Kolkata, Sept. 18 -- Fashion designer Sharbari Datta, who reinvented Indian ethnic menswear fusing tradition with bright colours and intricate embroidery works, passed away in Kolkata on the intervening night of Thursday and Friday, according to sources. She was found dead in the bathroom, initial reports said.

According to reports, her family claimed that the 63-year-old fashion designer couldn't be connected over phone since morning and her body was recovered from the bathroom of her Broad Street residence at around 12:15 am.

She designed mostly for men and changed the way Indian men dress, gate-crashing into the bleak world of stripes and checks with her vibrant designs.She is credited with the revival of men's ethnic wear and bringi...