Rohit Khosla

Rohit Khosla
Born November 29, 1959
Died 1994
Residence New Delhi, India
Nationality Indian
Occupation Fashion designer

Rohit Khosla (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.

Early life

He came into the Indian fashion scene when it was still a nascent industry [2] and left his mark.[3] Born in November 1958 to an affluent family, Rohit had always dreamed of becoming a fashion pioneer. He is a Doon school alumni and had also gone to UK for higher studies. In those days, it was actually a brave step to enter fashion, especially when you had such a high profile qualification. Rohit Khosla is the first Indian fashion designer to launch a haute couture.

However, his family had supported him to the hilt. In his short span of life, Khosla had spearheaded the birth of the Indian Fashion Industry in real form.

Career

In 1987, he co-founded Ensemble, India's popular designer label store in New Delhi,[4] with Tarun and Sal Tahiliani, which started with five labels: Tarun Tahiliani, Rohit Khosla, Neil Bieff, Amaya, Abu Jani & Sandeep Khosla.[3]

Many leading fashion designers of India trained under Rohit Khosla, including Aparna Chandra, Ranna Gill,[5] Sonam Dobal [6] and JJ Valaya.[7]

Death

Although he managed to live his dream, but he was short-lived, as he died in 1994 at the very young age of 36 due to HIV Aids.

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.[8][9]

The annual 'India Zee F Awards', presents the Rohit Khosla Award for 'Debutante Designer of the Year'.[10]

References

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

Further reading

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