The glamorous Sheetal Mafatlal is on cloud nine, ever since she was featured in Time Magazine for her new business venture – bringing the international brand Valentino to India. The article mentions Sheetal as “India’s fashion-retain pioneer” and goes on to add, “When a mysterious and beautiful newcomer took her seat at the Valentino Show in Paris in March, sporting a 20-carat diamond ring on one hand and 200-carat emerald on the other, her appearance sent a frisson of intrigue through the front-row crowd. It never occurred to anyone at the basement of the Louvre that Sheetalo Mafatlal was one of India’s luxury dealmakers.”
Sheetal is utmost casual when se talks about how she bagged the deal. She tells Time, “In early 2004, I was having lunch at the jet-set London restaurant Sah Lorenzo, and Mr. Valentino and his entourage walked in. So I sent over a note and Carlos (Souza, the company’s indefatigable major-domo) came over and we talked.” The best compliment Shetal has received has been from Valentino CEO, Michele Norsa. As he tells the international magazine, “Lots of people approached us about a partnership there (India). But it was of key importance to us to work with someone who really understood luxury. In 1.3 billion people in china, you wouldn’t find one like Sheetal.” Wonder what her one-time good friend Sonia Garware would have to say to this.
Sheetal is utmost casual when se talks about how she bagged the deal. She tells Time, “In early 2004, I was having lunch at the jet-set London restaurant Sah Lorenzo, and Mr. Valentino and his entourage walked in. So I sent over a note and Carlos (Souza, the company’s indefatigable major-domo) came over and we talked.” The best compliment Shetal has received has been from Valentino CEO, Michele Norsa. As he tells the international magazine, “Lots of people approached us about a partnership there (India). But it was of key importance to us to work with someone who really understood luxury. In 1.3 billion people in china, you wouldn’t find one like Sheetal.” Wonder what her one-time good friend Sonia Garware would have to say to this.
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