Paris Fashion Week: Indian designers Rahul Mishra and Manish Arora meet the French President

By Pearl Nimbalkar

on March 09, 2018

Fashion week madness seems to be never ending. From New York to London to Milan and now Paris, we've been surrounded by Fashion Week drama and honestly, no one's complaining. From seeing some brilliant and mad stage setups, to watching drones fly down the runway, to models carrying their own severed head, we've seen it all.

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The last two months have been all about showcasing brilliant and beautiful designs by some of the who's who of the industry. While Paris Fashion Week was in full-swing, the President of France, Emmanuel Macron along with his wife,Brigitte Macron, hosted a fashion soiree at Palais de l’Élysée (official residence of the French president). The guests included Maria Grazia Chiuri, Dior’s artistic director, creative director of Balmain, Olivier Rousteing, iconic French fashion designer Jean-Paul Gaultier, young fashion wizard Simon Porte Jacquemus, Italian designer Giambattista Valli and Schiaparelli’s design director, Bertrand Guyon.

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While this soiree witnessed some of the crème de la crème of the fashion industry, this gathering also saw our favorite Indian designers in attendance. Renowned fashion designers Rahul Mishra and Manish Arora who showcased their stellar one-of-a-kind creations on the Paris runway, were also a part of this high-profile event. In conversation with a leading news portal, Rahul spoke about the French President by stating," He was very kind and even asked me if I would like to join him during his trip to India. He referred to me as his ‘friend from India,’ I am just so honoured, on cloud nine!”

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Designer Manish Arora, too, who got the opportunity to be a part of this grand dinner and meet president Macron, thanked him on Instagram for “acknowledging Indian fashion.”

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