Rohit Khosla

Rohit Khosla
Born November 29, 1958
Died 1994
Residence New Delhi, India
Nationality Indian
Occupation Fashion designer

Rohit Khosla(Punjabi:ਰੋਹਿਤ ਖੋਸਲਾ, Devnagri:रोहित खोसला), (November 29, 1958–1994), was a pioneer of Indian fashion.[1] He started his own label in 1987, along with his sister, designer, Rohini Khosla.

Contents

Early life

He did his schooling from The Doon School,[2] and came into the Indian fashion scene when it was still a nascent industry [3] and left his mark on Indian Fashion,[4] during his short years, as he died in 1994.

Career

In 1987, he co-founded Ensemble, India's popular designer label store in New Delhi,[5] with Tarun and Sal Tahiliani, which started with five labels: Tarun Tahiliani, Rohit Khosla, Neil Bieff, Amaya, Abu Jani & Sandeep Khosla.[4]

Many leading fashion designers of India trained under Rohit Khosla, including Aparna Chandra, Ranna Gill,[6] Sonam Dobal [7] and JJ Valaya.[8]

Legacy

In 1998, Rohini Khosla published a book on his life and work, titled, “Rohit Khosla, Vanguard by Rohini Khosla” and in the 2007 India Fashion Week paid a tribute to him, with designers like, Rohit Bal dedicating his collection to him.[9][10]

The annual 'India Zee F Awards', presents the Rohit Khosla Award for 'Debutante Designer of the Year'.[11]

Further reading

References

  1. ^ Review
  2. ^ Others Famous Old Boys
  3. ^ Fashion audiences.. Indian Express, December 2, 1999.
  4. ^ a b New cut India Today, December 20, 2007.
  5. ^ The haute couturier..And Rohit was very much a part of the beginning of Ensemble - Tarun Tahiliani The Times of India, July 2, 2002.
  6. ^ Desiner Profile - Rana Gill
  7. ^ Sonam Dobal
  8. ^ India Fashion Week – Designer Profile India Today, 2008.
  9. ^ Rohit Khosla relived through the fashion week
  10. ^ Fashion fraternity remembers Rohit Khosla September 14, 2007.
  11. ^ Fashion forward The Hindu, May 01, 2006.