The Lakmē Style Week 2025 X FDCI finale on Sunday night was — as anticipated — a grand affair, with the who’s who from the style and leisure fraternity in attendance. However the second that really stole the present was when Kareena Kapoor Khan made a surprising catwalk look and reminisced about her style journey.
“I do the whole lot with my coronary heart. Whether or not it was strolling the ramp after I was measurement zero or with Taimur in my stomach, or whether or not it was, you already know, measurement 10 or 12, that by no means actually mattered. What mattered was my coronary heart. My coronary heart was on stage…was with every designer that I walked for, and likewise in my confidence. Thanks Lakme, for having me..I loved my time,” mentioned the 44-year-old, who appeared ethereal in a Manish Malhotra sari with Swarovski and pearl embroidery that was paired with a classic French lace shirt.
Nevertheless, what actually touched hearts was her appreciation of the efforts of the quite a few artists and folks related to the occasion. “Sure, I’m honoured to be the face of Lakme, however 25 years of Lakme Style Week is just not about us actors strolling the finale. It’s about every considered one of them who’ve been backstage. We owe it to them. They make us look wonderful,” she added.
“After all, all our smashing wonderful designers, my darling pal, brother Manish (Malhotra), Tarun (Tahiliani) and everybody however tonight must also be about every one who has labored for the 25 years to make us all look wonderful on the ramp,” she continued.
Through the day, Kalki Koechlin walked the ramp in a white printed frock from Max’s Sicilian Summer season & Amalfi Escape assortment.
Impressed by Italy and its vibrant tradition, the outfit was all about “escape and journey and the kind of summery, gentle feeling that you’ve got while you go on vacation”, Koechlin instructed ANI.
Earlier, Janhvi Kapoor’s stroll grabbed all the eye as she strutted down the runway for designer Rahul Mishra. In contrast to style showcases that finish with the arrival of the showstopper, the Dhadak actor’s dramatic entry in a automotive with fashions posing as paparazzi to take her greatest footage, gained applause. Her ensemble was hid beneath a big overcoat earlier than the 28-year-old revealed her outfit of the day: a black body-hugging robe with a thigh-high slit and sweetheart neckline crafted from Bandhani print cloth.
In the meantime, Tara Sutaria and Veer Pahariya turned showstoppers for the British style model ASOS’s ‘A Summer season of Model’ assortment with AJIO, with Tara carrying an all-black floor-length lace robe with a plunging neckline, and Veer complementing her in a white go well with and double-breasted jacket.
“I really like style, I really like type. For me, something that fits my physique sort or the vibe of the model (I’d select that)… I’m fairly pleased with something that fits that. It could possibly be a lehenga, a sari or a robe like I’m carrying. It may additionally simply be a T-shirt and shorts or denims,” she instructed PTI.
