Men at werk

When it comes to building their fashion brand Gul Sohrab, Amit Malhotra and Saurabh Kumar are happy to take turns playing maker, manager, model and muse.

- AVANTIKA SHANKAR

Last year, Amit Malhotra was all set to move to the mountains when his long-time partner Saurabh Kumar, who prefers to go by Sohrab, proposed that they start a fashion brand together. Amit, who worked as a book designer for 17 years, had just quit his job as a design manager at HarperCollins in the hope of pursuing a slow life. But the siren call of fulfilling his lifelong dream of working in fashion was too enchanting to ignore. "I said yes," says the Delhi-based designer. "I had already found a place to stay in the mountains and I had to tell them I couldn't move anymore." He smiles at Sohrab, his eyes glinting with mischief. "I didn't know what I was getting into because it's been a roller-coaster ride."