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Sanjana FASHION SPEAK When Lakmé Fashion Week started the Gen Next programme in 2006, little did one realise that the biannual event would contribute nearly 60 names to the Indian fashion industry that would eventually turn into international superstars. For 14 years—from 2006 to 2019—181 Gen Next designers were presented across 28 editions of the programme, and here are some of the names that have created an impact in the national as well as international realms of fashion. It is, however, too soon to observe how the 10 designers from the Gen Next shows of Lakmé Fashion Week’s Summer Resort and Winter Festive 2019 will fare in the Indian market, so they have not been included in this report. APPAREL I August 2019 I 91