Nimrat Kaur for Payal Singhal
Nimrat Kaur for Payal Singhal

Our first day at Lakmé Fashion Week Winter/Festive 2015 began with a show put up by some of India’s upcoming design stars.

INIFD presented its 20th batch of GenNext designers including: Ajay Kumar (kaleidoscopic, psychedelic prints), Charchit Bafna (androgynous silhouettes that translate well on men and women), Kriti Tula – Doodlage (luxe garments from industry wastes), Jebin Johny – Jebsispar (a wonderful mix of the Kathak dance and the Japanese Kabuki dance), Ishita Mangal (an interesting crime scene theme), Shivangi Sahni (a boho-luxe collection, and Siddhartha Bansal (inspired by ethnic havelis and architecture).

Shivangi Sahni

Shivangi Sahni

Ajay Kumar

Ajay Kumar

Ishita Mangal

Ishita Mangal

Siddhartha Bansal

Siddhartha Bansal

Kriti Talua

Kriti Tula

Jebispar

Jebispar

Speaking of upcoming designers, we also saw a show put on by the Grazia Young Fashion Awards’ winners: Pallavi Dhyani – Three (nightwear stripes and a lot of monochrome, dressed up with layering), Ragini Ahuja – Ikai (a darker look created with different fabrics and neutrals), Chandamma Cariappa (khadi shoes), Malvika Vaswani – Andalus (accessories inspired by Moorish architecture, Sahil Kochar (florals and ethnic wear from neoprene and appliqué), Tina and Nikita Sutradhar – Miuniku (a luxurious and glittering party theme), Ujjwal Dubey – Antar Agni (stripes and silhouettes in his signature style with dark colors for the Winter), Sayoni Chaterjee – Sayon (eyewear made of walnut wood frames), Karuna Laungani & Gauri Verma – Jodi (inspired by flora and fauna in bright colors).

Ikai

Ikai

Antar Agni

Antar Agni

Sahil Kochar

Sahil Kochar

Jodi

Jodi

Three

Three

Established designers, Nikhil Thampi and Payal Singhal‘s new collections were absolutely amazing. Nikhil Thampi showed a sensuous indo-western line with drapes and sexy cuts. His line gave me somewhat of a warrior princess vibe. Meanwhile, Payal Singhal played with geometric patterns and changed-up the regular ethnic silhouettes. Her line also had a lot of darker colors for the winter.

Nikhil Thampi

Nikhil Thampi

Payal Singhal

Payal Singhal

Nikhil Thampi

Nikhil Thampi

Tanishaa Mukerji in Payal Singhal

Tanishaa Mukerji in Payal Singhal

Tamanaah Bhatia in Payal Singhal

Tamanaah Bhatia in Payal Singhal

Payal Singhal

Payal Singhal

Huemn gave us loud animal prints and a vivacious collection while Ilk stayed monochrome with layering and checks. Quirkbox stuck to its quirky mix of colors, this time with a marriage of darker hues and multiple prints.

Quirkbox

Quirkbox

Huemn

Huemn

Huemn

Huemn

Quirkbox

Quirkbox

Ilk

Ilk

Ilk

Ilk

Krishna Mehta showed us bright colors and bouncing silhouettes with eye-catching prints and layering. Little Shilpa‘s line went from androgynous, office cuts to colorful and playful, just like the Baggit bags that complimented her collection for a Lakmé Fashion week collaboration.

Krishna Mehta

Krishna Mehta

Krishna Mehta

Krishna Mehta

Lauren Goltieb for Baggit and Little Shilpa at LFW WF 15

Lauren Goltieb for Baggit and Little Shilpa at LFW WF 15

Baggit Fall Winter styled by Little Shilpa-2

Baggit Fall Winter styled by Little Shilpa-2

While all this and lots more went on during the day…

Manish Malhotra
Manish Malhotra

The night ended with a groundbreaking Manish Malhotra show. Stay tuned to MissMalini.com – all the Lakme Fashion Week deets are right here!