Cannes 2022: Have Indians used the red carpet wisely?
FirstpostAs India is celebrated at the Cannes Film Festival as the Country of Honour, a huge contingent of Indian celebrities led by jury member Deepika Padukone, have flooded the red carpet. Aware of being the cynosure of all eyes, she chose India’s favourite couturier Sabyasachi Mukherji for her opening looks – wearing a floral printed shirt paired with tailored olive green pants, a headband and layered ‘Lucknow Rose Necklace’ for the press conference; and the much-talked about sequinned gold and black sari with maatha-patti headband and chandelier earrings on the red carpet. Volume on clothing is perhaps the easiest way for celebrities to command the red carpet, however, it can also overpower the person, or - as in the case of Urvashi Rautela’s tulle gown from Tony Ward Couture and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan’s black Dolce & Gabbana number accessorised with large flowers - make them look like wedding cakes! Truth be told, the fashion displayed on the red carpet of the Cannes film festival this year failed to inspire me and therefore to impress me.