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Show of the day
Moroccan-inspired weaves with bursts of cool mints, liquid azures and flaming oranges set apart Vineet Bahl’s collection. It would be unfair to label him just consistent for his clothes get more beautiful with each show. Let’s hope summer’s here soon enough.

Ensemble of the day
Trust Narendra Kumar to breathe life into the dull. A black silk jacket with sequins was teamed with cotton slim pants—all the rage.

Celeb of the day
THE presence of some glittering faces in the front row for Dev R Nil’s show added some glitter to the slow pace—Shatrughan Sinha, Poonam Sinha, Arbaaz Khan, Rohit Roy and Kiron Juneja came to cheer the sweet Sonakshi on the ramp. The loudest applause came from a back-bencher, Jackie Shroff, who was the showstopper of the day, literally. Joking around in Bambaiyya Hindi and whistling for Sonakshi, Jaggu was in a cheery mood.

Trend of the day
SINGLE-BUTTON jackets were probably the biggest sellout on the Menswear Day at LFW. Utterly urbane and suited for the hot season. We liked single-breasted cotton jackets presented by Zubair Kirmani to stylish printed bomber jackets and embroidered jackets by Dev R Nil, a sequined denim jacket by Tarun Tahiliani and formal blazers by Troy Costa.

GOSS OF THE DAY
IT was a blink-and-miss appearance by ex-Australian skipper Steve Waugh. Seated in between Sabyasachi and Ravi Krishnan, not many saw him enter or leave the venue.

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