The Lakme Fashion Week has begun and this is the first time in 12 years that I won't be shooting India’s biggest fashion event.
I still remember being awestruck the first time I got to shoot fashion week -- the models, the celebs, the lights, the chaos and the madness; it was a different kind of high!
And there were The Showstoppers -- stunningly beautiful -- for each show.
As LFW celebrates its 25th anniversary -- Rediff.com has been covering this fashion week since its inception -- here’s presenting some of the beautiful and graceful women graced the Lakme ramp over the years.
IMAGE: Shilpa Shetty looked fit and fab as usual as she walked for Masaba in August 2014. All photographs: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com
IMAGE: Kareena Kapoor Khan is clearly born for the limelight; here she is, walking for Anamika Khanna in March 2015.
IMAGE: A cute moment between late actor Sushant Singh Rajput and Shraddha Kapoor as they walked for Manish Malhotra in August 2016.
IMAGE: This one-of-a-kind show in February 2017 was held on a cruise. Sonakshi Sinha walked for Monisha Jaising.
IMAGE: It was Pooja Hegde’s cute smile that was the showstopper here as she walked for Riddhi Mehra in February 2018.
IMAGE: Kangana Ranaut challenged the camera as she walked for Anushree Reddy in February 2019.
IMAGE: Cast them in a movie already! Vicky Kaushal looked dapper in Kunal Rawal and Janhvi Kapoor glowed in Masaba at LFW 2020.
IMAGE: Malaika Arora is a photographer’s delight! Shoot her from any angle and you are guaranteed a great picture. Among her many, many appearances at Lakme, here’s one where she walked for Limerick's Abirr n' Nanki at LFW in October 2022.
IMAGE: Ananya Panday took over as the face of Lakme after Kareena in March 2024. She had tall heels to fill and managed it like a pro as she walked for Rahul Mishra.
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