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A toast to fashion
Published: Volume 14, Issue 7, December, 2006

Champagne hues and Swarovski crystals were the main highlights of fashion designer Manish Malhotra's Moët & Chandon outfit

Moët & Chandon, the world's leading champagne house, recently organised a truly glitzy tribute to Asian fashion designers in Hong Kong. Internationally acclaimed designers from five different countries in Asia showcased their collections. Dorian Ho represented Hong Kong, Habernormal, Shawnyi and Mary Ma represented Korea, Taiwan and China, respectively. Designer Manish Malhotra was the delegate from India. The theme for this year's event was 'Be Fabulous and Light'.

The international brand has collaborated with the world's top designers, in the past, to create a special dress dubbed as the Moët & Chandon outfit. The first such creation was a tribute to Vivienne Westwood in 1998. Some of the famous M&C creations are Julian MacDonald's famous Swarovski design, John Rocha's outfit that utilised the label's classic ribbon as the main theme and Ji Haye's glass dress that paid tribute to the classic champagne bottle.

This year, Manish Malhotra, who has reinvented Bollywood's fashion trends, was given the honour of designing the M & C dress. His creation is a representation of the champagne's effervescent spirit. The champagne-coloured outfit, inspired by traditional Indian weddings, has a bodice encrusted with thousands of Swarovski crystals and a stole. Besides this stunning design, he also showed an impressive line of ensembles, which left the audience asking for more.

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