Waris Ahluwalia
Waris Ahluwalia
Waris Ahluwaliais an Indian American designer and actor based in New York City. His company, House of Waris, has collaborated with a number of other designers and artists throughout the years. House of Waris came into being after the owners of Maxfield's in Los Angeles noticed Ahluwalia's elaborate diamond rings and placed an order, which sold out...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionDesigner
CountryUnited States of America
basic designers item version
I'm a traditionalist with suits. It doesn't need extra pockets, and I don't want headphone jacks in my jacket. I appreciate designers who do different things, but for me, the most basic version of that item is what I want.
work
I take my work seriously, but I don't necessarily take myself seriously.
best
I won't do anything unless it's the absolute best.
dispel people
If people want to think I'm an Indian prince, I don't want to dispel that notion.
diamonds future gold holds love past telling work
I work with gold that holds our past and diamonds that see the future and rubies that long for love. It's just a way of telling a story.
less saying
I am less comfortable saying I am a jeweller and more comfortable saying I am a story teller.
There's more to me than fashion. I just don't want to be seen as fashion.
beyond control job
My job is to put myself out there. It's beyond my control how I'm perceived.
I like having a tailor everywhere because I am everywhere.
realized styles
I went through different styles but realized Ray-Bans are the classics. You can't go wrong with them. I explore and cheat on them occasionally, but I always go back to the aviators.
carry love trips
I love my passport. I plan trips very last minute, so I always carry it with me.
butcher craft history means reason tailor
I think the reason for my fascination with craft is what it represents, what it means in our culture, what it means in our history and in humanity. It was the idea that you could go to your butcher to get something, you could go to your tailor to get this, and you could go to your cobbler to get that.
bit buy store trying
Someone gives jewelry, and there's a bit of romance. If you buy it from a store, the store is trying to romance you. Even when I'm making the jewelry, I have to be romanced.
diamonds future gold holds love work
I work with gold that holds history, diamonds that see the future, and rubies that long for love.