Trippy Manish in outer space.

News story aside, I wonder... Was he tripping to Skazi, high on illegal substances looking at the night sky in goa and imagining Ufo's??




Manish Arora set a strong sci-fi tone with an Autumn/Winter 07 collection at the Natural History Museum in London on Monday evening. This is the fourth year in a row at the London Fashion Week for the vibrant designer from Delhi.

Arora’s themes, “futuristic and geometric” were obvious from the high necked black tunic that opened the show embellished with planets and space crafts. Models wearing striking red wigs and alien inspired head gear combined with dramatic eye make-up walked down the runway to loud techno music.

Playful as ever, he composed scenes with digital prints of 3-D rocket launches, robots and glittering body huggers that would make every woman star trekker’s wardrobe dream come true. On a more serious note, the creations were well structured with immense attention to detail.

Arora is a genius at fusing Indian embroideries and techniques with the western shape. “If you see any of my pieces, you will know immediately that it’s from India. I always use a lot of traditional arts in my work.”

Shoulders were given a lot of attention, giving an armoured look to short jackets. The sixties were an important era with a lot of focus on space travel and the man on the moon phenomenon. It was no wonder then that the silhouette for the trapeze dresses, and clinched jackets in acid and metallic tones came from the same decade.

Designer Rohit Bal, who was watching from the front row was all praise for Arora’s collection. “What I love about Manish’s show is that it always puts a grin on my face. It was completely wild. I would say totally out of control.”

Manish will be presenting almost the same theme at the India Fashion Week later this year. A special line for Levi’s jeans is in the pipeline along with a new bright collection of specially designed Reebok shoes in Arora’s trademark shocking style.

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