kolkata the demise of acclaimed fashion designer sharbari datta has deeply impacted those who have worked with her noted fashion stylist and choreographer prasad bidapa was shocked to hear the news of her demise way back in 1996 she had first worked with him for her solo show in delhi titled purushotsav according to bidapa she was one of the great revivalists of india who redefined mens fashion for ceremonial wear her works have a timeless quality i hope design schools and colleges acquire a few of her works to show their students she created a look that was so royal bengal in a way her wedding ensembles for men were so beautiful she also made eveningwear including achkans for men when she contacted me for the purushotsav show we took john abraham as the showstopper she told me that one model she would want for her show was john abraham she really liked him a lot sharbari had also introduced me to the famous bangladeshi designer bibi russell fond personal memories of dattas generosity continues to haunt bidapa she has gifted me so many beautiful clothes she knew i liked sarongs and gifted me black silk sarongs with kantha work on them he remembered according bidapa dutta had thoroughly modernized the kantha kantha is one of the most ancient of embroidery forms what she did with it was extraordinary her early roots were raw and beautiful from there she took and refined them into something quite extraordinary she painted really well and translated them to her clothes so there would be this achkan that would look like a canvas in 2018 she showed a collection at the rajasthan heritage week the collection was very modern that was very modern and sleek she set a high benchmark in revival techniques of the region and of combing art and fashion beyond for work bidapa also wants to remember datta was a beautiful lady she was so wellgroomed and sophisticated we would always tease her as the jaya bhaduri of kolkata her demise is a big loss for us he concluded