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What Indian Fashion Week Runways Still Get Wrong About Indian Bodies, Proportions, and Sizing

The Body the Runway Decides to ImagineWalk into any Indian fashion week showcase, Lakme, FDCI, Amazon India Fashion Week, and the silhouette on the runway is almost always the same. Tall. Long-limbed. Narrow through the hip. A torso that sits in a different proportion to the waist than most Indian…

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Rohit Bal, one of India's best-known fashion designers, dies at 63

Rohit Bal, one of India’s best-known fashion designers, has died after a prolonged illness

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LFW 2024: Emerging trends, silhouettes and designers to watch out for

Mumbai’s fashion commentators, couturiers and creators came together last week at Lakme Fashion Week X FDCI. With sustainability at the very core, we saw stalwarts like Anamika Khanna, for instance, revive tribal motifs, Rajesh Pratap Singh partner with an Argentinian polo brand, and JJ Valaya using royal travel fables as…

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At 47, Shilpa Shetty flaunts her svelte figure in a catsuit on the ramp

Shilpa Shetty is truly an age-defying beauty and at the ongoing Lakme Fashion Week in partnership with the FDCI, the mother-of-two turned heads in a printed catsuit as she turned showstopper for Limerick.

The Times of India

Manish Malhotra's grand finale show to encourage women to embrace their beauty

Imagine walking into a room full of people, wearing a black sequin dress, high heels, and bold red lipstick, looking good and feeling confident – but then you are perceived as a woman without substance. If you have experienced this, then the Lakmé Grand Finale presented by Manish Malhotra will…

The Times of India

Khadi to get a modern twist at Fashion Week

To honour and celebrate India’s Fabric of Freedom, Khadi India is all set to present a showcase dedicated to Khadi. The presentation paying tribute to Khadi will feature ensembles from several leading Indian designers and will be showcased as part of Sustainable Fashion Day on 9th March at Lakmé Fashion…

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These four GenNext winners to showcase at Lakme Fashion Week

INIFD presents GenNext, one of the most coveted talent discovery programs today announced four up-and-coming designers as the winners who will be showcasing their collections at the Lakmé Fashion Week in partnership with FDCI set to take place from 9 to 12 March 2023 in Mumbai.

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Lakmé Fashion Week x FDCI 's dates are out for this year

The dates for Lakmé Fashion Week in partnership with FDCI are here. This year, the March showcase will happen in Mumbai from 9 to 12 and New Delhi will have its showcase in October from 11 to 15.

The Times of India

Falguni Shane Peacock break the narratives of street casuals

“Street style enables individuality. If the runway is to fashion as a gallery is to art, then our body is the canvas” - says Natalie Hemmati. She is a wardrobe stylist, who relishes fraying her ripped jeans all year round and desires to shatter every rule out there. Consent to…

The Times of India

How is India's biggest fashion week shaping up

Talk about the fashion week's in India and the first name that comes to a dilettante's mind is inevitably the Lakmé Fashion Week. It was first organized in the year 2000 in Delhi. And the oldest beauty brand in India, Lakmé became its title sponsor. It was conceptualized in 1999…

The Times of India

A befitting grand finale by Rajesh Pratap Singh

As Lakmé Fashion Week x FDCI drew to a close, it witnessed celebrated designer and creative genius, Rajesh Pratap Singh, beautifully balance modernity, costumes, screen projections and the Flower duet to create another iconic milestone in Lakme’s history.

The Times of India

Aditi Rao Hydari sizzles on the ramp in a golden lehenga choli

There was an amazing explosion of colour when Gaurang Shah unveiled his “Sindoor” collection which encompassed the colours of the Earth, sky and fire at Lakmé Fashion Week in partnership with FDCI.

The Times of India

Tara Sutaria stuns in an embellished lehenga with an off-shoulder choli

Bringing a great sartorial spin on Catalan modernism and art nouveau at Lakmé Fashion Week in partnership with FDCI, Aisha Rao’s latest festive collection was aimed at recreating her version of the Trencadis form of folk art through her creations.

The Times of India

Mouni Roy wows in lehenga choli as she walks the ramp for Payal Singhal

Mouni turned showstopper for Payal Singhal at the ongoing Lakme Fashion Week X FDCI in an off-white georgette zardozi applique embroidered choli and lehenga with mukaish organza dupatta with rose pink tulle veil.

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Sara Ali Khan's rumoured boyfriend Shubman Gill's slays on the ramp

Gujarat Titans, the Tata IPL Champions 2022 season launched their exclusive streetwear collection at the Lakme Fashion Week x FDCI in Mumbai. Shubman Gill, the Gujarat Titans batter, walked the ramp as a showstopper leading a host of other models, to launch the collection designed by Kanika Goyal.

The Times of India

Kalki Koechlin stuns in a backless gown

Abhishek Sharma moved into the realm of fine jewellery when it came to selecting an unconventional inspiration. His collection titled “Dusk” presented at Lakmé Fashion Week in partnership with FDCI had its creativity honed-in from the exquisite filigree craft of jewellery making. The Prince of Karauli from the Royal family…

The Times of India

Sobhita Dhulipala walks the ramp for Saaksha and Kinni

The ongoing Lakmé Fashion Week in partnership with FDCI had fashion icon Sobhita Dhulipala walk the ramp for Saaksha and Kinni.

The Times of India

Malaika Arora beats Chitrangda Singh, Rhea Chakraborty in the war of ramp at fashion week

The ongoing fashion week saw three divas - Malaika Arora, Chitrangda Singh and Rhea Chakraborty sashaying down the ramp on the same day, with fans pitting them against each other to vote for the hottest showstopper. And, no prizes for guessing that Malaika Arora got the topspot!

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Sanjana Sanghi walks the ramp for Anju Modi

Couturier Anju Modi showcased a brilliant collection titled Damayanti at the ongoing Lakmé Fashion Week in partnership with FDCI. She had actor Sanjana Sanghi walk the ramp for her in a Maharashtrian drape sari teamed with a bralette and a bolero jacket with a lush purple stole. She looked absolutely…

The Times of India

Kriti Sanon just proved it's okay to wear a white bridal lehenga on your wedding!

Designers Shantnu and Nikhil closed day one of Lakmé Fashion Week in partnership with FDCI with their grand “Capella” collection at the Jio World Convention Centre. The couturiers moved onto an adventurous path when they went into nostalgic opulence by revisiting the Baroque Era’s majestic artefact – The Chandelier as…

The Times of India

Anamika Khanna opens fashion week with a chic collection

Anamika Khanna’s prét label AK-OK has always been a step ahead of the chic quotient and has set fashion trends each season. This season, she created a stylish stir during the opening show presented by Lakmé Fashion Week, in partnership with the Fashion Design Council of India (FDCI), with her…

The Times of India

Curtain raiser: Here's what to expect from the Fashion Week

With a schedule and line-up featuring some of the best designers and partners across the country, Lakme Fashion Week X FDCI commenced last night with a spectacular Opening Show by Anamika Khanna. The Grand Finale show will be presented by Rajesh Pratap Singh and Mrunal Thakur will be the showstopper.

The Times of India

Anamika Khanna to open FDCI X Lakme Fashion Week today

The Fashion Design Council of India (FDCI) and Lakmé Fashion Week announces the opening show by Anamika Khanna’s pret label AK-OK. Anamika Khanna will be launching the much-awaited menswear line along with the highly coveted womenswear collection as part of the new AK-OK collection showcase.

The Times of India

Curtain Raiser: Lakme Fashion Week 2022

With a schedule and line-up featuring some of the best designers and partners across the country, the event will commence with a spectacular Opening Show on 11th October and will conclude with the best of beauty and fashion presented by the Lakmé Absolute Grand Finale on 16th October.

The Times of India

FDCI returns to Mumbai after 16 years in partnership with Lakme Fashion Week

After a successful edition in New Delhi, the Fashion Design Council of India (FDCI) will continue its landmark partnership with Lakmé Fashion Week with a return to Mumbai in a fully physical format for the first time in 16 years at Jio World Convention Centre.

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