Sabyasachi's 'Big Love' at Lakmé Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2015

Sabyasachi 'Big Love' at Lakme Fashion Week - The Maharani Diaries

India’s fashion elite have once again converged on the capital to kick off another season of Lakmé Fashion Week. The lineup at the 2015, Spring Summer outing is quite possibly the strongest ever, with the likes of Sabyasachi, Manish Malhotra, Anamika Khanna, Suneet Varma and Tarun Tahiliani all presenting inspiring collections. So, here we are bringing you our first installment of one of the world’s best fashion week events with special guest feature from talented London fashion illustrator, Aparna Ram.

Lakme Fashion Week Spring Summer 2015 Highlights - The Maharani Diaries

‘Backstage Glamour’ by Aparna Ram – Lehenga creations from Anushree Reddy, Manish Malhotra and Sabyasachi sitting pretty backstage at the 2015 Lakmé Fashion Week Spring/Summer outing.

Lakmé Fashion Week is a coveted fashion event that brings together the best Indian designers from around the country to showcase their latest collections and one that every emerging designer dreams about. It’s the only fashion festival, which brings credibility to the flourishing Indian fashion industry and integrates India into the global fashion scene.

This year’s Spring/Summer Lakmé Fashion Week is celebrating 15 years of showcasing inspiring Indian fashion to India and the global fashion world. Designers have pulled out all stops presenting stylish summery collections with grandeur.

The opening night launch started with a bang with the inimitable, Sabyasachi Mukherjee presenting a retro themed runway. His unconventional show, titled ‘Big Love’ was an extravagant display of seventies retro ensembles brought to light with high tech laser beams, drones and even balloons.

In possibly one of the most opulent openings for a fashion show, Sabyasachi showcased ‘Big Love’ in front of the creme de la creme of the city. Bollywood actresses such as Sridevi, Deepika Padukone and Kajol were all out in force to support their close friend.

Sabyasachi paid tribute to the seventies era with his own signature style. The collection featured a variety of different colours, fabrics and textures, ideal for an easy breezy summer wedding party.

The designer also added dimension to the traditional sari look to give it more boldness and edginess. ‘Big Love’ featured jumpsuits with bell-bottoms, brocade sherwani suits, sheer net capes, shimmery gowns, boleros and stunning printed lehengas.

Fabric texturing ranged from silk, tulle, crepe, georgette, to satin and taffeta. From stark black and gold to vibrant floral prints to iridescent metallic, Sabyasachi has paid homage to the retro era in spectacular fashion.

Sabyasachi Big Love - Lakme Fashion Week - The Maharani Diaries

Sabyasachi’s ensembles are all set to create waves for the spring and summer season. ‘Big Love’ has a very international feel about it and these light-weight lehengas and suits are perfect for the destination bride.

“Lakmé Fashion Week holds a special place in my journey as a designer other than being my debut platform. Our success stories resonate and have been parallel. It gives me great pleasure to open the season that commemorates 15 years of LFW in India and be a part of this milestone.” – Sabyasachi Mukherjee