Manish Arora
|Jump up in the air like you just don’t care, the circus has come to town. Indian born Manish Arora has been around for a while, though his 2009 collection is beyond imagination. A dream-like escapism has been created.
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My obsession continues with Indian fashion designer, Manish Arora. He has now teamed up with Swatch to create a bling-tastic, nostalgic line of fun, fantasy watches, in the process, transporting me back to memories of my first Swatch watch as a kid.
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