After sending his outfits down the Cannes red carpet, designer Manish Malhotra made his personal debut at the international film festival on the French Riviera. “I take the art of socialising seriously; entertaining friends and hosting events has always given me immense joy and pleasure. I’m sharing my socialising goals with everyone, while taking inspiration from the streets, beaches and chic fashion all around,” he says, adding that he is in the city as part of Magnum Ice Cream’s promotional events. While he is primarily visiting the film festival, it will be quite a short trip which won’t leave him much time to catch up on movies, he says.
That hasn’t stopped him from being quite the man about town. His social media feed testifies to this fact, as he broke out the moves at after parties that had a bevy of stars on the guest list, and met up with friends like actor Koel Purie.
A couple of weeks ago, nearly everyone from Bollywood attending #SonamKiShaadi sported Malhotra’s designs —Ranbir Kapoor, Abhishek Bachchan, Kajol, Katrina Kaif, Varun Dhawan Karan Johar et al. His run continues in Cannes, with Aishwarya Rai Bachchan choosing a custom-made maxi dress in pastel blue, embroidered with multi-coloured sequins and beads and Huma Qureshi donning a sparkly gold gown. At earlier editions, red carpet regular Sonam Kapoor too has opted for his label.
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