Out of the cradle: Young guns blazing on the runway!

After a stupendous curtain raiser show featuring Masaba Gupta and Ankit Aggarwal yesterday, seven young designers showcased their talent at Lakme Fashion Week today.

The biggies will follow.

But today belonged to GenNext -- six young fashion designers chosen from hundreds -- who showcased at the Lakme Fashion Week!

Kristy De Cunha's collection paid homage to artist Frieda Kahlo and her unborn child.

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The collection featured bold prints and vibrant colours that we liked quite a bit.

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Here's the young designer taking a bow at the end of her show.

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Ethiopia's Mursi tribe was the source of inspiration for Neha Agarwal's debut collection at the Lakme Fashion Week.

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The designs were as flamboyant as they were eccentric with structured moulding and handmade texturing.

This was the opening design of the show -- a black leather body suit with striking fabric detailing in orange.

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And here is the young designer proudly taking to the runway with her model.

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Then there was Anuj Bhutani whose collection was inspired by Teddy Boys, the 1960s English subculture.

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So you had garments in royal blue, smoky grey, urban, olive and sand with interesting geometrical thread work in forms of twisted yarn, screen prints, surface texturing and graphic block prints.

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Bhutani himself chose an oversized jacket for his big day under the arclights.

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Surbhi Shekhar's collection was inspired by Fever Ray, the lead vocalist of the Swedish band, The Knife.

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Evoking visions of witch craft, the collection's palette ranged from maroon and grey to rust and black.

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Walking the runway in her creation Surbhi Shekhar looked rather happy with the response.

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Arunima Majhi's eveningwear collection was called Venus Fly Trap.

Sexy and cute, the designs were edgy with an understated line of beauty.

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Majhi experimented with colour and innovative detailing to create a great fashion statement.

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The young designer takes to the runway at the end of the show.

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Dhruv Kapoor's collection was for the raw and bold in a fashionable woman.

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The unisex line featured everything from relaxed pea coats, slacks to A line skirts and boxy shirts.

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Kapoor himself chose to go casual as he walked down the runway. #Welike!

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