Bengaluru-based fashion designer Bharat Sagar quit a well-paying job to pursue his love for fashion and designing by establishing ‘Bottlepipe’, a house of fashion that designs for celebrities.
Bharat already has an impressive client list, including actors Siddu Moolimani and Nirup Bandari and folkrock singer Naveen Sajju.
About how he ventured into fashion designing, Bharat, believes that nature offers the best form of art and has so much to teach people. “My knowledge of metal crafts, origami, painting and tattooing are used and clubbed together while designing.”
He began his career by designing bridal outfits and soon ventured into designing gowns and menswear essentials like suits and tuxedos, Indo-western wear, blazers, customised jackets, embroidered Sherwanis and accessories like tie, bow, belts, customised shoes and sunglasses.
About how he ventured into movies, Bharat says “Actor Siddu Moolimani introduced me to Sandalwood film industry where I got my first break as assistant costume designer under Neetha Anup Bhandari for the movie Rajaratha.” He was also the costume designer for Chandan Shetty’s album song, ‘Tequila.’ “Alongside my career in the IT industry, I kept in touch with my love for designing. This keeps me motivated and is a challenging field. I don’t have a degree in designing and I am a largely self-taught designer,” says Bharat.
Bharat says that he always attempts to personalise and customise designs. “We first interact with our customers, take their measurement and start making he garments in keeping with their tastes and requirements. Every piece is made with a keen eye for details.”
Bharat also says that his house of fashion also gives a new look and feel to older products. “The right colours and cuts can make or break a garment. The trick to making a good design, lies in blending these elements together,” he says.
Some of Bharat’s earlier works include botanical prints inspired from the range of colours. These, he says, were made using infused cotton. He says that he has more such unique design concepts up his sleeve.
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