India, July 13 -- Ditch your basicethnic wear

Designer Payal Singhal, known for her embellished festive wear, showcased her new collection inspired by the silk fabric. From this line, the short redkurta, which comes with a pair of purple velvet pants, particularly caught our attention.

Anita Dongre's sustainable collection was made out of Tencel fibres, a completely biodegradable fibre that uses an award-winning "closed-loop" production process. She swapped the bold hues of her previous work with subtle shades of pastel colours this time. The line consists of a range of long printed floral kurtaswith flared pants anddupattas.

Designer Varun Bahl, too, made a comeback to LFW with this show, after a gap of four years. His new label is call...