White Fashion Trends – Lakme Fashion Week 2016

White – a colour without hue, is one of the most common colours in our surroundings. Lakme Fashion Week Summer/Resort 2016 brought of a huge range of elegant white fashion trends. White is associated with perfection, purity and light and is a colour that never fades away in Fashion and every designer this year had their own way of presenting their whites! 

Wearing white in the hot season is anything but radical and yet it remain a staple look. It is a trend that will always be around and even though people tend to associate it with summers, the look has spread to autumn and winter collections too.

White Fashion Trends

I will narrow down the Lakme Fashion Week 2016 looks into the different styles and ways you can wear your whites this summer:

Business/Office Style 

Wear a white dress with heeled pumps in white or own a white trouser suit and style it with white shoes with a big black bag, this will not only look smart but classy and empowering too! Designers Nikhil Thampi and Tanieya Khanuja were seen giving us these styles:

Indian Ethnic Style

Perfect for 2016’s Summer Weddings, we saw it all from the beautiful white drapes, capes, crop tops, skirts and long embroidered jackets! I think it was all covered and you are all set to go attend those weddings in the white style. Check out your favourite Indian designers giving you the Indian styles following the white fashion trends: Anita Dongre, Anushree Reddy, Manish Malhotra and of course Rohit Bal.

Casual Style 

ASA, Nishka Lulla, Three and Rara Avis were some of the designers to look out for the casual styles. This has to be everyone’s favourite and the easiest one to do because it comes under almost what one would like to wear daily. Just get rid of the heels and go for the comfy shoes, flats, sneakers, sandals or wedges.

Sophisticated Style 

Beautiful chiffon and silk fabric flowing silhouettes will give you this sophisticated look. The long flowy trousers of Karan Malhotra were to die for and Antar-Agni, Verandah and Tanieya Khanuja had some beautiful dresses and tops to offer. Add some posh accessories, shoes and bags and it is the way to go ahead and show your white fashion trends. 

Evening/Trendy Style  

This is for the girls who love to go out for their dinners, dates and parties in style! We have the voluminous gowns to short dresses this season – just pair them up with heels and golden accessories. Have a look at some hot picks from Monisha Jaising, Sahil Kochhar, Manish Malhotra and Tanieya Khanuja:

Sunny Spring Style

11.11, Masaba Gupta, Rimi Nayak and Urvashi Kaur had us thinking beachy drapes, summer dresses in cotton fabric, long flared dresses, palazzo pants and jumpsuits. Pair them up with a pop of color with fun accessories and a pair of wedges! Loose fit pants with layering is definitely a the hot style for this season.