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DAY 4 (contd)
Sonam Kapoor in Jean Paul Gaultier couture
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Sonam Kapoor is spectacularly spell-binding! I love the entire look, hair, makeup and all. And I love the gown!! It's edgy, very different and most definitely eyecatching, without making her look like she's trying too hard and while still making her look chic. I think the gown is fun, funky and all those things I associate with Sonam's signature style. It takes a lot of courage to take a risk and go for something innovative/out of the box and not stick to the safe zone, and it takes the sensibilities of the likes seen above, to make a choice that actually succeeds in making people go WOW!! Yes, we can nitpick and say the dress doesn't look so nice from the back, and I do foresee that the response to her outfit will be mixed. But I still think the overall look absolutely rocks! It's perfect for the kind of platform that the Cannes red carpet offers - to be adventurous, bring in that element of surprise, dazzle people for a few minutes and leave behind an awe-filled impression (in a good way) that lasts much, much longer. And Sonam does it with a lot of poise and her customary panache. What with her confidence beaming at us in that graceful, genuine smile, she looks like she owns the red carpet 😃
More Sonam, from the L'Oreal photoshooot
Our desi diva! 😃
And this is from when she attended the Peter Lindbergh Exhibition,
in a sari by Masaba Gupta
I was very happy that she decided to go for a sari. I really think Indian actresses must showcase Indian culture more on such international platforms, even if it's by going for an Indian-Western fusion, and not necessarily something traditionally Indian. But I don't actually like the sari 🤔 I get the thing about dissimilar patterns in saris (as in the pattern in the pallu part being different from the pattern at the beginning of the sari) and yes, it's trendy and all.. but here, as in many of Masaba's designs (eg this), the different segments are too different for the whole thing to gel as one, and the overall patchwork effect, although intended, is not so visually appealing, not to me at least. Sad. On the plus side, I like that the front of her blouse is not super revealing - looks classy in a vintage-y way 😊 Still kinda disappointed with her choice of sari though.
Fun factoid:
Masaba Gupta was one of the 2-3 Indian designers
that Sonam had shortlisted for Cannes.
Another designer was Anamika Khanna
who, btw, is the one who designed most, if not all,
of the Indian outfits in Aisha
Really wish Sonam had gone for Anamika instead!
Her designs are young, fun and most delightful to see..
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So, what do you think of the pics posted so far?
What would you like to see on Cannes next?
Also, what if you were to go to Cannes..? What would you wear?
😃
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