In honor of my upcoming travels to South Asia and the Middle East, I'm going to start a series of posts on hot designs and designers from those regions.

The first is Indian designer Manish Arora, whose clothes have been popping up on the likes of pop divas Katy Perry and Nicki Minaj. As you can see from the pics, these aren't your ordinary dresses - they're a bit out there, but I love the wild colors he uses! Needless to say, his designs aren't for those who like to keep it safe or don't want to be noticed... but that never seemed to be the case with these two anyway ;)


What do you think of these looks?


Spring 2011:

Fall 2009:

And of course Kerry Washington:
Winter 2010:







Wild!