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Best of Lakme Fashion Week 2018: Bollywood takes to the Ramp

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Best of Lakme Fashion Week (LFW), top looks from this premium fashion event held in India every year.

Shahid Kapoor and Mira Rajput on the ramp of Lakme Fashion Week 2018. As Mira and Shahid turned showstoppers for Anita Dongre, they decided to showcase their personality instead of just catwalking. Shahid was dressed in an ivory sherwani and Mira wore a lehenga choli.

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LFW is a leading fashion event in India, where the grandeur of the event and the overall aesthetic appeal leaves you in absolute awe. LFW brings to you an array of designs where contemporary meets tradition. For most designers, taking part in the Lakme Fashion Week is inspiring, exhilarating, and a fantastic experience.

“It’s been a great association with LFW for so many years. Last month my label completed 12 years and it is just beginning of many new things. I’m really happy and thankful to everyone for giving us this opportunity,” Manish Malhotra.

Lakme Fashion Week 2017 saw transgender model Anjali Lama from Nepal and model Petr Nitka from Czech Republic taking part in the Lakme Fashion Week for the first time.


Transgender model Anjali Lama

Model Padma Lakshmi walked the ramp in Lakme Fashion Week for designer Tarun Tahiliani.

Kareena Kapoor Khan walking the ramp, flaunting her baby bump, at the Lakme Fashion Week 2016 (Winter edition).

From bridal wear inspired by the Persian dynasty to regal modern day wardrobes, the fashion week had a lot more to offer.

More About Lakme Fashion Week

Lakme Fashion Week (LFW) is a bi-annual fashion event that takes place in Mumbai, the city home to Bollywood. The Summer-Resort show takes place in April while the Winter-Festive show takes place in August. The inaugural event was held way back in 1999 and its considered to be one of the most premier fashion events in India. Its run by Fashion Design Council of India (FDCI) and the title sponsor is Lakme.

Watch: Kareena Kapoor Khan and Rohit Bal at the Lakme Fashion (Summer) Week 2016

sexy showstopper chitrangada singh at LFWHere’s what Rohit Bal had to say about his muse, “Kareena is a vision…a goddess. It’s not just about how she looks. It’s about the person she is – understanding, sharp and intelligent. Despite being so young, she understands fashion, inner beauty, spirituality.”

Lakme Fashion Week 2016 saw the biggest designers like Manish Malhotra, Ritu Kumar, Abu Jani, Sandeep Khosla, Anita Dongre and more!

Pictures from the earlier seasons…

In the past, besides Bollywood celebrities, international models like Naomi Campbell have participated in it. International labels like Louis Vuitton, Dolce & Gabbana, and Roberto Cavalli have also participated in the LFW.

Top designers like Sabyasachi Mukherjee started their career with the Lakme Fashion Week.

Lakme Fashion Week LFW

Designers showcase their creative designs and fresh & timeless colours. You get to see dreamy silhouettes, embellished by hand-embroidered designs, a mix of barege, cendal, georgette and taffeta fabrics with asymmetrical halter, sheath and drape cuts and many more styles; designs that are made to make men & women feel sexy, strong and comfortable.

So if you’re a student who’s pursuing fashion designing, make sure you attend the Lakme fashion week next time its held.

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