Dugal
Dugal is a surname with multiple origins.
Dugal. She also went on to become the muse for many other eminent designers from ritu kumar to tarun tahiliani. Simar dugal got married at a very early age when she was just 19 or 20. In some cases it is derived from the gaelic personal name dùghall variously spelt or else from a reduced form of the surname macdougall which is an anglicised surname originating from a patronymic form of dùghall dubhghall etc the gaelic dùghall and dubhghall are composed of elements dubh and gall meaning dark and stranger. Dugal began her modelling career after she became a mother.
Model turned designer simar dugal 52 passed away in the early hours of wednesday after a battle with cancer. Dugal is a rare given name for males but a very popular last name for all people 33333 out of 150436 top 22. Dugal went on to become the muse for many eminent fashion designers. In an instagram post the designer wrote when i moved to delhi in 1995 she was the star for many shoots and covers for which we travelled around delhi rajasthan and to shows around the world.
Simar dugal s passing away means end of an era of fashion in india says designer ritu kumar we wanted to do a grand lehenga look for miheeka bajaj s mehendi says designer arpita mehta. Eventually premjit dugal married rahul dev s ex wife late. Besides ritu kumar she also worked with tarun tahiliani around 1995. Tributes poured in from her friends in the fashion and film industry.
I felt i could communicate with her effortlessly. Simar dugal passed away on august 12 2020 leaving her friends and family in shock. Coincidentally rina too died due to cancer on may 16 2009. She had cancer for many years but it didn t stop her from smiling each day as recalled by fashion designer.
There was nothing superficial about. I met simar dugal for the first time in 1993 94 and the first thing that struck me was how warm she was. Fashion designer suneet varma is known to have given the model her first professional break. She was well known in the country as the celebrity fashion designer.