Flamboyant. Frisky. Feisty.
Fabulous. Rohit Bal was the undoubted superstar of Indian fashion, even at a time when the nascent domestic fashion industry was struggling to make a mark. With dreams in his eyes and a resolute heart, he was determined to march to his own drummer, chart his own path, and not be one of the crowd.
The 90s were a time of great excitement for Indian fashion – and Gudda (Rohit) stood tall amongst the starry-eyed lot of newly-minted designers who stepped out of NIFT. He set out to be different, and he achieved that – both in his creative artistry as well as his lifestyle choices -- some of which were scandalous. But that was a time when scandal was still a whispered affair and a somewhat attractive trait, not plastered across social media by vicious trolls.
He said in an interview in 2019, “I always stuck to who I am and never did what everybody else was doing. I have a very strong and focused design philosophy, and I adhere to that. I believe anything you do from your heart and soul will always stay relevant.
” Classic, elegant, and timeless is how he described his work. Read More: From Fashion To Food, Rohit Bal Leaves A Mark In The Industry For Years To Come Rohit Bal made a point of making an appearance at the shows of his peers and cheered the loudest – always from the sidelines and yet managing to grab the limelight. He never walked alone, constantly sporting a posse of hangers on – some of whom were friends, while others proved to be t.
