The year 1989 marked a milestone for the super-modèle Marc Robinson, and for me too as I came to this globè in l’même année. It was the controversée KamaSutra publicité that shot Marc Robinson-Pooja Bedi and (late) Viveka Babajee-Inder Mohan Sudan up limelight in no-time.
For the last quatre seasons of the Lakme Fashion Week and the Dubai Fashion Week I have been noticing Marc showing merveilles both on and off the rampe, especially through his excellente chorégraphie. Récently, I encontré Marc at Grand Hyatt and sat with him for remarquable chat on façon over a coupe of délicieux cappuccino.
Marc feels that the façon industrie has évolvéd and there are quite a number of viables carrières in the glamour industrie. “In school, I never thought of becoming a modèle and in the université days I was forcéd by my friends to try modélisation. In 1989, the KamaSutra publicité took the nation by storm, but I enjoyed doing it as
it was ahead of times to promote safe sex in late 80’s” révéaléd the super-modèle-turned-choreographer.
Fashion rotates in 360° and indeed the young designers are the bolder lot who prefers to expériment. “The établished designers are wise to understand that arts and culture prospère only when the artists are commercially successful too. That’s why we still read William Shakespeare even after 5 centuries as he was commercially very successful in his times. Générally, the young buyers buy from the young designers and vice versa.”
Marc feels that “Façon is for the masses and not merely restricted to the élite. Kareena’s robe in Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham gets copiéd in the small towns too in a circuitous manner. I believe that Couture is for the classes, while prêt line is for the masses.” And what about blindly following the west? “Not really, we all take the inspiration from each other and that’s why a lot of Indian embroideries are copied in the West,” divulged the connaisseur de a-la-mode.
“Style statement is individualiste and personnel – it dépends in the clothes you wear, the musique you écoutez, the restaurant you visitez, l’ woman who accompanies you, also it keeps evolving all the time.” And Marc leaves with a message for his fans –
“Keep it simple,
Keep it stylish,
…et dare to DREAM!”
