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Lakmé Fashion Week 2025 Days 1 & 2 Were About Flourishes And Fabulous Facepalms

LFW kicked off its Delhi chapter with what felt like a love letter to Indian craft. Here's a pictorial roundup of the first 2 days.

The setting for the opening show of LFW, in partnership with FDCI, was The Kunj, a handicraft mall turned runway playground. Designers like Anavila Misra led the charge with her Sarmast collection: a poetic name for poetic fashion. Linen, subtle florals, ruffled sarees, lightly embroidered jackets... nothing screamed “look at me,” but everything invited a second look.

Then came Akaaro by Gaurav Jai Gupta with Starlight, pushing handwoven silks, khadi, metallic threads, layering, and fluid drapes. Akaaro showed how fabric can tell stories when you

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