Renowned Fashion Designer Sharbari Dutta dies at the age of 63

Sharbari Dutta passes away

Friday, 18th September 2020

Sharbari Dutta, renowned fashion designer breathed her last on Thursday evening at her Broad Street; Kolkata residence. She was 63 years of age at the time of her demise and a stroke was the cause of her death as informed by her family.

Dutta was living alone and was found in the washroom of her house where she was lying dead. Her family sources informed that she wasn’t reachable on her phone since the previous morning. The apparent cause leading to Dutta’s death is possibly a stroke, said the doctors. But still, her dead body has been sent for a postmortem as her body was found in her home’s washroom.

Sharbari Dutta is the daughter of Ajit Dutta, a well known Bengali poet. Her talent in fashion designing came to the fore soon after she passed out of college. She carved a niche for herself in the realm of men’s fashion and excelled in designing ethnic wear for men. Her label showcased a unique fusion of modernity and ethnicity in terms of color and fabric and brought about a change in the notion that men have very limited sartorial choices.

In the later years, Sharbari Dutta had launched her own fashion brand Shunyaa that has several outlets across Kolkata. Gradually she made her mark in the realm of women’s wear too and was often seen in the various fashion shows organized in Kolkata.

On the social media, movie stars like Arindam Sil and Raj Chakraborty and also many other members associated with the Tollywood movie fraternity condoled the death of Sharbari Dutta.

“Sharbaridi (#SharbariDutta) was such a dear person to me. I am shell shocked to hear that she is no more. Such a wonderful and ever smiling woman. A talent who was our pride. Hope you will be in peace where you are now Sharbaridi” tweeted Arindam Sil.

“Shocked to learn about the demise of #SharbariDutta who put Bengal on the map with constant experiments of Bangali clothing and creations. I'm lucky to have worked and been styled by her. I hope she's in a better place now,” tweeted Raj Chakroborty.

The late fashion designer Sarbari Dutta is survived by Amalin Dutta, her son who too is a fashion designer.

Source: Indian Express