mumbai saw an absolutely brilliant winterfestive show at the lakm fashion week 2011 reports debarati s senone of the most awaited and talked about fashion events of the season the lakm fashion week winterfestive 2011 came to an end on sunday and what a show it was bollywood celebrities society fashonistas and fashion enthusiasts from all over the world got to see some brilliant work and some fantastic shows through the five daysthe talent box a small ramp at the source the buyers lounge was another highlight of this seasons fashion week where budding designers got a chance to present their creationsthe fashion week kickstarted with rohit bals offsite show showcasing heavily yet tastefully embroidered and finely crafted creationsswapnil shinde showed some genuinely artistic concepts in his very wearable designs that used delicious colour combinations and careful texturing with pvc little shilpa who is known for her eccentric and innovative designs did not let us down as she showcased how corporate sponsorship cannot tie down a creative mind amalraj senguptas complicated yet seemingly effortless designs were for both men and womendesigner narendra kumars fantastic show had live singing where the models danced on the ramp to pop jazz his showstopper kabir bedi wowed the audience in a dapper suit nachiket barve known for his textures presented soft chiffons delicate appliqu ikat jackets at his show and sabyasachis show was the talk of the town it began with a kathak performance by mitul sengupta who also presented an energetic kathak bol accompanied by tabla as 47 models walked the ramp sabya as he is fondly called by everyone is a master storyteller who talks through his collections his garments always seem to have a lot to narrate and this time they were telling a story steeped in patriotism very indian very contemporary sabyasachis luxury pret collection showed some north west indian influences the designers dazzling ability to merge the simplicity of bright khadi with dramatic silhouettes and interesting embellishments left the audience applauding models walked the ramp in groups of threes like little families as menswear womenswear and kidswear was showcasedthe event culminated with the grand finale show by bollywoods favourite designer manish malhotra this starstudded show had kareena kapoor as the showstopper debaratisentimesgroupcom