Lakme Fashion Week kicks off with Barbie

The 10th Lakme Fashion Week opened with the Barbie All Doll’d Up show, because the global fashion icon and every girl's best friend turned 50 this year. Top Models like Indrani Dasgupta, Anastacia Durata, Montu Tomar and Diana Penty featured on the show. They wore shimmering short and frilly dresses in bright colours like pink, yellow and blue and sparkling gowns. Dazzling earring, necklaces, hats and bags also made an appearance on the ramp.

Shining Star by Get Far opened the show. Barbie Girl by Aqua and Hot Stuff by the Pussycat Dolls were among the songs the models were seen strutting their stuff to. Their demeanour was very feminine and playful, just like Barbie’s and their bright smiles lit up the ramp. The make up was girly and pink.

Marc and Waluscha Robinson’s blonde and blue-eyed daughter Coco Chanel dazzled on the ramp as the surprise package of the show. The audience hooted and clapped when the doll-like beauty walked in as I’m A Barbie Girl played in the background. She also made an appearance at the end of the show with her beautiful mother.

Katrina Kaif, dressed in a multicoloured short dress that was bright blue, yellow and pink, was the showstopper for designer Neeta Lulla’s daughter Nishka Lulla, who designed the pretty frock. The two walked the ramp at the end of the show as the other models watched. The audience burst into applause as Katrina Kaif made an appearance. She looked every inch a doll with her tall curvy figure, pretty face and dazzling smile.

Shantanu and Nikhil, Niak, The Shirt Company, Vikram Phadnis, Neeta Lulla were among the other designers.

Rita Dhody (not with Narendra Kumar Ahmed for a change) was seen chatting with Manish Malhotra. Wendell Rodericks, Madhu Sapre, Queenie and Vikram Chatwal were the celebrity guests on the show. Marc Robinson was the show director with make up, styling and hair by Vipul Bhagat and Gautam. Jewellery was by Tarina Tarantino. Guests got a pretty pink Barbie bag as a memento.