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'''Rajesh Pratap Singh''' (born 1969<ref name=WSJ28 />) is a noted [[fashion designer]] from [[India]], based in [[New Delhi]].

Singh originally from Rajasthan, graduated from [[NIFT]], Delhi in 1994, however he was trained with New Delhi-based designer David Abraham for year, before graduating. He, further went to work with the Italian menswear label, [[Marzotto]] for two tears.<ref name=WSJ28 /> Singh started his own line of men's and women's clothing in 1997 after his experience of two years in the fashion industry in [[India]] and [[Italy]]. The designer is known for his minimalism and understated design aesthetics with a sharp eye for detailings. Pratap's exploration with fabric texturing and most prominently his creative usage of pin tucks has almost become synonymous to the label. The key to his work lies in simplicity, clean cuts and flawless detailings. The designer's belief in silence is reflected in the name of his pret line ''RIP'' (Rest in Peace). Pratap has showcased in collections in [[Paris]] and [[Milan]] as well apart from [[India]]<ref name=MOI10 /><ref name=IE9>{{cite news|last=Zakaria|first=Namrata|title=P is for Pratap|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/p-is-for-pratap/594858/0|accessdate=12 January 2013|newspaper=Indian Express|date=24 March 2010}}</ref>

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==Personal life==

Rajesh Pratap Singh comes from the family of doctors from [[Rajasthan]].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2006-08-30/news/27430915_1_royals-fashion-ritu-kumar | work=The Times Of India | title=Royals are always in fashion | date=30 August 2006}}</ref><ref>http://www.india-seminar.com/2010/609/609_interview_ii.htm</ref>. His father, being a cardiologist, expected him to take up medicine. However, Pratap was inclined towards his cousin profession who was an costume assistant on a BBC production set in India.<ref name=WSJ28>{{cite news|title=The Designers|url=http://online.wsj.com/article/SB105787792579340700.html?mod=googlewsj|accessdate=13 January 2013|newspaper=The Wall Street Journal|date=11 June 2003}}</ref> The designer is often termed to be a recluse<ref name=TH12>{{cite news|last=Behal|first=Suchitra|title=Long overdue|url=http://www.hindu.com/mag/2007/03/25/stories/2007032500180500.htm|accessdate=12 January 2013|newspaper=The Hindu|date=25 March 2007|___location=Chennai, India}}</ref> and a media-shy person as he believes that people should associate themselves with his work instead of his name. His wife ''Payal''<ref name=TOI16>{{cite news|last=DUTTA|first=AYANDRALI|title=Glamorous fashion do in Delhi|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-05-14/delhi/28209069_1_glamorous-fashion-rahul-khanna-designers|accessdate=12 January 2013|newspaper=The Times Of India|date=14 May 2009}}</ref> along with his sister also works with him in the business.<ref name=MOI10>{{cite news|last=Banon|first=Tanya|title=After 15 years, the designs of Rajesh Pratap Singh continue to exude creative supremacy on the runway |url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/indiahome/indianews/article-2201772/After-15-years-fashion-Rajesh-Pratap-Singh-continues-exude-creative-supremacy-runway.html|accessdate=12 January 2013|newspaper=Mail Online India|date=11 September 2012|___location=London}}</ref>

Pratap is a rock climber and a regular biker and remarked in an interview that he is attracted to the machine as it is an engineered product with a certain precision that gives him a sense of the carefree. The designer also feels that travelling helps in evolving creativity.<ref name=DNA25>{{cite news|title=‘I would trade anything for a good set of wheels’|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/report_i-would-trade-anything-for-a-good-set-of-wheels_1463689|accessdate=12 January 2013|newspaper=Daily News & Analysis|date=8 November 2010}}</ref>

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* {{Official website|http://www.rajeshpratapsingh.com/ }}

* {{cite web | title = Rajesh Pratap Sngh|publisher= Fashion Design Council of India (FDCI)| url = http://www.fdci.org/Member.aspx?mid=-1512779449&cat=2 }}

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| NAME = Singh, Rajesh Pratap