Lakme India Fashion Week 2003 :: Rohit Bal

Graduating from New Delhi's St. Stephen's College with a first class (Hons.) degree in History, the compulsive designer worked for a few years with his brother's export company. In 1990 he created his first line, traditional designer wear for men. Fame rests lightly but with certainty on Rohit Bal, whom Time magazine profiled as 'India's Master of fabric and fantasy'. The regard he commands among the top echelons of Indian fashion is endorsed by a discerning, high profile clientele, that includes some of India's biggest names in the media, film, fashion and corporate world. Intensely concerned with design as an art form, he draws upon history, fantasy and folklore to create his masterpieces, which retail for up to 15,000 USD. So completely does he seem to have understood the psyche of the target consumer that fashion pundits credit him with setting the trend for every season. His sense of aesthetics is finely honed, and each of his creations is handcrafted to perfection, with meticulous attention to detail.

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