s transition to systems-based sustainability.
