ICW: Late designer Rohit Bal’s legacy lives on; Arjun Rampal turns showstopper

He was a great guy and Im sure he is still around with us said Arjun Rampal as the actormodel paid tribute to his friend Rohit Bal at India Couture Week where he turned showstopper for the late designers eponymous labelBal passed away at the age of 63 in November last yearRampal who donned a black sherwani with silver leopard motifs said he had many fond memories of BalLegends never die they always live on He was a great guy who is still around with us I am sure Hes probably dancing up there and very happy Rampal said post the fashion showcase on Monday nightThe best part about his fashion was never to take it seriously He said fashion is fun and you should have fun with it Thats what we saw in his clothes thats what we saw in his mastery and thats what we saw in his shows He was always about fun about energy and about giving positive vibrations Rampal addedThe show put together by Bals brand as a homage to the late designer unveiled the collection Kashgul featuring outfits in three prominent colour schemes cream white black and redIt began with a couple of white dresses with Bals trademark flower embroidery Bals inspiration the Gulistan rose garden was prominent in almost every designThe white gowns featured pearls and gold adorned capes while male models dazzled in white sherwanisModels showcase creations by late designer Rohit Bals label at India Couture Week 2025 Pic CourtesyPTIThe models walked the ramp with Bals signature red roses in their hair and minimal makeup as Ride Home by Noor Mohammed and Alif and Rahat Fateh Ali Khans Jiya Dhadak Dhadak Jaye played in the backgroundA live choir took over the music with a rendition of Queens Another One Bites the Dust playing as the colour scheme changed to velvet blackThe outfits consisted of long dresses and sherwanis models this time around wore a bold red lipstick to contrast the black velvet Many wore black and white gowns with black veilsThe collection also paid an homage to Bals home Kashmir Male models wore sherwanis with silver or gold embroidery featuring cheetahs and leopardsThe music transitioned to Raat Baaqi Baat Baaqi by Asha Bhosle as models donned red velvet lehengas with intricate gold embroideryThe live choir danced to the beats of ABBA song Gimme Gimme Gimme when Rampal made his appearance The actor patted his chest pointed to the sky and blew a kiss in the memory of his friend before all the models and the labels team joined in for a short dance on the rampBal who was known as the rockstar of Indian fashion almost always shook a leg after he ended his showsArjun with you walking the ramp at the end many people saw Gudda dancing to this and applauding you FDCI council head Sunil Sethi said in the post show press conferencePraising the design team behind the show Rampal said Because of him there are these incredible designers who have put this show together tonightRohit Bals team said the show was an ode to Bal and his rootsKashmir has been the core of this brand for so many years so we have tried to incorporate Rohit sirs soul one of the team members saidThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever