They told us to expect something different and they weren’t lying. When we got a glimpse of Manish Malhotra‘s Lakme Fashion Week Summer/Resort ’16 collection ‘Elements’ last week, we noticed it wasn’t like any of his previous collections. It didn’t take too long to love the clothes and when we saw all of them last night, all that lusting increased tenfold. Here are 5 things you need to see from the show.
1. The venue was spectacular
The show was held at Mehboob Studios. A great white tree was set up in the corner and paper birds were suspended from the ceiling. But you need to see it to actually understand it.
2. The clothes weren’t like anything you’ve seen before
Sure he has his lehengas and saris but this season, Manish created cocktail dresses, gowns, jumpsuits, overlapped trousers, off-shoulder dresses and everything a summer bride and her friends would love.
Manish Malhotra Summer/Resort ’16 at Lakme Fashion Week
Manish Malhotra Summer/Resort ’16 at Lakme Fashion Week
Manish Malhotra Summer/Resort ’16 at Lakme Fashion Week
Manish Malhotra Summer/Resort ’16 at Lakme Fashion Week
Manish Malhotra Summer/Resort ’16 at Lakme Fashion Week
Manish Malhotra Summer/Resort ’16 at Lakme Fashion Week
Manish Malhotra Summer/Resort ’16 at Lakme Fashion Week
3. He even had something for men
And it wasn’t just for the women. Manish Malhotra created some of that pastel perfection for the men too.
Manish Malhotra Summer/Resort ’16 at Lakme Fashion Week
Manish Malhotra Summer/Resort ’16 at Lakme Fashion Week
Manish Malhotra Summer/Resort ’16 at Lakme Fashion Week
Some of the models even took out their LYF smartphones and took selfies on the runway!
4. Jacqueline Fernandez & Arjun Kapoor closed the show
Of course he didn’t have just one showstopper, where’s the fun in that? Manish Malhotra had Jacqueline Fernandez and Arjun Kapoor close the show.
Jacqueline Fernandez & Arjun Kapoor for Manish Malhotra Summer/Resort ’16 at Lakme Fashion Week
Jacqueline Fernandez for Manish Malhotra Summer/Resort ’16 at Lakme Fashion Week
Jacqueline Fernandez & Arjun Kapoor for Manish Malhotra Summer/Resort ’16 at Lakme Fashion Week
Arjun Kapoor for Manish Malhotra Summer/Resort ’16 at Lakme Fashion Week
5. The front row was power packed
Kareena Kapoor Khan, Nita Ambani, Bhumi Pednekar, Sooraj Pancholi, Sophie Choudry, Kanika Kapoor – the list of attendees was endless! See all their photos here.
His shows are always amazing to experience and what’s great is they get better and better each season.