<p>Mumbai: Taapsee Pannu turned showstopper for designers Gauri & Nainika on the fourth day of the Lakme Fashion Week (LFW) where the actor took to the stage dressed in an all-black velvet off-shoulder mermaid gown.</p>.<p>The Delhi-based designer duo presented their collection on Saturday at the fashion gala.</p>.<p>The showcase began with models, styled in dresses with floral prints, walking down the ramp to the soft background music of a piano. The palette was full of diverse colours ranging from magenta, light pink to silver.</p>.<p>Soon, the music picked up pace and the models appeared on the walkway with dressed in more colourful ensembles. From kurta suits to one-piece dresses, the outfits in red colour took over the stage.</p>.Triptii Dimri turns showstopper for Shantnu & Nikhil at Lakme Fashion Week x FDCI.<p>The change in shades continued: pink floral work on black-coloured garments, followed by yellow, orange, shades of brown and grey hit the spotlight.</p>.<p>Towards the end, several gowns were showcased and one of them saw Pannu cast a spell in a black ensemble with a smattering of white.</p>.<p>The actor, who has worn many of Gauri & Nainika creations for various events, said she was happy to officially be a showstopper for the designers.</p><p>"I am just happy that I got to work for them because I wore their outfits so many times. I felt like let me officially be a muse for once," she said.</p>.<p>Walking the ramp at the LFW lets her channelise her personality, something she doesn't get to do in films, said Pannu.</p>.<p>"Here I get to present my own self, my personality... It helps me to be there in front of you as Taapsee, not as a character. So I love doing that," she added.</p>.<p>Nainika Karan, one-half of the Gauri & Nainika label, gave an insight into the fabrics used for the collection.</p>.<p>"There was a lot of cotton which you saw in the dresses, and there was velvet which Taapsee was wearing and we finished it with crystals to kind of give it a luxurious appearance. We also used some chiffons with print and organza," she said. </p>
<p>Mumbai: Taapsee Pannu turned showstopper for designers Gauri & Nainika on the fourth day of the Lakme Fashion Week (LFW) where the actor took to the stage dressed in an all-black velvet off-shoulder mermaid gown.</p>.<p>The Delhi-based designer duo presented their collection on Saturday at the fashion gala.</p>.<p>The showcase began with models, styled in dresses with floral prints, walking down the ramp to the soft background music of a piano. The palette was full of diverse colours ranging from magenta, light pink to silver.</p>.<p>Soon, the music picked up pace and the models appeared on the walkway with dressed in more colourful ensembles. From kurta suits to one-piece dresses, the outfits in red colour took over the stage.</p>.Triptii Dimri turns showstopper for Shantnu & Nikhil at Lakme Fashion Week x FDCI.<p>The change in shades continued: pink floral work on black-coloured garments, followed by yellow, orange, shades of brown and grey hit the spotlight.</p>.<p>Towards the end, several gowns were showcased and one of them saw Pannu cast a spell in a black ensemble with a smattering of white.</p>.<p>The actor, who has worn many of Gauri & Nainika creations for various events, said she was happy to officially be a showstopper for the designers.</p><p>"I am just happy that I got to work for them because I wore their outfits so many times. I felt like let me officially be a muse for once," she said.</p>.<p>Walking the ramp at the LFW lets her channelise her personality, something she doesn't get to do in films, said Pannu.</p>.<p>"Here I get to present my own self, my personality... It helps me to be there in front of you as Taapsee, not as a character. So I love doing that," she added.</p>.<p>Nainika Karan, one-half of the Gauri & Nainika label, gave an insight into the fabrics used for the collection.</p>.<p>"There was a lot of cotton which you saw in the dresses, and there was velvet which Taapsee was wearing and we finished it with crystals to kind of give it a luxurious appearance. We also used some chiffons with print and organza," she said. </p>