RIP: Ace Designer PadmaShri Wendell Rodricks Passes Away At 59, Due To Prolonged Illness

Life surely is uncertain, just a few days ago Wendell Rodricks was in the news with his comment about Priyanka Chopra’s dress and today the ace-designer is no more. The designer breathed his last on Wednesday evening following a prolonged illness.

Speaking to IANS on Wednesday Nilakanth Halarnkar, BJP MLA from the Thivim Assembly constituency and a longtime associate of the 60-year-old designer confirmed his death. "Yes, it is true. He died at 5.45 p.m. today. He was ailing for a long time," Halarnkar said.

His family informed his funeral is scheduled for Thursday. The death of the famous designer has been mourned by several Bollywood celebrities who took to their official social media account to share their condolences.

Rodricks was one of the most popular Goan fashion designers and was awarded a Padma Shri in the year 2014. The designer was also accorded the Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts Et Lettres by the French Ministry of Culture in 2015. As a designer, he has been credited with reviving the Kunbi saree, worm by the indigenous Kunbi tribal women of Goa.

We at Desimartini.com pray for his soul to rest in peace. We also hope his family gets the courage to cope up with this irreparable loss.