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Manish Arora
Manish Arora
Born in India and a graduate of New Delhi’s National Institute of Fashion Technology,
Manish Arora is a designer whose collections skillfully and ironically refl ect a term heard
with great frequency at the beginning the new millennium: “glocal,” that is, the recognition
of roots without ignoring the reality of globalization.
Upon completing his studies, he settled in New Delhi, where he soon established himself as
a designer and active participant in the world of fashion. In 1994, he won second prize in
the Smirnoff Fashion Awards. A year later, he took second prize again in the Young Asian
Designers Competition, ...