Siddharth walked onto the stage wearing a brown silk coat paired with draped dhoti pants in rich earthy tones, delivering a series of powerful yet serene lines, kickstarting the show.
The opening day of Lakme Fashion Week 2026 set an elegant tone, with actor Siddharth taking centrestage as the showstopper for designer Vivek Karunakaran.
The 2026 edition of Lakme Fashion Week, in partnership with the Fashion Design Council of India (FDCI) commenced on Thursday, March 19, at the Jio World Convention Centre in Mumbai.
Abrol's Countrymade - inspired by the architecture of memorial cenotaphs -featured faded olives, scorched browns, oxidised bronze, and stark black-and-white tones. Techniques such as mud-resist printing, cold pigment dyeing, bronze patina, kantha, raw-edged appliques, and coatings that mimicked withered stone suggested the passage of time and erosion.
The ongoing fashion gala is scheduled to take place from March 19 to 22 and will see the presence of prominent names from the fashion and Bollywood industries.