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Big, bold, beautiful: Showstopping colours at Lakme Fashion Week

March 13, 2014 17:47 IST

Image: A Digvijay Singh creation.
Photographs: Rajesh Karkera/ Rediff.com

Glimpses from Digvijay Singh's collection at the ongoing Lakme Fashion Week Summer/Resort 2014, fresh off the ramp.

Playing on the very popular graphic prints trend, designer Digvijay Singh showcased his collection that was inspired from popular kids' board games.

Titled Ludo and Ladders, the colours and motifs of the two games were reflected in interesting ways on the garments.

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Big, bold, beautiful: Showstopping colours at Lakme Fashion Week

Image: Alesia Raut in a Digvijay Singh creation.
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Ludo design in neon colours lend an eye-catching appeal to this simple, flowy dress, paired here with a bright red jacket.

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Big, bold, beautiful: Showstopping colours at Lakme Fashion Week

Image: Models Amit Ranjan and Rikee Chatterjee in Digvijay Singh creations.
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Using a mix of silk, cotton, viscose blends, along with interesting khaatla embroidery from Gujarat, the creations also had digital and block prints.

The men's line was relatively subdued in terms of colour and silhouttes though.

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Big, bold, beautiful: Showstopping colours at Lakme Fashion Week

Image: Preeti Dhata in a Digvijay Singh creation.
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The line featured many Indo-western fusion silhouettes for both sexes in shades of red, blue, green and yellow that moved stylishly up and down the easy shapes.

Basic hues like beige, khaki and grey took centrestage too.

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Big, bold, beautiful: Showstopping colours at Lakme Fashion Week

Image: Models in Digvijay Singh creations.
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The women's line featured long layered bias kurtas in crinkle silk prominently.

Translucent fabrics over strong prints gave a delicate feminine effect to the flared creations.

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Image: Model Anita Kumar in a Digvijay Singh creation.
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This interesting sari makes the best use of colours and board game patterns.

Like this one, most other saris on show were paired with long sleeved jersey cholis or fluid kurtas.

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Image: Ninja Singh in a Digvijay Singh creation.
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This ombre-coloured asymmetrical outfit does absolute justice to a tall and lean frame like model Ninja Singh.

Also read: 'Don't let a pretty face and stunning body go to your head'

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Image: Models walk in Digvijay Singh creations
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Men's wear largely remained restrained with a collection of bundies in shades of grey and black prints, a Jodhpuri jacket in beige/brown checks as well as a solitary western jacket thrown in to balance the look.

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Image: A Digvijay Singh creation
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A model walks the ramp in a particularly distinctive maxi dress.

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Ali Fazal walks for Digvijay Singh

Image: Ali Fazal walks the ramp for Digvijay Singh.
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Fukrey actor Ali Fazal, who walked the ramp as the showstopper, models a sharp-silhouetted jacket and accessories in eye popping colours.

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Big, bold, beautiful: Showstopping colours at Lakme Fashion Week

Image: Ali Fazal and Digvijay Singh
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Designer Digvijay Singh takes a bow at the end of the show.

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