A makeup artist gives final touches to a model backstage during Lakme Fashion Week X FDCI in Mumbai, India, Thursday, March 9, 2023. From the front-row seats, fashion shows could be mistaken for a spectacular party with models sashaying down the ramp in stunning ensembles. But this confluence of fashion, designers, celebrities and buyers is hardly possible without an army of people furiously working behind the scenes to make sure the show goes smoothly. (Photo by Rafiq Maqbool/AP Photo)





Models rush for a quick change of outfit during the Lakme Fashion Week X FDCI in Mumbai, India, Thursday, March 9, 2023. (Photo by Rafiq Maqbool/AP Photo)





Makeup artists give final touches to models backstage before the start of a show during the Lakme Fashion Week X FDCI in Mumbai, India, Thursday, March. 9, 2023. (Photo by Rafiq Maqbool/AP Photo)





A model makes a video call backstage during the Lakme Fashion Week X FDCI in Mumbai, India, Thursday, March 9, 2023. At the recently held premier fashion event, the backstage was buzzing as everyone from the hair and make-up artist to the stylist and the designer raced to get that perfect look that would stand out on the catwalk. (Photo by Rafiq Maqbool/AP Photo)





Models line up backstage before the start of a show during the Lakme Fashion Week X FDCI in Mumbai, India, Thursday, March 9, 2023. (Photo by Rafiq Maqbool/AP Photo)





A model applies oil on her arm backstage before the start of a catwalk during Lakme Fashion Week X FDCI in Mumbai, India, Thursday, March 9, 2023. (Photo by Rafiq Maqbool/AP Photo)





A model stretches while waiting for rehearsals backstage during the Lakme Fashion Week X FDCI in Mumbai, India, Thursday, March 9, 2023. (Photo by Rafiq Maqbool/AP Photo)





A model looks in a mirror as she waits on backstage for the start of a show during the Lakme Fashion Week X FDCI in Mumbai, India, Thursday, March 9, 2023. (Photo by Rafiq Maqbool/AP Photo)





A backstage manager guides models during rehearsals for the Lakme Fashion Week x FDCI in Mumbai, India, Thursday, March.9, 2023. (Photo by Rafiq Maqbool/AP Photo)





Photographs of models who will walk the ramp are pasted on a wall backstage during during Lakme Fashion Week X FDCI in Mumbai, India, Thursday, March 9, 2023. (Photo by Rafiq Maqbool/AP Photo)





Models leave after a show during the Lakme Fashion Week X FDCI in Mumbai, India, Thursday, March 9, 2023. (Photo by Rafiq Maqbool/AP Photo)





A designer checks an outfit on a model backstage during Lakme Fashion Week X FDCI in Mumbai, India, Thursday, March. 9, 2023. (Photo by Rafiq Maqbool/AP Photo)





Models wait for their turn to take part in rehearsals backstage during Lakme Fashion Week X FDCI in Mumbai, India, Thursday, March 9, 2023. (Photo by Rafiq Maqbool/AP Photo)





A model takes a break backstage before the start of a show during Lakme Fashion Week X FDCI in Mumbai, India, Thursday, March 9, 2023. (Photo by Rafiq Maqbool/AP Photo)





A model is greeted by a friend at the end of a show during Lakme Fashion Week X FDCI in Mumbai, India, Thursday, March 9, 2023. (Photo by Rafiq Maqbool/AP Photo)