Taking inspiration from opulent architecture, Sounia replicates interior décor on to the garments making them distinctive. Redefining the aesthetics she creates classy yet luxurious transforming the designs into fresh edgy prints.

Sounia keeps her silhouettes straight and clean with sheer fabrics ruling the assortment amidst others. Structured tops with straight pencil skirts, bikini tops with short pants and sheer cover ups with a palette of pastel summery shades like ice blue, ivory, Lilac and pistachio green hues in icy shades.

Anushree Reddy unleashes an enigmatic high-end Indo western couture & prêt line for LFW Summer Resort 2014. Her collection ‘The tale of a bow’, where bow being the soul of the line will be showcased on the 15th March 2014.

Keenly observing its characteristics Anushree has evoked the grace and beauty of this element in interesting ways. Customizing vintage zardozi work with a touch of bling sequence work on malkha, chanderi, malmal, kota, tule and satin in forms of elaborate drapes, exaggerated volume are meticulously tailored to create dramatic anarkalis, crop blouses, sarees, lehengas, in interesting color palette of vintage pink, grey, teal blue, soft blush contrasted with strong blood red and pure untouched natural beige rule the collection.

Tri – Faceted, by Veda Raheja for LFW SR 2014, is a collection of evening dresses and separates inspired by the geometric lines & architecture of the famed self taught Japanese Architect Tadao Ando. It is commonly said about erstwhile truck driver and boxer “Ando’s architectural style is said to create a haiku effect, emphasizing nothingness and empty space to represent the beauty of simplicity.”

Translating Tadao Ando’s ideas into designing accouterments,Veda has used geometry to generate minimalist lines, bold forms and subtle textures. She has teamed the basic contours with colour blocking in rich, bold and vibrant shades contrasted with greys and blacks.

Paradiso a place of extreme beauty, delight, or happiness, is the inspiration for Arpita Mehta’s latest collection stirred by the designer’s holiday in the island of Mykonos.

Mykonos, one of the most magical places on earth, it’s unreal beauty and purity, shows in Arpita’s collection, transforming the Classic Indian Look to Resort Wear using Indo-Western silhouettes. Hues of blues and yellows adapted from the town itself have been used along with mirror work and falisa embroidery. Fabrics such as flat chiffon, georgette satin, taffeta silk, organza and anchor thread embroidery highlight the range.

The collection comprises of embroidered body suits, tulip pants in flat chiffon teamed with interesting peplum style tops, long floor length organza and printed satin geogette flared kurtas with embroiderd yokes and pant hems.

Finally, the audiences enlived and cherished the last two days of the Milan fashion Week. Day 5 included names like Grinko, Dolce and Gabbana, Roccobarocco, Laura Biagiotti, MSGM and Salvatore Ferragamo among others who showcased their pieces of creativity.

To begin with, Dolce and Gabbana recreate the age of chivalry and romance. From an exclusive dark knight black dress, to a red furry cap gown giving a red riding hood effect, from a dramatic golden and red stones mini dress to highly elegant evening wear, the brand embarked its very old tradition of elegance, charm and styling.

Next up, was the Missoni women showing off an amusing blend of comfort and styling. Where the colour range went from bright oranges and olive greens to sky blues and sunny yellows, the dresses too were fashioned in a manner seeking attention. The collection comprised of sleek waist line short dresses, over-sized clothes and long skirts to name a few.

Highlighting Salvatore Ferragamo’s show, American actress Hilary Swank sat at the front row, adding grace to the entire evening. Catwalking at the crystal white runway were models dressed up in turtleneck sweaters, coats and jackets. A few glittery golds contrasted with leafy greens could also be viewed. The fits varied from body-fit dresses to over-sized coats, exhibiting playful elegance and grace.

MSGM, Philipp Plein, Anteprima and Marco De Vincenzo’s pot of gold were the other designers who displayed their respective collection at the fashion week, bringing day5 to an eventful end.

Day6:

The last day of the fashion week was restricted to a few designers, unlike its other days. The list included Next Generation, Heowan Simulation, Stella Jean, Massimo Rebecchi, Giorgio Armani, and Dsquared2.

Highlights included Dsquared2’s collection inspired by the 60s. The collection was reflecting much of Audrey Hepburn’s wardrobe and was dominated by evening wear. A sky-high trendy leopard print coat, sexy full sleeved watery blue dress, and a pearl white skin fit gown were the eye catchers among the collection.

The Italian finesse brand Giorgio Armani arranged neon green lights over the run way to give that extra shade to its mesmerizing collection. Opening with minimalist tailored looks in wool, he added python and big cat print, mohair coats, and pleated gowns and sequin-covered dresses for evening looks.

Milan Fashion week truly reached sky high levels this season to provide its fans with the latest collections and trends.

Designer Lalit Sengar, is all set to astound the Indian fashion industry with his collection called Sylvan Swain at Lakme Fashion Week Summer/Resort 2014.

The collection draws inspiration from the art nouveau era with focus on multiform layering and draping in forms of separates. Taking cue from the detailed architecture, mega structures, motifs, art installations,the line is elegant and graceful. In the graphic arts the line subordinates all other pictorial elements – form, texture, space, and color – to its own decorative effect.

Keenly observing its characteristics Lalit has evoked the grace and beauty of art.  Customizing block prints along with hand embroideries and screen prints blended with Indian textiles like cotton, chanderi cotton, and linen, in a palette of beige, pastels, off white, grey, white.