It's time for another round of Know Your Fashion Designers! And as requested by many of you guys, my attention this week is directed to fashion designer Manish Arora who rules over Bollywood, bridal & celebrity fashion. Pronounced Ma-neesh A-row-ra, this Indian designer utilizes traditional bright colors as well as sparkling embellishments in his collections. From the looks of it, this designer's career is going nowhere but up!!!
Don't forget to check out past KYFDs: Manish Malhotra, Wendell Rodricks, Abu Jani & Sandeep Khosla, Tarun Tahiliani, JJ Valaya & Rina Dhaka.
8 Facts About Manish Arora:
1. In 1997 Manish Arora launched his Label 'Manish Arora' & started retailing in India.
2. In 2000, Manish represented India at the Hong Kong Fashion Week & participated at the 1st ever India Fashion Week held in New Delhi.
3. In 2001 Manish launched his 2nd Label 'Fish Fry' & showed this collection in 6 leading cities in India & was stocked at Lord & Taylor, New York.
4. Arora's future-in-outer-space inspired line at the Wills India Fashion Week 2007 attracted international viewers.
5. A collaboration with MAC in the pipeline, a successful eyewear range for Inspecs just launched & 2 new stores ready to open in India in the next couple of months Manish Arora became one busy designer.
6. Chosen for his vision & sense of style & color references, MAC had enlisted designer Manish Arora to collaborate on a new, Raj-inspired beauty range.
7. The Indian designer, known for his colourful fashion shows, had created a collection of lipglasses, lipsticks, blush & a fabulous eye palette with bright shades from Yellow to Bright Pink & Acid Green for MAC.
8. In early 2011, he was appointed as creative director of the womenswear collection of the French fashion house Paco Rabanne.
Outfit Inspired by Manish Arora:
If you really want to channel Manish Arora's aesthetic, you've to embrace bright colors, like these colorful pants & to tone down the color, this white top.
Bollywood style often incorporates sparkle in the form of bangles & embellished pieces, so pile on those bracelets & make sure you shine in all the right places: these gorgeous bangles have just the right amount of sparkle to give them some interest. Finally, accessorize with the zipper-detail black clutch & heart drop earrings.
Extra for Experts:
1. You can follow his website, Manish Arora, for the latest updates on his work.
Would you wear a Manish Arora gown to a party?? Do you wish he was more popular internationally?? Will you be the 1st to write a Manish biography?? Share your thoughts & opinions!!! And as always, please suggest the next designer you'd like to learn more about: I take your opinions into account when choosing who to feature!