A Report on Manish Malhotra's 2017 Fashion Week Collection

This report provides a detailed analysis of Manish Malhotra's 2017 Lakme Fashion Week collection, themed "Tales of Indulgence." It explores his design philosophy, signature style, and approach, highlighting his influence in Bollywood fashion. The report examines the design elements and principles, including the use of colors, embroidery, and textiles like silks, organza, and velvet, inspired by the early 20s. The analysis covers both menswear and womenswear, focusing on the custom-made menswear with evening suits, tuxedo jackets, and the bridal designs that showcased femininity and elegance. The report also discusses the collection's silhouettes, color palettes, and trends, such as feathers, capes, and sheer dresses, along with the bespoke tailoring of suits. References include sources like bebeautiful.in, lakmefashionweek.co.in, vogue.in, missmalini.com, and gulfnews.com, providing a comprehensive overview of the collection and its impact.

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Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................3
Brief Summary of the Philosophy, signature & Approach..............................................................3
Design Elements and principles analysis.........................................................................................4
Presentation of new designs for the collection................................................................................5
Analysis of the designs....................................................................................................................6
References........................................................................................................................................7

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Introduction
Manish Malhotra is one of the most prominent and established names in Bollywood
Fashion Industry as well as have global recognition with large number of foreign clients under
his belt. His name spells Bollywood bling, society style mavens and the ones who belong to the
elite list of citizens in the country. Manish Malhotra has always been iconic as well as a major
powerhouse of fashion who has been true to his brand and unique in each and every of the style
he delivers. The unique style he provides to the fashion has helped him to curve out his insignias
and also managed to become successful in nature.
The report that has been provided here will be discussing the collection presented by
Manish Malhotra in the 2017 Lakme Fashion Week where his theme for the products were;
“Tales of Indulgence” (lakmefashionweek.co.in, 2019). The report has presented a clear
summary of the different kinds of the elements and the design that was presented by him in
Lakme Fashion show (bebeautiful.in, 2019). The discussion of the use of the colors and the
different types of the embroidery and the style used has been determined and discussed in a
detailed and descriptive manner. The show stoppers for the show were Aditya Roy kapoor and
Jacqueline Fernandez, two of the leading actors of Bollywood film industry. Aditya Roy Kapoor
wore a black velvet one button jacket with contrasting black embroidered lapels whereas; a net
embroidered floor skimming gown adored Jacqueline Fernandez.
Brief Summary of the Philosophy, signature & Approach
Manish Malhotra in one word can be said to be couturier, costume stylist, entrepreneur,
social media influencer and revivalist. The career of the famous designer spans for more than 27

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years. Manish Malhotra has been one of the very best in redefining fashion for an entire
generation. While he started his career as a model, he slowly shifted towards costume styling due
to his love for sketching and designing. The Manish Malhotra collection is basically famous for
being opulent and contemporary and sometimes also classified as much ahead of the time.
The design philosophy of the designer is also unique in nature. The design story of the
recent collections has been inspired by that of consummate passion for the reviving of the artistic
craftsmanship of India. This includes different kinds of local art and embroidery collection from
the different parts of India (bebeautiful.in, 2019). Therefore it can be said that Manish Malhotra
design includes the likes of celebration of the traditional crafts with the modern Indian flair. The
designer has been one of the main pioneers in the Indian Fashion design industry to promote the
regional handicrafts and workmanship from rural India. One of the major initiatives of the
designer is his association with the “Mijwan Welfare Society” which is an Nongovernmental
organization.
Design Elements and principles analysis
The theme that was used by Manish Malhotra was “Tales of Indulgence”. The particular
theme was selected to mark his brand’s completion of 12 glorious years. The colors used in the
dresses and the different types of the fashion accessories were mostly a clear representation of
the Luxe-night that was black, oyster grey, blue and mostly chrome in appearance. This was
marked by the base of rich textiles that consisted of silks, organza, velvet as well as nets
(lakmefashionweek.co.in, 2019). This was believed to be an inspiration from the early part of the
20’s. On the other hand, the presence of tassels, pearls and feathers made an engaging and
elegant texture on the silhouettes.

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Presentation of new designs for the collection
The theme for the particular Fashion week was “Tales of Indulgence”. The main
attraction in the collections presented by the fashion designer was the custom made menswear
for the men. This included evening suits, tuxedo jackets with gleaming lapels, floral corsages and
different types of appliqués that added to the dapper appeal of the different kinds of menswear
ensembles. As the main focus was on the menswear ranges, the designer used all the different
kinds of designs in order to create ideal designs and comfortable wears for the men that can be
used for specific purposes and can be worn at specific point of time (vogue.in, 2019). The
monochrome double breasted jackets and shawl collared suits were the main attractors along
with tulle bow-tie. The suits were crafted in a special manner using a number of different
textiles, textures that spanned from evening to club wear and on any kinds of festive and
occasional wear. The main aim of the designer was to popularize the set of new fashions and
establish tailoring services in the stores of New Delhi and Mumbai.
Apart from this the collection also included other kinds of men’s wear. There were baggy
pleated trousers with peak lapels, double breasted velvet numbers with the presence of furs on
the shoulders provided a sense of loyalty and added elegance to the collection (bebeautiful.in,
2019). The coats were also designed and embroidered with beaded lapels and different types of
contrasting colors of the collars was the main things that attracted the attention of the people who
are fashion conscious. On the other hand, Women’s wear at the Lakme Fashion Week show was
equally exciting. The bridal design highlighted in the fashion show displayed prettiness,
feminity, elegancy and attractiveness. The muse in the show was displayed as someone who
clearly enjoyed being in the centre of attraction and the one who embraced the glow in the show.

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Analysis of the designs
The silhouettes in Manish Malhotra winter festive 2017 collection comprised of mini
dresses, gowns, lehengas and the specially designed men’s suits. The color palette included
different kinds of light feminine pastels like pale peach, grey and beige along with a number of
mixed colors and tones. The mixed colors generally included the likes of rich colored tones like
burgundy, black and gold. There were a lot of similar trends that the designer brought back in the
fashion week that he displayed in Paris (missmalini.com, 2019). These included feathers, capes
paired with different types of mini dresses and ruffled capes. There was also the presence of long
thread fringes on the shoulders of the dresses. The following collection made a big case on the
for the sheer dress trend of the designer.
On the other hand, the suits designed by Manish Malhotra were created using a variety of
different textiles along with a touch of elegancy and glamour. Black was the dominant color in
most of the suits and a bespoke tailoring model was noticed in all of the different brands of
clothes. There were long velvet coats with peak lapels, embroidered lapel jackets and velvet
smoking options. Apart from this the presence of collarless jackets there were a number of
different embellished sleeves coated coats and double-breasted velvet numbers with fur which
emphasized on the shoulders were some of the most interesting additions (gulfnews.com, 2019).
The designer in order to match the women’s wear with the men’s wear presented offerings which
are an assortment of both evening and cocktail creations of the selection of fabrics in accordance
with the handcrafted embellishments (missmalini.com, 2019). The major eye catchers of Manish
Malhotra designs were the fake bolero, tulle, military jacket, beaded fringe epaulets, black
leather gowns, embroidered skirts and many more similar as such.

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References
Beautiful, B. (2019). Manish Malhotra showcases sartorial decadence at the grand finale of
Lakmé Fashion Week. Retrieved from https://www.bebeautiful.in/fashion/trends/lakme-
fashion-week-w-f-2017-grand-finale-manish-malhotra
Lakme Fashion Week. (2019). Retrieved from http://lakmefashionweek.co.in/
Lakme Fashion Week: Manish Malhotra brings the glamour. (2019). Retrieved from
https://gulfnews.com/lifestyle/fashion/lakme-fashion-week-manish-malhotra-brings-the-
glamour-1.2077453
Manish Malhotra at Lakmé Fashion Week winter/festive 2017. (2019). Retrieved from
https://www.vogue.in/content/manish-malhotra-lakme-fashion-week-winterfestive-2017/
Manish Malhotra: 2017 | MissMalini. (2019). Retrieved from
https://www.missmalini.com/celebrity-designer-collections/manish-malhotra-2017/