Lakme Fashion Week, Fashion Designer Collection, Fashion Week 2008

"Art Graphisme" by Raakesh Agarvwal:

Raakesh Agarwals collection titled "Art Graphisme" highlighted the shade of black tailored in minis, gowns, skirts, wraps, stoles and jackets in Italian stretch damasks, palazzos, capris etc. His collection was exquisitely tailored in pure cashmere, silk jersey, Lycra, and knits embellished in embroidery with sheep nappa trims. His clothes had a unique combination of feminine wears with masculine touches for a womens perfect evening. The all black attires created a dramatic effect along with a right amount of shimmering. Long mermaid tail gowns added glamour and style to his exhibits.

Wendell Rodrick's "Tropical Paradise":

The grand finale of the LFW was manipulated by designer Wendell Rodricks who exhibited his "Tropical Island" Collections for Spring/Summer on April 2^nd. The auditorium turned into a tropical beach with palm trees, charming tropical flowers, embedded in a background of beautiful blue sea, and white clouds of snow. The audience traveled through the sea, and viewed a collection of fabrics with a languid nature of the theme. The models walked around the ramp covered with gleaming sand exhibiting collections of the Tropical Island range building the seasons freshness. Electric hues of summer like tangerine, grape, watermelon, green sap, reflected in his collections. It was also accompanied by the cool shades of aqua blue, sand yellow, bleached gold, translucent sheers of bronze and fine pearls.

Rodrick's beach belle was brought alive on the ramp modeled by Lakme models, Indrani Dasgupta, Yana Gupta, Amrit Maghera and Vipasha Agarwal. The clothes were exhibited in satin, lycra georgette, chiffon, linen, jersey along with excellent trimmings. Trims played a vital role in this event elaborated with discs, breast plates, elastic mesh added to pleats, and truffles. Sri Lankan attires were hand painted sarongs for men in shades of watermelon, yellow, and hibiscus, created in silk chiffon kaftan shift. Garments of Goa represented white blouses, diva dresses and shifts. Silhouettes from Wendell Rodricks possessed a feminine and graceful charm crowned with an elegant look. His feet planted in his ancestral village in Goa, Wendell Rodricks rules the hearts of fashion aficionados.

Lakme Fashion Week is a great launch for emerging designers and defines the future of fashion. Designers such as Kallol Datta and Rimzim Dadu graduated as emerging designers. Abdul Halder, Nachiket Barve, Raakesh Agarwal, Vineet Bahl, Urvashi Kaur and Ruchi Mehta, have soared up from emerging to regular designers. More than 50 percent of the previous seasons emerging designers have become regular designers for the current year. This show has earned an imperative place Mumbai on the fashion map.

References:

1) http://www.indiafashionweek.com

2) http://specials.rediff.com

3) http://lakmefashionweek.co.in

4) http://ww.smashits.com

5) http://www.radiosargam.com

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