Gudda’s exclusive show for everyone

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So it’s a Rohit Bal show with a difference, because it’s there for everyone to see. It won’t be necessary to “arrange” for passes or to gatecrash as a leading cosmetic company is organising a fashion show with designer Rohit Bal at the NSIC grounds at Okhla and 10,000 people are invited.

Bal, who showcased his couture collection at an exclusive location handpicking even the media, is surprisingly very enthusiastic about this show. “It’s time to take it to the people, especially those who haven’t been able to witness fashion closely and create a sense of involvement with the industry and the concept. It’s like a music concert, or an opening or closing ceremony of a sports event which is open to all and a very positive development for fashion,” he says.
A sentiment we heard even from Puneet Nanda of Satya Paul. “It’s a great thing and will only expand the market. In fact, I have wanted to do something similar for very long and somehow it never worked out,” he says.
Even as designer Mandira Wirk recalls the days when she would be inundated with calls asking her for a seat at a show with many struggling to get an entry, she feels that this will go a long way in breaking the ‘inaccessible’ tag which is often given to the designers. “That typical cliché of designers being difficult to approach is finally being broken and I am very happy that Rohit is taking a step to bring down the walls,” she says.