Photographer Rajesh Karkera took a trip backstage before the Debarun/Vaishali S show at Lakme Fashion Week and returned with these images.
"The most exciting part was creating something that looks like a sari but has the ease of a dress," says Designer David Abraham.
We bring you some glimpses from the LFW fittings.
Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu was defeated by world No. 1 An Se Young at the Indonesia Open, marking her tenth consecutive loss to the Korean. Meanwhile, the Indian men's doubles pair of Hariharan Amsakarunan and MR Arjun caused a significant upset, advancing to their first-ever BWF World Tour Super 1000 quarterfinals.
Diane Parry defeated Amanda Anisimova in a thrilling three-set match to advance to the fourth round of the French Open, marking her first time reaching this stage in a Grand Slam tournament.
The countdown to Lakme Fashion Week Winter/Festive 2019 has begun.
Sanju Samson's century, Punjab Kings' record 265 chase, Rinku Singh's Super Over heroics and standout knocks from KL Rahul, Abhishek Sharma and Virat Kohli headline an action-packed Week 4 of IPL 2026.
Rediff.com's Hitesh Harisinghani and Rajesh Karkera bring us all the action.
TeamLease Co-founder Manish Sabharwal on why regulatory cholesterol is killing India's entrepreneurial engine -- and how we can fix it and generate 100 million jobs in India in just about 7 years.
Naomi Osaka turned designer for the New York fashion week.
Day one of Fashion Week saw celebrities like Mandira Bedi, Farhan Akhtar, Karisma Kapur, Neil Nitin Mukesh, Amisha Patel and more
'What is refreshing is that we're back to work in such times, when things are really looking low all over the world,' says supermodel Lakshmi Rana.
The star had the audience charmed!
Naomi Osaka battled through a tough three-set match against 18-year-old Iva Jovic to reach the French Open fourth round, setting up a high-profile clash with world number one Aryna Sabalenka.
A high fashion event can teach you a thing or two about money matters! Intrigued? Then read on to find out more!
The nation's latest crush and Lakme's GenZ face Aneet Padda decided to go Out of Office'.
As the beautiful and brave actor has shared lovely pictures of her wedding, we dug into our archives and found these beautiful moments when Hina Khan became a bride on and off the ramp.
She had been found lying at a roadside near the nursing home. They had called the ambulance and the police around midnight. She had lost a lot of blood. A few policemen had dropped in and enquired on her but then left quickly.
Model Khushi Vijayvargiya makes some candid confessions and Rediff's Hitesh Harisinghani listens in.
Let Kshamaya Daniel guide you towards the perfect look for a fashion week.
She's been a regular at fashion weeks in Mumbai and New Delhi and here she is walking the runway in New York!
Ranveer's revenge, Karisma's return, royal romance, office romance, biopic of a watch, warmth of a Gullak, OTT has truckloads of surprises to offer this week.
Dia Mirza walked the ramp for as showstopper for late Gulshan Kumar's daughter Khushali Kumar.
From Padma Lakshmi to Kareena, this season offers plentiful reasons to make your jaws drop.
The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
Jakub Mensik became the youngest Czech man to reach a Grand Slam semi-final after beating Joao Fonseca at the French Open, while Mirra Andreeva stormed into the last four and Alexander Zverev kept his title hopes alive.
Divya Nair never went to a fashion show nor had she crossed paths with a supermodel in her life. And then Lakme Fashion Week happened to her. Nair writes about her experience for rediff.com
As one of the biggest fashion dos in the country opens today, Rajesh Karkera captures the vibe -- this is Lakme Fashion Week, Winter/Festive 2012.
Rediff.com's Tista Sengupta gets models to do crazy things behind the ramp.
Defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru carried off from last season with dominating performances in their opening two games of IPL 2026.
Alia Bhatt's first daytime appearance at the Cannes Film Festival 2026 instantly became one of her best red carpet moments ever as she walked in a soft, dreamy hand-painted gown inspired by the French Riviera.
Check out what your favourite stars wore to the fashion week.
"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."
Manish Malhotra's mother passes away at the age of 94, and his friends from the film industry visit his home to support him.
Designers Pallavi Mohan and Rina Dhaka create meaningful fashion at Amazon India Fashion Week Fall 2016.
A glimpse of all the action that takes place backstage before a fashion show begins.
The India-born designer brought out his A game at the home of all things fashionable.
'Mamata was more feared than loved, and in politics when people start fearing you then they start hating you.' 'So Mamata's comeback now is impossible.'
Pakistani models strutted down the ramp at a fashion week in Karachi, hoping to promote fashion industry at home and attract foreign buyers.
