Indian designers feel the love at Paris fashion week

Paris fashion week is more Indian than ever, with two designers from the subcontinent cementing their place at style's top table. Rahul Mishra confirmed his reputation as one of fashion's rising stars with an autumn winter womenswear collection of great restraint and purity. In contrast, the never less-than-spectacular Manish Arora bathed in the glory of being awarded one of France's highest honours by filling his catwalk with celebrity models that included the artist Sophie Calle.

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Indian designers feel the love at Paris fashion week

Paris Fashion Week: Rahul Mishra – ‘the philosophy of slow fashion is the soul of our brand’

With Paris Fashion Week running March 1-9, we caught up with Indian fashion designer Rahul Mishra whose Fall-Winter 2016 collection will be unveiled on Saturday, March 5 at 6:00 PM local time. The predominant blue that comes from porcelain's heritage also symbolizes the spirit of Paris, the city of love, which emerged with strong resilience and indomitable spirit. Telling tales of Indian textiles, narrating the intricacies of centuries-old craft, and the deep ocean of wealth in handcrafts of India, the journey this season brings on board diverse influences and the timeless tradition of intricately tying and dyeing fabric (Bandhini), further using patterns and designs from porcelain.

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Paris Fashion Week: Rahul Mishra – ‘the philosophy of slow fashion is the soul of our brand’