The Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week (WIFW) is certainly going places. Well-known designer and member of the Fashion Design Council of India (FDCI) Manish Arora will now become the first Indian designer to showcase his collection at the Paris Fashion Week (Spring-Summer 2008 collection) this year.

Rathi Vinay Jha, director general of FDCI, while announcing this to the media on the final day of WIFW said: ‘This is a matter of great pride and honour both for Manish as well as for the entire country. FDCI is committed to encouraging Indian designers on the international platform and we are very happy for Manish.’

Manish Arora invited to Paris Fashion Week