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Manish Malhotra
Manish Malhotra is a couture and eveningwear label based in Mumbai, India, started in 2005. Behind the label: Manish Malhotra. It is known for glamorous bridal and occasion couture, shaped by a long career dressing Hindi cinema. Latest milestone on record (October 2026): Is named on the line-up of Lakmé Fashion Week x FDCI in New Delhi with a Luxury Pret festive show, his first at the week in three years.
Quick facts
Manish Malhotra at a glance
- Behind the label
- Manish Malhotra
- Based
- Mumbai, India
- Since
- 2005
- Focus
- Couture and eveningwear
- Makes
- Couture, bridal wear and Luxury Pret
- Trained
- Self-taught; costume stylist for Hindi films before founding his label
- Official site
- manishmalhotra.in ↗
- @manishmalhotraworld ↗
The person and the label
Who is behind Manish Malhotra?
Manish Malhotra came to fashion through cinema: when Reliance Brands invested in 2021, it counted 31 years of his work as a costume stylist for Hindi films and described him as a self-taught designer. He founded his house in 2005, and the release credits him with bringing celebrity showstoppers to Indian runways. In October 2021 Reliance Brands agreed to take a 40% minority stake, the label’s first outside investment; it then had four flagship stores in Mumbai, New Delhi and Hyderabad. At the Met Gala in May 2025 he dressed Natasha Poonawalla in a sculpted look with Parsi gara embroidery and walked the carpet in his own design. On 8 July 2026 he showed in Paris as a guest house on the official haute couture calendar, the first time the label appears on the eight couture calendars we read from January 2023, and Lakmé Fashion Week x FDCI announced a Manish Malhotra Luxury Pret show for its October 2026 New Delhi edition, his return to the week after three years.
Timeline
Manish Malhotra, dated
- 2005Manish Malhotra founds his label. Source ↗
- 15 October 2021Reliance Brands signs an agreement to take a 40% minority stake, the label’s first outside investment. Source ↗
- 5 May 2025Dresses Natasha Poonawalla for the Met Gala and walks the carpet in his own design. Source ↗
- 8 July 2026Shows Fall/Winter 2026–27 haute couture in Paris as a guest house on the official calendar. Source ↗
- October 2026Is named on the line-up of Lakmé Fashion Week x FDCI in New Delhi with a Luxury Pret festive show, his first at the week in three years. Source ↗
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Quick answers
Manish Malhotra, answered
Who is behind Manish Malhotra?
- Manish Malhotra. Manish Malhotra is a couture and eveningwear label based in Mumbai.
When was Manish Malhotra founded?
- 2005, according to the sources listed on this page.
What does Manish Malhotra make?
- Couture, bridal wear and Luxury Pret. It is known for glamorous bridal and occasion couture, shaped by a long career dressing Hindi cinema.
Where did the designer of Manish Malhotra train?
- Self-taught; costume stylist for Hindi films before founding his label.