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Wevolve Blue runway show by Manish Malhotra @lakmefashionwk Model Lakshmi Rana (centre) with Carol Gracias walks the Wevolve Blue runway Designer Manish Malhotra takes a bow With the “Blue Runway” at Lakme Fashion Week, Manish Malhotra introduced his summer collection with a social message of change. In association with the WEvolve campaign, with World Bank as partner, the show marked global launch of this initiative focused on challenging societal norms that lead to gender based violence. HAPPY 15 : As part of LFW’s 15-year celebrations, this collection was showcased on March 18, 2015 - Day 1 of Lakme Fashion Week S/R 2015 at an off-site venue of The Great Eastern Home in South Mumbai. THAT LOOK : Long fitted jackets and Parsi gara feel came to the fore. The show was opened by model Lakshmi Rana, who graciously swayed along the long ramp with guests on both sides cheering her on. Manish Malhotra with international actress Rosario Dawson The WEvolve program dra

                       Presenting the 19 th  batch of  Gen Next  designers at Lakme Fashion Week Alan Alexander Kaleekal; Ankit Carpenter; Priyanka Ella Lorena Lama (Nimisha Tiwari in the centre); Salita Nanda; Kanika Goyal and Manish Bansa Alan Alexander Kaleekal Alan Alexander Kaleekal hails from Thiruvananthapuram. A graduate from Studio Bercot, Paris, he holds a bachelor’s degree in Fashion Design. His collection, at Lakmé Fashion Week Summer/Resort 2015 illustrates a child's reinterpretation of an adult wardrobe. Alan describes his label – Kaleekal as a subversive and alternate way of looking at clothes. He adds, “My designs don’t target a specific demography, they re-interpret the norms of fashion.” Ankit Carpenter  A graduate in Fashion Designing, this Delhi based designer Ankit Carpenter showcases his cactus inspired collection at Lakmé Fashion Week. Ankit’s label Gréusha focuses on femininity in modern and classic ways. Having clean cuts and silhouettes, t

CALL ME BAL. ROHIT BAL. India's leading design genius Rohit Bal is now a big beautiful name in the world of weddings and luxury events. Here's how he took his aesthetic sense into a commercial arena with  Rohit  Bal  Luxury Weddings and Events .   Jalal Salahuddin, Rohit Bal and Jeh Bajaj. Know more at  rohitballuxuryweddings.com Rohit Bal answers a few bouncers by Nimisha... 1. It's amazing to see India's leading Design Genius to move ahead from the ramp and take his art to another level. How do you feel about this initiative and how did you get started on it? BAL : When the opportunity of wedding planning presented itself to me I looked at it as an endeavor worth undertaking as it was a mutual symbiosis of two great minds - my aesthetics and work over the time and J&S events with their vast experience of managing and executing events all around the world over the past 20 years. Also, all of us have been friends for a while and I believe when tw