| Full Name | Wendell Rodricks |
| Born | May 28, 1960, Bombay, Bombay State, India |
| Died | February 12, 2020, Colvale, Goa, India |
| Occupations | Fashion Designer, Author |
| Partner | Jerome Marrel (PACS in 2002) |
| Awards | – Padma Shri (2014) |
| – Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et Lettres (2015) |
| Net Worth | Approximately $5 million |
| Website | wendellrodricks.com |
| Early Life | – Born to Goan Catholic parents, Greta and Felix |
| – Eldest brother to Robin, Chester, and Joel |
| – Grew up in Mahim, attended St. Michael’s High School |
| – Completed a graduate diploma in catering |
| Early Career | – Assistant director of the Royal Oman Police Officers Club in Muscat (1982) |
| – Studied fashion in Los Angeles and Paris using his savings |
| Fashion Career | – Designed for Garden Vareli, Lakmé Cosmetics, and DeBeers |
| – Launched his own label in 1989 |
| – First Indian designer invited to IGEDO (1995) |
| – Opened Dubai Fashion Week (2001) |
| – Presented at Paris Fashion Week Pret a Porter salon (2007) |
| – Fellow design member of the Fashion Design Council of India |
| Notable Contributions | – Pioneered resort wear and eco-friendly fashion |
| – Revived the traditional Goan kunbi sari |
| – Part of the khadi movement |
| – Promoted khadi at BioFach in Nuremberg, Germany (2011) |
| – Presented a collection for plus-size women at Lakme Fashion Week (2017) |
| Activism | – Advocate for social causes, environment, and gay rights |
| Significant Shows | – First show at the Regal Room of the Oberoi Hotel, Mumbai |
| – IGEDO (1995), Dubai Fashion Week (2001), Paris Fashion Week (2007) |
