On India's Runways

A model displays a creation by designer Anamika Khanna on the fourth day of the HDIL India Couture Week in Mumbai, India, Friday, Sept. 19, 2008. Eleven Indian designers are showcasing their creations during the six-day event.

A model displays a creation by designer Anamika Khanna on the fourth day of the HDIL India Couture Week in Mumbai, India, Friday, Sept. 19, 2008.

Models display creations by designer Manish Malhotra on the final day of the HDIL India Couture Week in Mumbai, India, Sunday, Sept. 21, 2008.

A model displays a creation by designer Manish Malhotra on the final day of the HDIL India Couture Week in Mumbai, India, Sunday, Sept. 21, 2008.

A model displays a creation by designer Manish Malhotra on the final day of the HDIL India Couture Week in Mumbai, India, Sunday, Sept. 21, 2008.

Models display creations by designer Manish Malhotra on the final day of the HDIL India Couture Week in Mumbai, India, Sunday, Sept. 21, 2008.

A model displays a creation by designer Varun Bahl on the fifth day of the HDIL India Couture Week in Mumbai, India, Saturday, Sept. 20, 2008.

Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra displays a creation by designer Ritu Kumar during the the opening show of the HDIL India Couture Week in Mumbai, India, Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2008.

Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra, left, displays a creation by designer Ritu Kumar, right, during the opening show of the HDIL India Couture Week in Mumbai, India, Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2008.

A model displays a creation by designer Ritu Kumar during the opening show of the HDIL India Couture Week in Mumbai, India, Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2008.

A model displays a creation by designer Ritu Kumar at the opening show of the HDIL India Couture Week in Mumbai, India, Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2008.

A model displays a creation by designer Ritu Kumar at HDIL India Couture Week in Mumbai, India, Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2008.

Bollywood actor Sonam Kapoor displays a creation by designer Anamika Khanna on the fourth day of the HDIL India Couture Week in Mumbai, India, Friday, Sept. 19, 2008.

A model displays a creation by designer Varun Bahl on the fifth day of the HDIL India Couture Week in Mumbai, India, Saturday, Sept. 20, 2008.

A model displays a creation by designer Varun Bahl on the fifth day of the HDIL India Couture Week in Mumbai, India, Saturday, Sept. 20, 2008.

Models display creations by designer Shantanu and Nikhil at the Chivas Fashion Tour in Mumbai, India, Sunday, Sept. 28, 2008. Fifteen of India's leading designers are participating in the tour that travels to four Indian cities and ends in Dubai.

Bollywood actress Neha Dhupiya, displays a creation by designer Shantanu and Nikhil, at the Chivas Fashion Tour in Mumbai, India, Sunday, Sept. 28, 2008.

A model displays a creation by designer Vikram Phadnis at the Chivas Fashion Tour in Mumbai, India, Saturday, Sept. 27, 2008.

A model displays a creation by designer Vikram Phadnis at the Chivas Fashion Tour in Mumbai, India, Saturday, Sept. 27, 2008.