IMAGES: The best (and worst) of Fashion Week!

When your show is sponsored, you go with the sponsor's theme. Wendell Rodricks did an admirable job of keeping his identity intact with pastels and fluid silhouettes for the Himalayan Natural Mineral Water showing. Still, the garments lacked that 'oomph' factor -- when all of them look like fanciful nightwear, it's time to go back to the drawing board.

Neeta Lulla seems to have a hard time reigning in her love of luxury -- loud, loud luxury. Swirls, twirls, velour, bright gold, embroidery so heavy the models instantly lost another pound or two...Sigh. Whatever happened to 'less is more'?

Babita M, Drashta Sarvaiya and Rehane ushered in the second half of Day Four (here's a glimpse of their collections).

Drashta Sarvaiya's cocktail couture didn't miss a beat and despite Babita M's line being ominously named 'Metal-Morphosis', the metal pieces, nuts, bolts, screws and metal sheets that embellished her garments didn't come in the way of wearability and appeal.

Rehane, on the other hand, decided to send out an all-white, unfinished line that was intended to "embody the purity of woman". Casual and cool, the creations would have looked much better if the models weren't dusted from head to toe in talcum powder that had them looking like zombies from a B-grade Bollywood horror flick.

The first half of Day Four at the LFW consisted of showings by Deux A, Arjun Agarwal, Pam & Arch London, Abhi Singh and Purvi Doshi (view their collections here).

Arjun Agarwal's partywear hit the spot -- it was sophisticated, stylish and on-trend.

Pam & Arch London went for the semi-formal look, with pretty prints on jersey and lycra dresses -- neat, but nothing exceptional.

'The Deep Blue Sea' by Abhi Singh was alluring, with its delicate aqua tones and hiked-up hemlines.

Anna-Liza and Anita Walia's label Deux A gave us a double-take with robotic stylings inspired by the 1920s movie Metropolis (here we go again!). While most creations could not be worn anyplace else other than a catwalk, the others were surprisingly sexy.

And Purvi Doshi's 'Peek-a-boo' line was more 'boo' than 'peek' -- unusual, but not necessarily skimpy or appealing.

Bringing Day Three to a grand close was Sabyasachi, who seems to be becoming rather repetitive. The designer reminded us once again of his love for traditional Indian handicrafts, which we very much appreciate, but maybe it's time to move on from old-world charm, because it's wearing thin in Sabya's case. Salwaars, tunics, vests, palazzo pants, a forgotten art of embroidery -- it was more or less the same old story, although he did manage to wow us with a few choice designs.

Someone who did manage to surprise us on Day Three was Pria Kataaria Puri. While she will never give up on her trademark bling, the designer did manage to breathe sophistication and sexiness into her collection. And for once, her beloved kaftan maxis took a backseat.

The works of Payal Kothari, Paromita Banerjee, Vizyon, Debarun and Shyamal and Bhumika were showcased in the latter half on Day Three (view their lines here).

Shradha Murarka and Ninon Palisse's 'Golden Age' from Vizyon certainly made its mark, with graceful metallic touches to the urbane eveningwear.

Shyamal and Bhumika's opulent festive garments was also designed along the right lines -- tasteful and tempting.

Unlike many before him, Debarun Mukherjee managed to pull off an entirely black-and-white collection with key pieces.

Payal Kothari's footwear was fresh, if a tad too uniform -- some pairs were distinguishable purely on the basis of colour.

When you take into account that Paromita Banerjee does nothing but earthy anti-fits in traditional textiles for every single collection each year, however, maybe Kothari's uniform footwear isn't so bad!

The first half of Day Three offered us the best of Raman Vij, Ruchika Sachdeva, Shivaji Dutta, Harangad Singh and VJ Balhara (see their designs here).

Harangad Singh played it practical and pretty, for which we're quite grateful.

We certainly can't say the same for VJ Balhara, whose casuals were really eyecatching except for the fact that he chose to draw away from them with faux pastries on all the model's heads.

Shivaji Dutta created an entire collection from cast-away shreds of fabrics, but you'd never know it by the looks of the garments. They were 100 percent finished and wearable.

Ruchika Sachdev's line called 'Bodice' drew inspiration from architecture, history and machinery and we must say, she pulled off the androgynous look with elan.

Raman Vij put some trendy knits on display -- at least one designer remembered to work on winterwear. But then what his sexy sweater dresses had to do with samurais, we still don't know.

At the finale on Day Two, Narendra Kumar finally redeemed himself after a last couple of disastrous seasons. Well-cut, timeless suits for men took to the ramp and with the models (and showstopper Kabir Bedi) grooving to Sinatra, it was all rather memorable.

Also putting up a great show on Day Two was Anita Dongre, whose sensual, understated and classic ethnicwear is catching on fast. Look out, Manish, you may have competition!

Nachiket Barve, Swapnil Shinde, LittleShilpa, Parvesh Jai and Payal Kapoor showcased in the second half of Day Two (check out their collections here).

Nachiket Barve, Swapnil Shinde and LittleShilpa all showcased as part of a DHL-sponsored do. While Barve's garments were elegant and on-trend, Swapnil's were futuristic without reaching space queen proportions, which is a good thing. But LittleShilpa made sure to go to outlandish extremes as usual, with pieces that were low on wearability and high on imagination.

Parvesh Jai's zardozi ethnicwear consisted of both hits and misses, the misses mainly courtesy feathers, too-plush tones and garrish gold.

As for Payal Kapoor, her festivewear was demure and pretty, with pale colours and tasteful hints of sparkle.