Khadi glammed up the runway in Lucknow

The 11-day long

Khadi Mahotsav

, organised at Indira Gandhi Pratisthan, concluded on a grand note last week. Celebrating the 150th anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, the last day of the Mahotsav concluded with a fashion show where models walked the ramp wearing attire designed from a variety of Khadi fabric, designed by well-known fashion designers. Organised by the government of Uttar Pradesh in association with The Times of India, the event saw the who's who of the city gather at the auditorium for an evening of glitz and glamour.

Pankhuri Gidwani (BCCL/ Vishnu Jaiswal)
The fashion show was organised to promote Khadi clothes on the last day of Uttar Pradesh Khadi Mahotsav-2019. Famous fashion designers

Ritu Beri

, Rina Dhaka, Roopika Rastogi and others attended the event. Sidharth Nath Singh, Minister for Khadi and Gram Udyog, UP, also marked his presence at the show along with his wife along with Uday Bhan Singh and Satyadev Pachori.

Models walking the ramp (BCCL/ Vishnu Jaiswal)
The audience not just enjoyed the lavish setting of the stage, but also a touch of

classical music

and dance. Ennah and Youlanah, a flautist and violinist, respectively, enthralled the distinguished gathering with their instrumental music performance.

Kathak

and fusion dancer Manjari Chaturvedi’s dance ballet also held the guests mesmerised.

Manjari Chaturvedi (BCCL/ Vishnu Jaiswal)
The highlight of the event was former Miss India Pankhuri Gidwani, who walked as the show stopper for several designers includig Padma Shri Runa Banerjee who showcased some exquisite chikan attire. The models wore ethnic, fusion and western attire all designed in khadi and some also with jamdani, zardozi and chikan work.
Concluding the event was designer Asma Husain, where a bride and a groom along with other models showcased wedding apparel made of khadi. An interesting aspect of Asma’s show was when daughter Amira was dressed as a bride by her ‘friends’ while she sat in front of a dressing table. A doli with the bride posing in it, also made for an interesting prop.
— Saad Abbasi

(L) Runa Banerjee (R) VK Saxena (BCCL/ Vishnu Jaiswal)

(L) Dr Nita and Siddharth Nath Singh (R) Chowdhry Uday Bhan Singh (BCCL/ Vishnu Jaiswal)

Amira Husain modelled a bridal collection in an innovative way (BCCL/ Vishnu Jaiswal)

(L) Ishika (R) Noor (BCCL/ Vishnu Jaiswal)