The curtain rose on GENNEXT at Lakm Fashion Week 2025 with three young, thoughtful designers reimagining craft, sustainability and storytelling.
Cool guests lit up the front rows at the ongoing fashion event in Mumbai.
"Just wear what feels good... don't dress for your body, dress for yourself," Sakshi Gupta tells Rediff's Rishika Shah.
The actor walked as a showstopper for designer Sonal Verma.
The biggest fashion extravaganza is here!
Manish Malhotra gave it a blazing start with Jacqueline Fernandez and Arjun Kapoor as his showstoppers.
Whether it's made-to-order fashion, reduced waste or tech-driven showcases, designers are being forced to slow down and think smarter.
The tennis star watched the match while doing her make up at Lakme Fashion Week!
Take a look at how the models battled it out.
Crowned Supermodel of the World 2007, Carla Aciar is from Argentina and is all set to walk the ramp at Lakme Fashion Week Winter Festive 2017.
Not just a protective gear, face masks have become a fashion accessory for everyone.
The first day of the Lakme Fashion Week started out with seven young designers making their debut as part of the Gen Next section.
The actor, who made his debut in the Tamil film Boys in 2003, doesn't look a day older than 30 in his latest runway avatar.
From singing icon Raja Kumari to India's first Mrs Universe Sherry Singh, the Lakme Fashion Week x FDCI runway celebrated women from all walks of life.
Celebrating 100 years of the Satyagrah Movement, this show paid tribute to khadi.
Lakme model Tejal Patil gives Rediff's Hitesh Harisinghani a sneak peek into her backstage essentials bag.
Get set to have your mind blown!
She twirled her way into our hearts as designer Ritu Kumar's showstopper at Lakm Fashion Week. And left us begging for more!
See how fashion is evolving, post-Covid.
The 19-year-old will make her debut at LFW.
As tragedy struck Manisha Malhotra -- the designer lost his beloved mother on March 19 -- and he had pull out of the Lakme Fashion Week, Anurag Gupta stepped as in to help.
Known for blending craft with contemporary design, Shruti Sancheti has consistently pushed the conversation around Indian textiles forward.
Three young designers -- Jubinav Chadha, Taarini Anand and Saim -- presented their collections at the Lakme Fashion Week x FDCI's GenNext show.
From bold cuts to avant-garde styles, these celebs embraced looks that redefined off-the-runway norms at the Lakme Fashion Week x FDCI.
Nakhiya has the most honest and bold summer fashion tip: "Wear the least amount of clothes. Show your skin fearlessly," she tells Rediff's Rishika Shah at the on-going Lakme Fashion Week x FDCI in Mumbai.
"When I came to India, I did not have a plan. I had no friends or mentors. The journey to success hasn't been easy. But looking back, I feel the struggle was worth it. My parents and siblings are very proud of me today," says the 23 year old, Ugochi Latoya Igwilo.
Nearly 58 leading fashion designers, including Rohit Bal, Satya Paul, Tarun Tahiliani, Wendell Rodricks, Suneet Verma, Hemant Trivedi and Malini Ramani, are expected to participate.
Mrs Universe 2025 Sherry Singh, who turned showstopper for Pawan Sachdeva's Khadi Edit at the recently concluded Lakme Fashion Week x FDCI, brought confidence and desi-ness to the ramp.
As the Lakme Fashion Week Winter Festive 2017 begins, Rajesh Karkera/Rediff.com captures the chaos backstage.
At a time when artificial intelligence is reshaping industries, can it really replace a designer's instinct?
"I am proud of our country... I am proud of our team. They have all done such a phenomenal job. But obviously, he (Hardik Pandya) is my player of the team," said model Mahieka Sharma who walked for Designer Anamika Khanna at the Lakme Fashion Week x FDCI.
The Tarun Tahiliani offsite show for the ongoing Lakme Fahion Week attracted its fair share of celebs.
Radhikka Madan looked pretty in a multi-coloured check crop shirt paired with voluminous teal pleated pants.
Off the ramp at the Lakme Fashion Week x FDCI, it isn't just the runway serving looks, the style game on ground is just as strong. Rishika Shah/Rediff catches up with Ruchika Pabari who's playing with blue.
The curtain raiser show by designer Rahul Mishra saw some stunning attendees.
What Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com discovered when he went backstage at the Lakme Fashion Week x FDCI fashion week.
"I asked to keep it minimalist...," Allu Sirish recalls how Anamika Khanna designed his wedding look in a quick interview on the sidelines of the Lakme Fashion Week x FDCI
Even when it comes to fashion, Nimrat Kaur believes in 'taking risks but always staying true to who I'm and keeping my body type in mind'.
A glimpse of the celebs who showed up at Lakme Fashion Week x FDCI.
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