On Day Two of Lakme Fashion Week Summer/Resort 2017, Rediff.com met these stylish women from across India.
To boost domestic manufacturing under the Make in India initiative and reduce dependency on imports, the government is expected to announce in the Budget an increase in the minimum local content requirement for public procurement, with certain sectors being granted exceptions. Currently, firms producing goods, services, or works with at least 50 per cent local content are classified as Class-I local suppliers and are preferred the most in government procurement.
These celebs took the front row in style at the Times Fashion Week.
No one can wear figure-hugging gowns like Nora Fatehi.
Need a handy tip to incorporate into your New Year Eve style? These stars show you how to ace the latest trend.
The best and the worst of Bollywood fashion.
Clad from head-to-toe in all-white, he was a dashing showstopper.
Whether it's Carrefour, Ford, or other foreign majors, they are ready to adjust their strategies and design their plans in a way that would address the Indian consumption story.
These two lovely girls have one thing in common, discovers Anita Aikara/Rediff.com.
'Out of sight, out of mind happens.'
On Day Two of the Lakme Fashion Week, Kallol Datta's muses stunned in black and blue creations.
The specter of how the Munambam issue was exploited during the November by-elections is proof of the price Kerala is paying for its emergent politics. Controversies become the stuff of slow-burn and brinkmanship. The former promises mileage; the latter searches for an advantage, notes Shyam G Menon.
Three designers put the spotlight on weaves from India's favourite north eastern state.
'(Actor) Rekha has seen me since I was born.' 'She has been a huge inspiration in my life as a designer.'
15 designers showcased their collections at the the Blenders Pride Fashion Tour.
Designer Lina Tipnis showcased the newest resortwear offerings from her label Linarika on Day Five of Lakme Fashion Week.
And these are trends we'd love to see again in 2024.
Meet the GenNext designers who showcased their collection at Lakme Fashion Week.
Huma Qureshi, Athiya Shetty, Shabana Azmi walk the ramp for Manish Malhotra's 'Caring with Style' fashion show.
Rakul Singh brought her glam and spark to the LFW x FDCI runway.
There were certainly qualities adhering to the Tata Group, which emanated from the persona of Ratan Tata. Most notable of these would be the low profile he maintained, which sharply contrasted the in-your-face celebrity status, celebration of wealth and pursuit of importance many of liberalised India's rich, love, notes Shyam G Menon.
We handed model Mitali Rannorey a camera at Lakme Fashion Week and let her go crazy!
The actor created an iconic moment on the LFW x FDCI runway.
These models know just how to woo the camera.
With a 35 per cent compound annual growth rate, the market for these brands is expected to reach $10 billion by 2027-28 (FY28), up from $2.4 billion now.
Is this the actor's most show-stopping look to date?
Ms Swaraj was a conscientious woman who understood suffering and pathos and attempted in her inimitable way to mitigate them, recalls Rup Narayan Das.
Hina Khan knows how to make fashion shine!
Looking back at the many times Radhika Merchant nailed red carpet dressing.
Rediff.com Contributing Photographer Pradeep Bandekar glimpsed these stars on Wednesday.
They are bold, edgy and utterly wearable.
Britain's political pundits don't believe Rishi Sunak and his Conservative party will win next year's general election, so we wonder if the Stanford grad is preparing for a post election career.
Photographer Rajesh Karkera took a trip backstage before the Debarun/Vaishali S show at Lakme Fashion Week and returned with these images.
When the landslide hit, Sruthi's house was washed away, along with its inhabitants. She lost her entire family and some relatives. All she had left for a close confidante was her fiance Jenson. Days after the landslide and the loss of her family, Jenson died in a road accident that also left Sruthi with serious injuries. News of the accident and Sruthi's backdrop as the lone surviving member of a family wiped out in the July landslide, was picked up by the media, and people rushed to help.
She's made it to the top of Google's most searched celeb in India.
"It takes away from the entire hard work of the designer. "That 15-second-long walk of showstopper is all that is remembered about that show."
Why Saloni Batra is 'not your ordinary desi girl'.
'And here I was, walking as a showstopper. I couldn't have imagined a more beautiful gift.'
Celebs in attendance on Day Four of Lakme Fashion Week.
The fierce and feminine collection was a toast to powerful women who are beautiful too.
