Gaurav Gupta gives theatrical start to LFW Summer/Resort 2019

It was a magical blend of glamour and drama as celebrity favourite designer Gaurav Gupta opened the Lakme Fashion Week Summer/Resort edition with Bollywood stars Tabu and Karan Johar walking the ramp for him.

The opening show, which took place at the Royal Opera House on Tuesday, was a comeback for Gaurav to the Mumbai runway after four years and the designer made every bit of it memorable by not only focusing on his clothes but also the presentation.

Titled, 'The (Un)folding', the collection was dominated by Gaurav's signature gravity-defying pattern making and the designer also brought that element to the show through a collaboration with his close friend, poetess Navkirat Sodhi, who recited her original poetry suspended in the air, dressed in a 20 feet gown, as models sashayed down the ramp.

Tabu was the showopener and she looked resplendent in a powder blue coloured gown with intricate chikankari on it, while Karan turned the showstopper dressed in black shirt and bottoms, topped .