• Costume designer-turned-couturier Manish Malhotra will showcase a collection of his couture and ready-to-wear designs at Gloss, a catwalk event in Dubai on ­Wednesday.
    Costume designer-turned-couturier Manish Malhotra will showcase a collection of his couture and ready-to-wear designs at Gloss, a catwalk event in Dubai on ­Wednesday.
  • Having dressed the great and good of the Hindi film industry for years, Malhotra’s designs promise intricate detailing, luxurious fabrics and feminine silhouettes.
    Having dressed the great and good of the Hindi film industry for years, Malhotra’s designs promise intricate detailing, luxurious fabrics and feminine silhouettes.
  • While the show is private, the public will be able to view Malhotra’s trunk show the following day at Studio 8 on Jumeirah Beach Road.
    While the show is private, the public will be able to view Malhotra’s trunk show the following day at Studio 8 on Jumeirah Beach Road.
  • He started his career in 1990 as a costume designer and designed for Hindi movies before he managed to get into mainstream fashion.
    He started his career in 1990 as a costume designer and designed for Hindi movies before he managed to get into mainstream fashion.
  • When it comes to this festive show, he’s summoned up all the seasonal looks from summer to India Couture Week pieces to Lakmé Fashion Week’s grand finale.
    When it comes to this festive show, he’s summoned up all the seasonal looks from summer to India Couture Week pieces to Lakmé Fashion Week’s grand finale.
  • When it comes to the show, Malhotra says it’s eclectic — it’s a 30-minute fashion show with more than 25 models. There’s a lot of intensity from the music to the lighting; even how the models walk. So it’s basically a bespoke show that’s created for the people of Dubai.
    When it comes to the show, Malhotra says it’s eclectic — it’s a 30-minute fashion show with more than 25 models. There’s a lot of intensity from the music to the lighting; even how the models walk. So it’s basically a bespoke show that’s created for the people of Dubai.
  • While working on pieces, Malhotra admits that geography and needs differ from city to city and that’s the same for Dubai. According to him, Dubai enjoys colours nudes, pale pinks, ivory and lots of burgundy and maroons.
    While working on pieces, Malhotra admits that geography and needs differ from city to city and that’s the same for Dubai. According to him, Dubai enjoys colours nudes, pale pinks, ivory and lots of burgundy and maroons.

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Indian designer Manish Malhotra will be in Dubai on October 1 to showcase his latest creations at Gloss, a catwalk event. All photos Courtesy Manish Malhotra.