In June 2005, when ELLE launched the Style Awards, we knew we had the industry’s attention. When the world’s largest-selling fashion magazine decides to rate fashion, you know you have the most unbiased barometer of style. Over the years, these awards have become the litmus test of how a designer performs in the year gone by. Manish Arora, our Designer of the Year 2008, went on to work with international brands like Swatch and Absolut, and last month launched his collection with lifestyle brand Good Earth. Of course, in 2008 itself, Manish had wowed Paris with his fashion week collection plus worked with make-up brand M.A.C for an exclusive collection.

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