Ašok Murti ( sr-cyr, Ашок Мурти; born 1962) is a Serbian

wardrobe stylist A wardrobe stylist, also fashion stylist, is a consultant who selects the clothing for published editorial features, print or television advertising campaigns, music videos, concert performances, and any public appearances made by celebrities, mod ...

, considered to be the country's most famous wardrobe stylist.Modni vodič Ašoka Murtija: IN i OUT ove sezone
(in Serbian). Žena. ''Olivera Vučetić; 06-11-2009'' Murti began to draw at a very young age, which was soon recognized by his grandfather and his teachers in school. His teachers decided to register him at a special school for talents in

Šabac Šabac (Serbian Cyrillic: Шабац, ) is a city and the administrative centre of the Mačva District in western Serbia. The traditional centre of the fertile Mačva region, Šabac is located on the right banks of the river Sava. , the city p ...

, where he finished primary and secondary school.Ašok Murti (Ashok Murty), stilista - Ostao sam ovde iz inata
(in Serbian). ''eKapija''. After serving in the

Yugoslav army The Yugoslav People's Army (abbreviated as JNA/; Macedonian and sr-Cyrl-Latn, Југословенска народна армија, Jugoslovenska narodna armija; Croatian and bs, Jugoslavenska narodna armija; sl, Jugoslovanska ljudska a ...

he came to the capital city

Belgrade Belgrade ( , ;, ; Names of European cities in different languages: B, names in other languages) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Serbia, largest city in Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers a ...

, without an idea that he would stay to live there. Murti's mother is Serbian, while his father comes from

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

. He identifies as Yugoslav.Arhitekta sa stilom
(in Serbian).

Politika ''Politika'' ( sr-Cyrl, Политика; ''Politics'') is a Serbian daily newspaper, published in Belgrade. Founded in 1904 by Vladislav F. Ribnikar, it is the oldest daily newspaper still in circulation in the Balkans. Publishing and owners ...

. ''Dana Stanković; 13-06-2010''Ostao sam ovde iz inata
(in Serbian).

Blic ''Blic'' (Cyrillic: Блиц, ) is a daily middle-market tabloid newspaper in Serbia. Founded in 1996, ''Blic'' is owned by Ringier Axel Springer Media AG, a joint venture between Ringier media corporation from Switzerland and Axel Springer AG ...

. ''Žiža Antonijević; 23-03-2008'' His parents were friends of former Prime Minister of India

Indira Gandhi Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi (; Given name, ''née'' Nehru; 19 November 1917 – 31 October 1984) was an Indian politician and a central figure of the Indian National Congress. She was elected as third prime minister of India in 1966 ...

. He later studied

architecture Architecture is the art and technique of designing and building, as distinguished from the skills associated with construction. It is both the process and the product of sketching, conceiving, planning, designing, and constructing building ...

and actually worked as an architect until 1994. Between 1994 and 2001 he worked as a wardrobe stylist for BK Television. After that he worked for

RTV Pink Pink is a privately owned, national radio station and TV channel in Serbia. Pink is the leading commercial station in the Serbian television broadcast market. Pink's parent company is the Belgrade-based Pink International Company Pink Internat ...

between 2001 and 2007. Today, he is a

freelancer ''Freelance'' (sometimes spelled ''free-lance'' or ''free lance''), ''freelancer'', or ''freelance worker'', are terms commonly used for a person who is self-employed and not necessarily committed to a particular employer long-term. Freelance w ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Murti, Asok 1966 births Living people People from Šabac

Murti In the Hindu tradition, a ''murti'' ( sa, मूर्ति, mūrti, ) is a devotional image such as a statue, or "idol" (a common and non-pejorative term in Indian English), of a deity or saint. In Hindu temples, it is a symbolic icon. Thus ...

Serbian fashion