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LFW: The buzz on boots, bags, jewels

The accessories showing at Lakme Fashion Week was a treat for the ladies, with shoes, handbags and creative jewellery taking centrestage.

Day Five of the LFW put the work of four accessory designers on display: 'Breathing Space' by Eina Ahluwalia, 'Malaga' by Malini Agarwalla, Rohan Arora and Suhani Pittie. Here are a few choice picks from each of their collections.

First up were two lines by Ahluwalia for 'Breathing Space', titled 'Containment' and 'How I Felt'.

Video: Bold accessories on Fashion Week runway

In the former, she used blown glass containers by artist Srila Mukherjee to create neckpieces that are symbolic of "the perfect relationship where one feels accepted, understood and loved, in other words contained within the other person".

Hence the use of jars, vases, bottles and pots, embellished with silver, seen here in yellow and blue.

'How I Felt'

The designer's second line, 'How I Felt', was inspired by the fragility of human emotion. It used silver, semi-precious stones and felt, specially commissioned from Dutch artist Beatrice Waanders who uses natural, undyed fur to create it.

Seen here is a felt muff worn around the hands like in medieval Europe.

Warming things up

The designer adapts the felt to be worn like a bodice across the chest.

Closing the first

Eina Ahluwalia steps out while her creations are showcased alongside -- we see another 'urn' neckpiece to the left.

'Flamboyart'

Malini Agarwalla's new line 'Flamboyart' for her label 'Malaga' consisted shoes, bags, clutches and jewellery inspired by Indian kitsch -- pictures, fabrics and silhouettes.

Here is a colourful ethnic bag, complimented with beaded necklace and earrings.

Clutch couture

We see an orange clutch that matches another multi-hued statement accessory at the neck.

Showstopping Sophie

Sophie Chaudhary models the showstoppers, an unusual embroidered handbag with antiquated motif and matching neckpiece.

Kisses

Agarwalla and Sophie cozy up for the cameras as her line draws to a finish.

Booting it right

Next was Rohan Arora's shoe line, which consisted mainly of this season's 'it' footwear, platform boots. Seen here are just such a pair.

Towering tall

Black and yellow make for a hip set of highly elevated platforms!

Ringed heels

Here we see olive green and red create a colourful picture -- and don't miss the ringed effect on those heels.

Stepping out

Rohan appears alongside his leading 'pair' to mark the end of his showing.

'Free Religion'

And finally, we have Suhani Pittie's 'Free Religion' collection -- jewellery that draws from a million inspirations that strike the designer every waking moment, from the fakirs of the Mecca Masjid to the gypsies of Europe.

So who knows what influenced this gold spherical-themed necklace? But it's pretty for sure.

Crescent beauty

Crescent moons in shades of shimmering metal have a geometrical appeal.

Rings around the collar

The designer offers another take on circles, with a rippled effect edging outward.

With folded hands

Pittie shows her gratitude as the audience gives her a round of applause.