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Janhvi Kapoor recently attended the 78th Cannes Film Festival for the screening of her short film Homebound. For her red carpet debut, the actor chose a soft pink custom Tarun Tahiliani ensemble made of real Banarasi tissue.
Its crinkled, hand-crushed texture made it look almost like wearable silk origami. At the premiere of her film, she wore custom Anamika Khanna couture, along with a mix of archival traditional Indian jewels and custom jade and jade creations. A voluminous sea-green skirt accentuated the gold bodice of her outfit.
Taking a sharp detour from her traditional looks, Janhvi also tried her hand at French fashion in archival YSL and Dior, during other events at the film festival.
In an episode of Vogue Arabia’s Room Service in Cannes, Kapoor took us behind the scenes of getting ready for one such look. Styled by cousin sister Rhea Kapoor, she paid tribute to the luxury label in an ensemble featuring a sculptural saucer hat from Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche, 1987, and a velvet jacket from 1989, paired with diaphanous silk chiffon skirt inspired by Yves’ poetic era between 1987 and 1991. She completed her look with yellow diamonds by Chopard, paying homage to the golden years of the French luxury house.
Taking us through everything she ate before slipping into the maximalist ensemble, she shared: “Let me show you what I have eaten now: Chana daal, rice, green chilis, aachar and some matar bhaaji. I’m really happy to have my Indian homecooked meal at Cannes,” said the Ulajh actor.
Giving us some insight into the vision behind the look, Janhvi credited her stylist and cousin, Rhea. “I had absolutely zero contribution in choosing it (the outfit) and it was all my sister Rhea didi – it was her brainchild and in her words, ‘this vision came to her on a Swiss Air flight’, so it was pretty last minute. But I’m pretty excited, it’s out of my comfort zone — there’s this big hat on my head. I’ve been instructed not to smile; like I get really excited at these fancy red carpet events, but that’s not the vibe with the big hat,” revealed the actor.
“There was a lot of panic. I didn’t know what I was wearing till like, 10 minutes before, and then we zeroed in on Rhea didi’s vision. So there was a lot of panic, a lot of food, and a lot of hecticness,” she further added.
Talking about the one thing she misses at that moment, Kapoor spoke about room service, especially with her sister Khushi, who was accompanying her on the trip, but was currently out exploring the city. “I’d love to be in bed with her, ordering room service and watching a movie,” quipped the star.
Besides this look, she was also photographed in an archival black backless gown from Yves Saint Laurent’s Rive Gauche 1975 collection, paired with diamond studs, wedged Christian Louboutins and a mini Hermès Kelly. Kapoor had also attended another press event in a Christian Dior 1957 haute couture black slub silk dress.
