Manav Gangwani is one of the promising upcoming new Indian designers on the block. He has contributed a lot to the Indian fashion industry and has made an impeccable dent on the same. According to Manav, fashion is all about sensuality. It is about how a woman feels about herself on the inside. Fashion to her is an expression of individuality. Clothes certainly have a profound effect on a woman’s persona which is what makes a woman.
His collection at the HDIL Couture Week ‘A Tempestuous Affaire’ was quite impressive with lush velvets, luxurious satins, delicate nets, sheer georgettes, golden laces, and beautiful brocades and more seen on the ramp. The colours that he used were black, gold and emerald which are representative of the unrestrained emotions of the humans.
At a young age Manav recognized his strong inclination towards fashion and designing. He enrolled himself into the Pearl Academy of Fashion in New Delhi and with every step after that Manav has had no looking back as he has just progressed and progressed. Gangwani has designed for several celebrities that include Sussane Roshan, Zayed Khan, Malaika Khan, Dino Morea, Lara Dutta, Preity Zinta, Priyanka Chopra, Mugdha Godse, Tabu, Sophie Choudary, Soha Ali Khan, Dia Mirza, Ameesha Patel, Sridevi, Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif, Kareena Kapoor, Aishwarya Rai, Karisma Kapoor, John Abrahim and many more.
All you fashion enthusiasts and trend setters of the town will sure be aware of the HDIL India Couture Week that was recently held in Mumbai at Grand Hyatt. The event was quite a show with Abu Jani and Sandeep Khosla, Manish Malhotra, Varun Bahl, Manav Gangwani, Suneet Verma showcasing their bridal and wedding collection. And what was particularly interesting to notice was that velvet is back and with a bang too! Kareena and Saif walked the ramp for Manish Malhotra while Shruti Hassan and Zayed Khan walked for Manav Gangwani. Imran Khan, Ranbir Kapoor, Shahrukh Khan and Gauri Khan walked the ramp for Karan Johar. Katrina Kaif, Ajay Devgun, Saif Ali Khan, Akshay Kumar, Aamir Khan, Salman, Sohail, Arbaaz Khan and Sanjay Dutt too walked the ramp for ‘Being Human’ at HDIL Couture Week.
Many critics said that the India couture week was high on glamour and less on couture but nonetheless, whatever little it was, helped the fashionistas to know the current trends and what to expect this coming wedding season.
It was only fashion designer Monisha Jaising who came up with a fresh collection of bustier dresses and fishnet gowns for her couture line otherwise, most of them stuck to bridal wear. Heavy zardosi work on transparent sarees paired with velvet blouses and golden borders seemed to be the mantra for this fall. I particularly liked the Manav Gangwani’s collection as it perfectly highlighted the theme he titled ‘A Tempestuous Affaire’. I also liked Manish Malhotra’s collection but I thought it was too Bollywood.
