Ques: Name the Indian fashion designer who has been recently awarded with France’s highest civilian honor?
(a) Manish Arora
(b) Bhanu Athaiya
(c) Rohit Bal
(d) Ritu Kumar
Ans (a)
Related facts:
- On 16 February 2016 Indian fashion designer Manish Arora was awarded with the France’s highest civilian honour Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur (Knight of the Legion of Honour).
- He was presented with this award by French Ambassador to India Francois Richier at his residency.
- He was awarded for his renowned and critically-acclaimed contribution to the fashion world and for long-standing connection with France.
- Manish Arorais an Indian fashion designer based in New Delhi.
- He graduated from the National Institute of Fashion Technology in New Delhi in 1994 where he won the Best Student Award.
- Manish Arora’s two famous labels are known by the name of ‘Manish Arora’ and ‘fish fry’ During 2002 Manish opened his flagship store “Fish Fry” in New Delhi.
- He has participated in various Indian and international fashion week in 2006 a fashion jury in a leading Indian publication Outlook designated him “Best Indian Fashion Designer”.
- Manish was invited to show his collection at the “Fashion in Motion” exhibition held at Victoria and Albert Museum, London in September 2007.
- Again some of his work was displayed at the Victoria and Albert Museum, in the Fabric of India 2014-15 Exhibition.
- In 2011, Manish was appointed the Creative Director for Iconic French Fashion House ‘Paco Robanne’ where he designed two successful collections for them.
- Knight of the Legion of Honour is French’s highest civilian award established by Napoleon Bonaparte in 1802.
- It should be noted that before Manish Arora, Syed Haider Razaan Indian artist was conferred with the highest French civilian honour, the Commandeur de la Legion d’honneur(Legion of Honour) on July 14, 2015.
Reference:
http://www.ambafrance-in.org/Highest-French-Distinction-conferred-on-celebrated-designer-Manish-Arora
http://www.manisharora.com/about-manish
http://www.fdci.org/Member.aspx?mid=918346691
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manish_Arora