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Day one saw a host of designers showcasing their creation on the ramp with Manish Malhotra presenting Elements' at St Regis in Mumbai. Bollywood celebrities Arjun Kapoor and Jacqueline Fernandez turned showstoppers for the ace designer Manish Malhotra as he opened the show with his collection titled 'Elements'. The designer, whose creations are loved by stars, gave a glamorous twist to traditional Indian couture through his 70 ensembles. His bridal wardrobe got a makeover with tailored ponchos and overlapped trousers, cocktail dresses with graceful sari drapes, off-shoulder jumpsuits with Victorian trails for the D-day. With a fair share of fame by creating India's first lifestyle and furniture store, Pinakin Patel stunned this season with a gorgeous collection of summer friendly fabrics that compliment nature. Elektrocouture presented an electrified performance with glow-in-the-dark and electrically lit up garments such as structured dresses, trousers, skirts, graphi...

Mumbai, April 3: Talented actor-filmmaker Divya Khosla Kumar walked the Lakme Fashion Week (LFW) here for "Garo by Priyangsu and Sweta" on the final day of the gala's summer-resort edition here. The collection was titled "FEMMES di TAHITI' and took its inspiration by native Tahitian prints, colours and motifs. The designs also saw the incorporation of beautiful floral landscapes and bohemian style of Tahitian women with an eclectic French Polynesian flavour. The garments were easy flowing silhouettes having a soft handloom chanderi, cotton matka, woven bapta silk and chiffon textures with vibrant colours straight out of works of the master of avant-garde Paul Gauguin. Of the showstopper dress that she flaunted, Divya said: "It is a beautiful dress which is wearable at any occasion. It is a very light-weight outfit and the designers, Priyangsu and Sweta of Garo have made the entire collection with a material which is so easy-to-wear, soft and easily likabl...