Bernard Chandran
Malaysian fashion designer (born 1968) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bernard Chandran (Tamil: பெர்னார்ட் சந்திரன்; born 27 February 1968) is a Malaysian fashion designer.[1][2]
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Bernard Chandran | |
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பெர்னார்ட் சந்திரன் | |
| Born | 27 February 1968 Petaling Jaya, Malaysia |
| Education | Paris American Academy |
| Spouse | Datin Sri Mary Lourdes Chandran |
| Website | bernardchandran |
Chandran is also a Malaysian television personality, known as the chief designer on the reality television show Project Runway Malaysia, since its debut on 8TV on 3 August 2007.[3]
Chandran was a guest judge on Britain's Next Top Model, Cycle 6, Episode 12, where the top three models were given a chance to model in Chandran's fashion show during London Fashion Week.[4]
Early years
Bernard Chandran was born to P. Ramachandran and Chow Yook Lin.[5]
In 1991, he won the 'Open European Contest for Look of the Year 2000', becoming the first non-European to win the title.[6]
Fashion business
#BlackLivesMatter Controversy
In 2020, Chandran released a line of designer face masks and promoted it with an Instagram post featuring a black face donning a yellow mask, branded with Bernard Chandran's logo and the hashtag #BlackLivesMatter. Netizens accused Chandran of blackface and profiting from the Black Lives Matter movement.[7]
Family
He is married to Datin Mary Lourdes Chandran, a Malaysian of ethnic Indian origin and a former model who was one of the most successful Malaysian models in the 1980s. They have five children.
Chandran has stated that he wants his children to be grounded in Hinduism.[8]
Awards
- He became the first Malaysian to win the 'Open European Contest for Look of the Year 2000' in 1991.
- He was voted Designer of the Year by the Malaysian International Fashion Awards in 2003.
- He received the honorific Dato' in 2006 when he was awarded the Dato' Indera Mahkota Pahang (DIMP) by Sultan Ahmad Shah Sultan Abu Bakar, the Sultan of Pahang, Malaysia.[8]
- Chandran was awarded Malaysian International Fashion Alliance's [MIFA] Special Achievement Award in 2009.[9]
- He received the honorific title Dato' Sri in 2016 when he was conferred the Darjah Sri Sultan Ahmad Shah Pahang (SSAP) by Sultan Ahmad Shah Sultan Abu Bakar, the Sultan of Pahang, Malaysia.[10]
Pahang :
Knight Companion of the Order of the Crown of Pahang (DIMP) – Dato' (2006)
Grand Knight of the Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang (SSAP) – Dato' Sri (2016)
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