The Fashion Icon

Shikha Bhangadia – Owner, ‘Shibhana’

An MBA in Human Resources Management, Shikha Bhangadia, rejected the traditional route to find her calling in business and stepped into the fashion industry with ‘Shibhana’. A partner in HR solutions company, Shikha had ingrained the taste of ‘style and fashion’ since ages but ventured into fashion industry with ‘Shibhana‘, in 2014.

Her aesthetic fashion sense and remarkable style statement induced a desire in her to incept her own fashion brand, which eventually actualized that dream of hers, in a short span.

“Since my college days in Delhi, I always possessed a knack for dressing up and had the final styling authority in my family before every occasion in the book”, Shikha recalls.

Those college days had backed her up astoundingly, to prompt an impulse of being a ‘Trendsetter’.

An admirably successful Human Resource Professional desired to chalk out an identity of her own. She had come to revisit many ideas before taking the plunge to spur her own venture in fashion clothing. And it was none less than a struggle for her to pitch into an ever evolving industry with numerous competing players. But it was her hard work and passion that kept her hooked to her dream. She keenly observed the latest fashion trends by visiting malls and other locations where most people pay a visit to preview the latest styles and trends in the clothing segment. Owing to her dedication and research, she finally established her own brand –‘Shibhana’, which is growing by leaps and bounds these days.

She credits her business approach for taking the riskiest decisions while running her business diligently.

She is immensely inspired by the mind set of all who venture to explore, take risks and figure out their way through challenges, disappointments and hurdles.”They are the real winners in life”, says Shikha, who aspires to be identified as the one amongst this community.

Venturing into an unexplored terrain was difficult for her, especially at the competitive front. Coping up with the transforming style statements and need to fulfill the demands of customers was arduous, but her perseverance and determination saved her during those critical initial days of business.

“This spirit must be sustained in the future also, to be abreast of competition and even ahead of it”, she opines.

Establishing herself well into this demanding and dynamic space that always required her to be on her toes, was quite a task, “but that was a risk worth-taking for me because I believe that when you have a passion, the passion itself becomes your mantra. For me, ‘Shibhana’ is a passion- ‘a dream come-true’. I crave to take it forward and make it a brand that symbolizes the modern women”, Shikha confesses.

“Fashion and style never die”, as claimed by Shikha, The Fashion Icon.
She asserts, “We never get tired of innovating in our attire and always foresee to be trailblazers”.

Her statement clearly indicates her instincts for exploring the opportunities that come in the way. Reflecting her entry into the fashion industry, she comments, “This one space accommodates and welcomes all who are ready to venture into it”.

She is unique in many ways as not many people leave behind their well settled professional career to venture into something full of uncertainties but her never ending passion for fashion and aspiring dreams got her hit upon this winning idea of venturing into Fashion industry, of which she is really proud of.

 

Awards

During her outstanding 5 years of career, Shikha Bhangadia has emerged as a Fashion Icon and her venture- ‘Shibhana’ has been applauded big time with:

• ‘Hastakshar Award 2017’ for Shibhana’s creative designs. 
• WOW Awards 2019 for ‘Aspiring Designer Fashion Brand’.
• ‘GB Entrepreneur Award 2019’ for Emerging fashion brand of the year