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Out of the cradle: Young guns blazing on the runway!

Last updated on: August 20, 2014 15:36 IST

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Image: Model Kanishtha Dhankar in a Kristy De Cunha creation.
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After a stupendous curtain raiser show featuring Masaba Gupta and Ankit Aggarwal yesterday, seven young designers showcased their talent at Lakme Fashion Week today.

The biggies will follow.

But today belonged to GenNext -- six young fashion designers chosen from hundreds -- who showcased at the Lakme Fashion Week!

Kristy De Cunha's collection paid homage to artist Frieda Kahlo and her unborn child.

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Image: Model Anita Kumar in a Kristy De Cunha creation.
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The collection featured bold prints and vibrant colours that we liked quite a bit.

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Image: Model Dayana Erappa with Kristy De Cunha.
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Here's the young designer taking a bow at the end of her show.

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Image: A model in a Neha Agarwal creation.
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Ethiopia's Mursi tribe was the source of inspiration for Neha Agarwal's debut collection at the Lakme Fashion Week.

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Image: Model Archana Akhil Kumar in a Neha Agarwal creation.
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The designs were as flamboyant as they were eccentric with structured moulding and handmade texturing.

This was the opening design of the show -- a black leather body suit with striking fabric detailing in orange.

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Image: Neha Agarwal with a model showing the designer's creation.
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And here is the young designer proudly taking to the runway with her model.

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Image: Models in Anuj Bhutani creations.
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Then there was Anuj Bhutani whose collection was inspired by Teddy Boys, the 1960s English subculture.

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Image: Model Amit Ranjan in a Anuj Bhutani creation.
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So you had garments in royal blue, smoky grey, urban, olive and sand with interesting geometrical thread work in forms of twisted yarn, screen prints, surface texturing and graphic block prints.

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Image: Anuj Bhutani with a model showing the designer's creation.
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Bhutani himself chose an oversized jacket for his big day under the arclights.

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Image: A model in a Surbhi Shekhar creation.
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Surbhi Shekhar's collection was inspired by Fever Ray, the lead vocalist of the Swedish band, The Knife.

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Image: A model in a Surbhi Shekhar creation.
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Evoking visions of witch craft, the collection's palette ranged from maroon and grey to rust and black.

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Image: Model Archana Akhil Kumar with Surbhi Shekhar.
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Walking the runway in her creation Surbhi Shekhar looked rather happy with the response.

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Image: Model Kanishta Dhankar in a Arunima Majhi creation.
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Arunima Majhi's eveningwear collection was called Venus Fly Trap.

Sexy and cute, the designs were edgy with an understated line of beauty.

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Image: Model Reha Sukheja in a Arunima Majhi creation.
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Majhi experimented with colour and innovative detailing to create a great fashion statement.

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Image: Designer Arunima Majhi with her muse.
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The young designer takes to the runway at the end of the show.

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Image: A model in a Dhruv Kapoor creation.
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Dhruv Kapoor's collection was for the raw and bold in a fashionable woman.

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Image: Models in Dhruv Kapoor creations.
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The unisex line featured everything from relaxed pea coats, slacks to A line skirts and boxy shirts.

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Image: Dhruv Kapoor with his muse.
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Kapoor himself chose to go casual as he walked down the runway. #Welike!

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