Neutrals to Black & White: 7 colours that ruled Lakmé Fashion Week 2025

Lakme Fashion Week is one of the most anticipated fashion events of the year in India. This year, the LFW X FDCI show happened in Delhi, where a lineup of old and new fashion designers set the runway on fire. This runway event sets the tone of styles, trends, and designs every year, which rules our wardrobe. This year, we observed every designer playing with a statement colour, making it look daring, bold, and full of possibilities. Let’s see which colours ruled Lakme Fashion Week this year.

This year, the palette of timeless red was prominent in most of the collections, where designers like Mahima Mahajan and Shantnu & Nikhil played with this rich and passionate shade and explored its fiery end. Labels like Itrh and Satya Paul also featured deep vermilion shades in their bridal and floral collections, which served as perfect inspiration for Diwali shopping, especially for newlywed women, who are told to wear the bright and holy shade of red on auspicious times.

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Lakme Fashion Week 2025 was filled with rich and luxurious hues this year, where we saw a lot of emerald green, gold, silver, and ruby red on display. From Tarun Tahiliani’s ‘Bejewelled’ collection to Tanieya Khanuja’s ‘Desire Dynasty’, both of these collections saw the prominent use of the shade emerald, which instantly stole the show and made people stare, like it's a royal dream. Designer Mahima Mahajan also incorporated the shade of forest green in her floral collection, which looked perfect with regal purple and ruby reds.
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The soft and dreamy pastel shades brought a sense of lightness to the runway. Designers like Mahima Mahajan and Ankush Jain played with the blush pink, lilac, sage green, and butter yellow shades, which instantly bloomed on the stage. Where Mahima Mahajan focuses on placing these colours with floral patterns, Ankush Jain decorated them with sequins and glitter charms, which looked no less than a dream.
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The shade of ivory has to be everyone’s current favourite in the fashion world. From embroidery charm to sequin designing, the shade of ivory makes everything look simply perfect. This shade was heavily used by designers like Tarun Tahiliani and Payal Jain and by the label Itrh for their ‘Noor’ collection. This delicate white shade created some of the most timeless pieces, which instantly stole the spotlight, creating a jaw-dropping moment.
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The combination of sunny yellow with strokes of orange-tangerine hue was a common pick that was seen in many collections. From bright sequin shows to warm pastels, designers like Mahima Mahajan and Abhishek Sharma featured this radiant colour palette, which is another perfect festive pick.
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Many designers, like Rajiv Bajaj, Suneet Verma, Shantnu & Nikhil, and Tarun Tahiliani, played it safe and picked the statement shades of black and white. From subtle outlines to heavy shimmer embroidery, these two shades instantly made heads turn and became fashion inspiration for many. Tarun Tahiliani’s ‘Bejewelled’ collection opened with the fierce black and gold armour jackets, which evoked a cosmic theme, and ended with neutral-glittering stars.
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Designers like Shantnu & Nikhil, Tarun Tahiliani, and more incorporated the hues of silver using intricate work to give their pieces a modern and glamorous look. Many of them used structural and radiant effects, giving them a futuristic charm and setting them far apart from the usual silver glittery showcase. Where Shantnu & Nikhil brought a corset-themed structural silver glow, Tarun Tahiliani kept it elegant with ethnic.
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