LIFW 2005 -- The curtain raiser

The mother of all fashion events -- the Lakme India Fashion Week -- kicks off in the capital today.

Top models will do the catwalk.

The Who's Who of the fashion industry will hobnob.

Potential buyers will congregate to get a glimpse of chic silhouettes.

Those who attend will turn out in their trendiest best.

And Get Ahead will showcase the hot new trends in clothes, makeup, hair and accessories.