Manish Malhotra (born 5 December 1966) is an Indian model turned Costume designer, and stylist known for his works in Bollywood, Telugu cinema, Tamil cinema, Hollywood, and Television.
In 1998, he ventured into modelling and runway fashion designing with his couture Reverie-Manish Malhotra.He received appreciation for his glamorous ensembles using traditional colours, craftsmanship, textures and embroideries presented at his first runway show in November 1999.
In 2005, he launched his couture label Manish Malhotra which offers bridal, couture, diffusion and men's wear collections and retails at two stores in Mumbai and New Delhi.
The label also retails at multi-brand boutiques across India and in Dubai.Malhotra has been reported to have been inspired by Indian craftsmanship and promotes regional handicrafts and workmanship from rural India through his association with the ‘Mijwan Welfare Society’– an NGO founded by Late Kaifi Azmi and headed by Shabana Azmi and Namrata Goyal.
In March 2017, the Philadelphia Museum of Art featured outfits from the Manish Malhotra 2013 couture collection – Thread of Emotion, in an ongoing retrospective spotlighting the Phulkari technique at their Joan Spain Gallery.