Kareena Kapoor to be the show stopper for Lakme Fashion Week 2013

Lakme Fashion Week (LFW), the leader in promoting creative excellence and the business of fashion in India, today announced the list of 87 participating designers and 8 sponsors who have have come together with one common agenda of presenting the very best of fashion industry on the ramp in March. A robust line-up of fashion stalwarts and the brightest young desingers will showcase their ready-to-wear brands on the runway and exhibition area.

• 87 designers and 8 sponsors participating in Summer/Resort 2013
• Ace designer Tarun Tahiliani to open LFW with an off-site show
• Fashion visionary, Namrata Joshipura, will be the Grand Finale designer at LFW Summer / Resort 2013

"Yes this year too Kareena, being the brand ambassador of Lakme, will be walking the ramp for the finale for Namrata Joshipura. She is quite excited about it. We hope she would have some time from her busy schedule," Purnima Lamba, Head Innovations.

Namrata Joshipura "I am really looking forward for the finale. I am quite happy to showcase my collection, which will be a blend of contemporary and modern. I had an interaction with Kareena but my focus would be to keep her look quite to the essence of the show - which is contemporary modern".