Ken Ferns is an Indian fashion designer, who has worked as a fashion stylist for contestants of various Hindi TV shows such as ‘Bigg Boss,’ ‘Nach Baliye,’ and ‘Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa.’
Wiki/Biography
Ken Ferns aka Ken Fernandes was born on October 8 in Mumbai. His zodiac sign is Libra. He attended school at St. Thomas, Mumbai.
Childhood photo of Ken Ferns with his brother
He then pursued courses in fashion design at the National Institute of Fashion Technology and CEPZ Institute of Fashion Technology in Mumbai. After that, he followed an art course at St. Xavier, Mumbai.
Ken Ferns during his college days
Later, he attended Wigan & Leigh College (now WLC College) in Mumbai to pursue a course in fashion design. He continued his studies at LS Raheja College of Arts & Commerce, Mumbai.
Physical appearance
Height (approx): 5′ 7″
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Brown
Family
Parents & Siblings
His father’s name was Martino Custodio Fernandes (deceased). He has a brother.
Father Ken Ferns
Ken Ferns with his mother
Brother and grandmother of Ken Ferns
Career
At the age of 21, she started working as a lecturer at SNDT Women’s University, Mumbai. Later, he worked as a lecturer at the National Institute of Fashion Technology, Mumbai. He has been invited as a guest lecturer at various fashion institutes in India. After that, Ken started working as a costume designer at BBC Worldwide. In 2010, he launched his clothing line ‘Ken Ferns’ at India Resort Fashion Week, Goa. In 2012, she worked as a costume designer for Hindi reality TV shows ‘Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa’ (aired on Colors) and ‘Nach Baliye’ (aired on Star Plus). Since 2013, she has worked as a wardrobe stylist with Colors’ reality TV show ‘Bigg Boss,’ which airs on Colors.
Ken Ferns with Salman Khan on the sets of Bigg Boss
Her clothing collection has been showcased in more than eight seasons of Lakmé Fashion Week, India. Some of the other popular fashion shows where her clothing collections were featured include India Luxury Style Week in Bangalore, India Runway Week in Delhi and North East Fashion Week in Guwahati.
Ken Ferns showcases his clothing collection in a fashion show
Ken has styled many Indian celebrities such as Ayushmann Khurrana, Terence Lewis, Tamannaah Bhatia, Arjun Kapoor, and Gauhar Khan. He used to work as a costume and wardrobe designer at Bollywood Theme Park, Dubai. He has also designed the wardrobe for the Amazon Prime Video show ‘The Remix’ (2019). Ken has worked with the video game company “Ubisoft” in Paris for the video game Just Dance. Ken has also created the ‘Love Laugh Live’ clothing range for Romedy Now TV channel. For his clothing line, he has collaborated with the famous group Splash Fashion under the name ‘Ken Ferns For Splash.’ Ken has worked as a stylist for Hindi films ‘Rok Sako To Rok Lo’ (2004) and ‘Yeh Mera India’ (2008). He has also worked as a costume designer for the Hindi music video “Birthday Pawri” (2021) by Meet Bros. and “Buhe Bariyan” (2022) by Kanika Kapoor. She has been working as a fashion designer at Vogatti School of Modeling, a modeling agency in Mumbai for a very long time.
Award
- 2014: Best Asian Fashion Designer of the Year by Fashion Asia, China
Ken Ferns with his award
- 2015: International Award for the 5 best designers in Asia by Fashion Asia Awards
- 2019: Indian Television Academy Award for Best Costume Designer for TV show Nach Baliye season 9
Ken Ferns holds his award
Favourite
- International Fashion Designers: Hubert de Givenchy, D&G, Vivienne Westwood, Alexander McQueen, Jean Paul Gaultier, Issey Miyake
Facts/Trivia
- Ken’s family and friends lovingly call him Kenu.
- When he studied at school, his favorite subject was drawing. He used to make sketches and caricatures with different looks.
- As a child, she used to borrow her cousin’s dolls and fix them. From there, he developed an interest in fashion design.
- At the beginning of his career, he worked as a sales boy and sold vegetable cutters at various exhibition centers and stores. He has also worked as a dancer and choreographer at several events.
- He is fluent in various languages like Hindi, English, and Spanish.
- He has got many tattoos on his body. He has a foot tattoo and the word ‘Vincere’ inscribed on his right arm. On his shoulder, he has got a star tattoo. He has a large wing tattoo on his chest, and a tattoo on his right bicep.
Ken Ferns Tattoo
Ken Ferns tattoo on his right arm
Ken Ferns tattoo on his right bicep
- Ken is an avid animal lover and has two pet dogs named Orko and Zoe.
Ken Ferns with his pet dog
- He is often seen drinking alcohol and smoking a hukka at various parties and events.
Ken Ferns smokes
Ken Ferns drinks beer
- Ken Ferns follows a non-vegetarian diet.
- He has organized various online training programs for fashion design students.
Ken Ferns training program
- Ken owns a Creta SUV car.
Ken Ferns with his Creta SUV
- In his spare time, he likes to travel and do adventure sports.
Ken Ferns during his vacation
- In 2018, he was invited as a guest speaker at TEDx Talks, Delhi.
Ken Ferns at TEDx Talks
- In 2023, he appeared in an episode of the reality TV game show Bigg Boss for a special task.
Ken Ferns in Bigg Boss (2022)
- Ken is one of the best friends of Indian actor Sidharth Shukla. In an interview, while talking about Sidharth Shukla, Ken shared that Sidharth is very possessive of his friends.
Ken Ferns with Sidharth Shukla
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