Facts: - |awards: 1995 excellence grand prix fashion week croatia , fashion news : design - website: -lsb- http://mendrilla.com/ mendrilla.com -rsb- - caption: mandali 2014 mendrilla at the croatian fashion week - may - birth date: 1 february 1976 - name: mandali mendrilla - nationality: usa - image: mandalimendrillacroatianfw-2014 . jpg - birth place: rijeka , croatia Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of mandali mendrilla .
mandali mendrilla -lrb- born 1976 in rijeka , croatia -rrb- is an american fashion designer , who mainly works in europe , the us , and india .she is also known for having translated the hindu epics from sanskrit into the croatian language .