Manish Arora has come to be known for doing theme with gusto be it circus, Bollywood or the Far East. However, with his latest collection, there was something more organic about how he dealt with geometric shapes, cell-like blobs and thermal detector patterns. The show may have been at the famous Crazy Horse club in Paris, but the collection was definitely an attempt to evolve from his previous literal theme manifestations and make clothes that concentrated on form, heavy embellishment and memorable motifs.

Photography by Chiara Santarelli.