Mumbai: One can describe Rohit Bal as legendary and that’s always been the case, says film costume designer Rick, who worked with the late fashion industry legend when he was just starting out.
Bal, fondly called Gudda by colleagues and friends, one of India’s fashion pioneers, died of a heart attack at the age of 63 in a hospital in south Delhi on Friday.
Bal “was the OG of fashion in India,” Rick recalls of his mentor.
“I worked with Rohit Bal for a few years as a backstage helper for fashion shows. So I used to meet him often. He was really inspiring. He put India on the fashion map. He was a pioneer in the fashion world .
“I can’t tell you how amazing it was to be able to get access to his clothes and to him. It’s very sad, but I think he suffered for a long time. He was great, and great is the word that Rohit Bal was and He will always be like that,” Rick told PTI.
Rick, who has styled Bollywood stars like Vidya Balan, Akshay Kumar, Sonakshi Sinha and Sonam Kapoor, said hair was an institution in itself.
“What we studied in design was that there are different types of finishing. Just like in couture or high fashion, clothing requires a certain type of finishing. That’s what makes it different from ready-to-wear. Is.
“Rohit was one of those designers whose finishing was amazing. That’s what we were learning in school. It was great to experience, touch and see those amazing garments,” said the alumnus of Mumbai’s National Institute of Fashion Technology.
In addition to being a renowned designer, Rick said that Child’s understanding of styling clothes was “phenomenal”.
Recalling an anecdote from behind the scenes of a fashion show in the early 2000s, Rick said the designer once entered a room carrying four bags filled with clothes from his collection as well as jewellery.
“Swarovski jewelery was not so prevalent in 2003 and 2004. He came in with four-five boxes full of brooches and gorgeous jewellery, and he gave it to me and another assistant. He said, ‘These are clothes, these are all The brooches, I just want you guys to put all the brooches on all the clothes and I want to see what you guys do.
“I was like, ‘I’m a kid. I’m 18 years old’, and he was like, ‘You’re a student and I’m sure you have ideas. So, I want you to implement your ideas. Do it.’ Very important and a big show. Celebrities, their clients and everyone was going to come there and they gave us those boxes and said, ‘Whatever you like, I want to see what you guys can do with it.’ Never forget it. It was an amazing experience.”
Rick said that Hair’s clothes used to be “outrageous and completely different” from other designers.
“He was a creative genius… The fact of who he was and how he would fit into every fitting, I’m more influenced by his personality and his personal style rather than his design aesthetic… He was this energy of Like a wonder ball.”
This article was generated from an automated news agency feed without any modifications to the text.
