TESTIMONIALS 

“Meticulous attention to detail. Nalini takes care of details you didn’t even know existed. As a designer, she brings fresh ideas, including ones that push the envelope. Her technical expertise is superb. This is key when interfacing with a factory. She speaks their language and always advocated for our best interest. She is also brutally honest, which is very helpful with setting realistic expectations, deadlines, setting pricing, sourcing. The list goes on. She was very patient and willing to give time to answer all my questions. She delivered on time and followed up religiously with the factory. I highly recommend working with Nalini. I had an amazing experience working with her.”

“Experienced, Talented, Knowledgeable, Organized, Friendly, Calm.......I could go on. She understands the tasks/expectations and quickly aligns herself with the brand identity to create stories fitting to the need of the product. She has a great sense of fashion and trends in many areas and uses that knowledge to create collections
relevant to her project at hand. She is liked by her clients & accounts and is a very good team player. Her artistry & sketching as well as her design skill set is at a very high level. Nalini is a creator, a teacher, and a mentor and I hope to be privileged to work alongside her again in the future.”

“I worked with Nalini for several years and engaged her for design work for Umi Children's Shoes. Nalini is a bright, talented designer with a fresh, creative approach to her footwear. Nalini always put in substantial time for market research and worked closely with our in house development team and factories to ensure a thorough and
complete design/development process. Nalini communicates well and is open to feedback and collaboration to bring a great product to market. I would always welcome the opportunity to work with Nalini again on any design project.”

“I have had the pleasure to work with Nalini on a few different occasions & brands for over 10 years. Her approach to design & research is like no other that I have worked with. Combining her market knowledge, she dives into brands and pulls out the key elements to connect the product she designs with brand relevance. I would highly recommend her services, her professionalism and on time commitment is top notch!”

“We are proud to have Nalini Arora, FIDM Footwear Design alumna, teaching in the Footwear Design & Development program. As Instructor she brings a vast breadth of footwear industry knowledge into the curriculum and demonstrates real-wold experience to the students. Courses she has taught include Design & Technical Specification for Footwear Design and Collection Development.”

“Nalini was a pleasure to work with. Great Attitude, Drive and always ready for a new challenge. We hired her based on her shoe portfolio and had her developing all of our accessories categories at Modern - a brand that was known for innovative accessories. A great asset to any creative development team!”

“Describing how incredibly talented Nalini Arora is, is a feat in and of itself. She is a true artist, has an inspiring eye for fashion, and is always ahead of the curve in design creation. As a fashion merchant myself, working with her at Bebe was an absolute dream. From concept to delivery, Nalini partnered with my team and I with an attention to detail that many vendor partners do not lean into. Her taste is impeccable and it shows through vibrantly in her work. ”