Mumbai: Another offsite show will see designs by Bollywood’s beloved designer Manish Malhotra. His show, titled The Blue Fashion Runway Show, will be sponsored by WEvolve. It will launch the organisation’s global campaign to empowers young men and women to challenge norms that lead to gender-based violence. The best runway faces, popular celebrities and leading personalities from will unite on this global cause while celebrating the promise of a better future.
“We at LFW believe that fashion has a larger role to play in society and for our country. Over the years, Lakme Fashion Week has always taken the lead in standing up for social causes, from The Mai Mumbai Show in 2009 to the Blue Runway Fashion show the coming season. Being a global fashion platform, we take immense pride in lending a voice to such social causes,” added Dhankar.
The business aspect will also be buzzing.
While buyers will range from those in India, Middle-East and Europe, Dhankar says this time, they have expanded the “database by reaching out to an even larger set of buyers from IMG’s global network, including Berlin Fashion Week and Sydney Fashion Week and are approaching new e-commerce retailers”.
“These are some initiatives we have taken to meet our long-term objective of democratizing Indian fashion,” Dhankar said.
An increase in interest from boutique owners in tier-II cities like Nagpur, Surat, Goa and Ahmedabad, has also been witnessed.
LFW will also mark the debut of a fast growing European fashion house Tom Tailor in the Indian commercial market. It is coming in partnership with Jabong this season at Lakme Fashion Week Summer/Resort 2015. They will present an urban-chic collection.
Another international brand, Miss Bennett will present its summer-resort collection at the fashion gala.
Adding more spark to the gala will be the glamorous Gauri Khan, wife of superstar Shah Rukh Khan, showcasing a special Satya Paul summer-resort collection.
Continuing the trend of supporting of Indian textile, known designer Raghavendra Rathore will showcase his regal collection to close Indian Textile Day, a unique property pays tribute to the rich heritage of Indian hand-woven luxury every season.
Designers like Anavila Misra, Deepika Govind, Ghosh, Soumitra Mondal, and Shruti Sancheti among others will present India’s indigenous textiles in varied silhouettes.
Here are some of the designs by Sabyasachi.
Lakme Fashion Week Day 0: Opening show by Sabyasachi Source: Lakme Fashion Week (Facebook Page) |
Lakme Fashion Week Day 0: Opening show by Sabyasachi Source: Lakme Fashion Week (Facebook Page) |
Lakme Fashion Week Day 0: Opening show by Sabyasachi Source: Lakme Fashion Week (Facebook Page) |
Lakme Fashion Week Day 0: Opening show by Sabyasachi Source: Lakme Fashion Week (Facebook Page) |
Lakme Fashion Week Day 0: Opening show by Sabyasachi Source: Lakme Fashion Week (Facebook Page) |
Lakme Fashion Week Day 0: Opening show by Sabyasachi Source: Lakme Fashion Week (Facebook Page) |
Lakme Fashion Week Day 0: Opening show by Sabyasachi Source: Lakme Fashion Week (Facebook Page) |
Lakme Fashion Week Day 0: Opening show by Sabyasachi Source: Lakme Fashion Week (Facebook Page) |
Lakme Fashion Week Day 0: Opening show by Sabyasachi Source: Lakme Fashion Week (Facebook Page) |
