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The stage at the ongoing Lakme Fashion Week on the Indian Handloom and Textile Day was set for the grand display of desi weaves with Nikhil Thampi’s show on Day 1 itself, as he combined pure silk, linen, cotton and polyester blends in a beautifully minimal collection titled ‘Alchemy’.
Lungi saris in pristine white, vermillion and red, transparent churidars, risqué blouses with metallic straps, and deep-necked tulle saris in nude teamed with golden belts blended an immaculate sense of fashion with refined sexiness.