Lakme
India Fashion Week 2003
The
Lakme India Fashion Week 2003, held in Mumbai from
18th July to 24 July was a great success and showcased
a one-of-a-kind designer collection, unlike individual
"couture" fashion shows. LIFW this year
will continue to focus on the business of fashion
with the main objective of creating trade opportunities
between designers and trade-buyers. This year's theme
was Water Colours and the week-long extravaganza of
hues of varying colours, fashion and glamour ended
on a high note.
In
its fourth consecutive year, the Lakme India Fashion
Week 2003 was held from 18th July to 24 July at the
NCPA, Mumbai. Leading designers showcased their collections
which were brought to life by 48 leading Indian Models.
The models, working in three groups, will display
the Prêt (ready-to-wear) and Diffusion (a line
between ready-to-wear and couture) lines at the country's
largest event of the fashion design industry. The
Fashion Design Council of India (FDCI), the apex body
of Indian fashion, organises the fashion extravaganza
every year to offer a platform to Indian fashion industry
professionals for displaying their skills and market
their creations thereby highlighting the Indian Fashion
scenario to the world. This year the event has taken
on a more "serious business" orientation
and has focused on expanding the customer base and
grow the Indian Fashion industry globally.
Designers
who participated in the week long event are:
| Arjun
Khanna |
Lina
Tipnis |
Ranna
Gill |
| Anju
Modi |
Manish
Arora |
Rehane
Yavar Dhala |
| Anjana
Bhargav |
Monapali |
Rina
Dhaka |
| Aparna
Chandra |
Malini
Ramani |
Ritu
Kumar |
| Arati
Monappa |
Meera
& Muzaffar Ali |
Rocky
S |
| Anita
Dongre |
Manju
& Bobby Grover |
Rohit
Bal |
| Ashima
- Leena |
Monisha
Jaising |
Rajesh
Pratap Singh |
| Anshu
A. Sen |
Niki
Mahajan |
Satya
Paul |
| Anamika
Khanna |
Nahid
Merchant |
Shantanu
and Nikhil |
| Aki
Narula |
Neelam
Saxena |
Sabyasachi
Mukherjee |
| Anuradha
Vakil |
Neeta
Bhargava |
Shobhna
and Vijay Arora |
| Aparna
Jagdhari |
Priyadarshini
Rao |
Sonam
Dubal |
| Ashish
& Smita Soni |
Payal
Jain |
Sucheta
Merh |
| Ashish
Pandey |
Paras
& ShaliniPria |
Suneet
Verma |
| Deepika
Govind |
Kataria
Puri |
Swapan
& Seema |
| Hemant
Trevedi |
Priya
Awasty |
Tarana |
| JJ
Valaya |
Raghuvendra
Rathore |
Tarun
Tahiliani |
| Krishna
Mehta |
Rohti
Gandhi
& Rahul Khanna |
Wendell
Rodricks |
| Kiran
Uttam Ghosh |
|
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|
|
The
Models who participated are as under:
| Female
Models |
|
Male
models |
| Alysia
Raut |
Michelle
Innes |
Acquin
Pais |
| Bhawna
Sharma |
Mridula
Chandrashekher |
Aditya
Bal |
| Binal
Trivedi |
Nina
Manuel |
Ajay
Balhara |
| Candice
Pinto |
Piya
Trivedi |
Haroon
Kazi |
| Carol
Gracias |
Sampada
Inamdar |
Niketan
Madhok |
| Cleo
Isaacs |
Sapna
Kumar |
Praveen
Sirohi |
| Deepti
Gujral |
Sheetal
Mallar |
Rajat
chandarlal |
| Diandra
Soares |
Sheetal
Menon |
Rajiv
Singh |
| Fleur
Xavier |
Shivani
Kapoor |
Rajneesh
Duggal |
| Gauhar
Khan |
Shonal
Rawat |
Shawar
Ali |
| Indrani
Dasgupta |
Shonali
Rosario |
Shayaan
Munshi |
| Jessie
Randhawa |
Tapur
chaterjee |
Tarun
Arora |
| Joey
Matthews |
Tupur
chaterjee |
Vijay
Balhara |
| Kaveri
Khullar |
Uma
Chiplunkar |
Zulfi
Sayed |
| Kavita
Kharayat |
Vidisha
Pavate |
|
| Megha
Kawale |
Viveka
Babajee |
|
|
|
Schedule:
Day/
Time |
Fri
18
July
|
Sat
19 July |
Sun
20 July |
Mon
21 July |
Tue
22 July |
Wed
23 July |
Thu
24 July |
| 11pm |
FDCI-DHL
Business of
Fashion Seminar Series
|
FDCI-DHL
Business
of
Fashion Seminar Series
|
FDCI-
DHL Business
of
Fashion Seminar Series
|
FDCI-
DHL Business
of
Fashion Seminar Series
|
FDCI-DHL
Business of
Fashion Seminar Series
|
FDCI-DHL
Business of
Fashion Seminar Series
|
FDCI-DHL
Business of
Fashion Seminar Series
|
| 1pm |
Rocky
S
|
Malini
Ramani
|
Kimono
by Kiran
Uttam Ghosh
|
Priya-
darshini
Rao
|
Anuradha
Vakil
|
Anjana
Bhargav
|
Payal
Jain
|
| |
|
Ranna
|
Linarika
by Lina Tipnis
|
Sabya-
sachi
|
Manju
& Bobby Grover
|
Niki
Mahajan
|
|
| 2
pm |
DHL
Seminar
|
DHL
Seminar
|
DHL
Seminar
|
DHL
Seminar
|
DHL
Seminar
|
DHL
Seminar
|
DHL
Seminar
|
| 3pm |
Aki
|
Rohit
Bal
|
Anamika
Khanna
|
Aparna
Chandra
|
Monisha
Jaising
|
Ashima
Leena
|
Rajesh
Pratap Singh
|
| |
|
|
Deepika
Govind
|
Kavita
Bhartia
|
|
Monapali
|
|
| 4pm |
Liberty
- Feet
into the
world
of
Fashion Work-
shop
|
Lakme
'Water
colors' Work-
shop
|
Liberty
Feet
into the world
of
Fashion Workshop
|
Lakme
'Water Kissed
Skin' Work-shop
|
Liberty
Feet
into the
world
of
Fashion Work-shop
|
Lakme
'Color Drench and
Color Spray' Work-shop
|
Liberty
Feet
into the world
of
Fashion Work-
shop
|
| 5pm |
Cue
by Rohit Gandhi & Rahul Khanna |
Ragha-
vendra Rathore
|
Manish
Arora
|
Aparna
Jagdhari
|
Krishna
Mehta
|
A
Small Shop SANSKAR by
Sonam Dubal
|
Rina
Dhaka
|
| 7pm |
as
by Ashish & Smita Soni
|
Ritu
Kumar
|
Arjun
Khanna
|
Anant
by Shobhna
& Vijay Arora
|
Neeta
Bhargava
|
Studio
Valaya
|
Satya
Paul
|
| |
|
|
|
Geisha
Designs by
Paras & Shalini
|
Tarana
|
|
|
| 9pm |
Shantanu
& Nikhil
|
Nahid
Merchant
|
Liberty
Revolut-
ions
|
Anita
Dongre
|
Tarun
Tahiliani
|
Kotwara
by
Meera & Muzaffar Ali
|
Lakme
Grand Finale
|
| |
|
Rehane
|
|
Priya
Kataria Puri
|
|
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