The Ambani sangeet, predictably extravagant, turned into a fashion showdown with blindingly sparkly lehengas and well-tailored sherwanis. As the evening progressed, I forgot the event was a pre-wedding celebration and began seeing it as more of an Indian Met Gala of sorts. Here’s a look at the best-dressed celebrities who ensured the Ambani sangeet doubled as a high-stakes fashion face-off.
Kiara Advani and Siddharth Malhotra First on the list are Bollywood “it” couple, Kiara and Sid. The former stunned in an exquisite pearl-embellished Tarun Tahilani blouse and skirt which honestly looked like it could be a modern rendition of a saree. The blouse came as a corset bodice with a peach-hued cape around her shoulders and a mermaid-style skirt, also studded with pearls.
Kiara never fails to impress when it comes to her fashion choices, which is why I expected nothing less from her. Siddharth’s look, on the other hand, came as a welcome surprise. In a crowd of boring sherwanis, his outfit stood out.
He sported a black sherwani featuring enough embroidery to keep a karkhana busy for a month, along with a black kurta which lazily peaked through his open sherwani. Janhvi Kapoor I’ve never been the biggest fan of Janhvi’s fashion sense- or a fan at all, really. I always found it somewhat tacky.
But her sangeet look made me eat my words. For the occasion, Janhvi opted for a lehenga-choli crafted by the popular designer, Manish Malhotra. The skirt featured exquisite peacock .