Designers in detail - October

For the Second edition of Designers in detail, I have decided to look out side of Europe. October's Designer is from New Delhi, India.

Rohit Bal himself

I came across him when reading about Non-European Fashion Designers. After Googling and Yahooing Mr Bal I only had a small amount of information on him (the reason for the late post). To me, the 53 year old Bal manages to entwine traditional Indian dress, with modern and contemporary cuts.

His use of colour is formidable and really capture the movement, texture and shape of the garments. For example, the dress below, in florescent pink, has a certain flowing movement, that extenuate the models figure, but in an un obvious way. Also the use of the wiring for the skirt shape reminds me of Victorian under skirts (underwear as outerwear).

But it's not always happy pink and red ensembles, below in some of his more recent shows, he shows that he can use less bright colours. But he manages to create the same jaw-dropping effect by using texture and shapes to his advantage.

His 2010/2011 collection

Not only does Rohit Bal use his talents on women's gowns. But on menswear too! Using traditional Indian dress to his advantage yet again, he creates some inspiring pieces that any fashion concious man would be proud to wear.

So when looking for your next big fashion buy don't just think inside Europe, think about India. Harem pants may in, but think outside the box next time you pick up some rich coloured garments. I think Rohit Bal should be commend for his excellent talent, a side from a few magazine features (Elle), I think that Bal needs more media attention outside of India. His gowns maybe cost $15,000 upwards, but i think the world has yet to see the full extent to his amazing use of colour, texture, layering and pattern.