Rohit Khosla

Rohit Khosla
Born (1959-11-29) 29 November 1959
Died 1994
Residence New Delhi, India
Nationality Indian
Occupation Fashion designer

Rohit Khosla (29 November 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 entered 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 was an alumnus of The Doon School in Dehdradun, and also went to the UK for higher studies. In those days, it was considered a bold step to enter fashion, especially when one had such a high profile qualification. Rohit Khosla was the first Indian fashion designer to launch a haute couture label.

His family was extremely supportive of his fashion career. In his short life, Khosla spearheaded major contributions to the Indian fashion industry.

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 and 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

Khosla died in 1994, aged 36, due to HIV/AIDS.

Legacy

In 1998, Rohini Khosla published a book on his life and work, titled Rohit Khosla, Vanguard. In 2007 the 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, 2 December 1999.
  3. 1 2 New cut India Today, 20 December 2007.
  4. ↑ The haute couturier..And Rohit was very much a part of the beginning of Ensemble - Tarun Tahiliani The Times of India, 2 July 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 14 September 2007.
  10. ↑ Fashion forward The Hindu, 1 May 2006.

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