Shantanu & Nikhil showcase ‘The Tribe –The India Story’ with Saif Ali Khan as showstopper at LFW

By

Maverick Martins

Published
Feb 5, 2018

Leading designer duo Shantanu and Nikhil collaborated with Maruti Suzuki’s luxury car brand Nexa to showcase their latest collection “The Tribe – The India Story” collection at Lakmé Fashion Week Summer/Resort 2018.
 

To give the collection a royal touch, the Bollywood actor and Nawab of Pataudi Saif Ali Khan walked the ramp for the designers in in a black asymmetric closure kurta over slim pants as the showstopper.
 
Shantanu and Nikhil’s menswear collection had hues of black, white and chrome, featuring capes and capelets, sharply cut coats, bundgala jackets with draped kurtas, bundies, sherwanis with four patch pockets and double-breasted Jodhpuri jackets, some with discreet print.

The women’s wear included draped dresses with waist coats, cropped jackets, asymmetric coat- kurtas, gowns with capelets and saris teamed with off- shouldered cholis and stretch pants.
 
"‘The Tribe –The India Story’ collection, is an echo of the emerging new voice of the millennials who believe in the India-on-the-move ideology, an ideology that breeds on the grounds of egalitarianism," the designers said in a statement. "Young individuals are continuously crossing and defying borders, physical, social and psychological, becoming citizens of the road."
 
Commenting on Nexa’s association with the collection R. S. Kalsi Sr. Executive Director, Marketing & Sales Maruti Suzuki said, “We are delighted to be associated with IMG Reliance for the second consecutive season of Lakmé Fashion Week. In line with NEXA’s philosophy Lakmé Fashion Week brings new experiences to our customers who are well educated, informed, live an exclusive lifestyle and are attracted towards high end fashion.”