Karachi: First let me say that I am a fashion designer. No, I’m not a fan. I studied fashion journalism for a semester and had to memorize a list of words about the field that I had since forgotten.
That being said, I am very sure what will happen with Aishwarya Rai Bachchan’s Blood dress. I don’t know fashion, but I know this isn’t it. Anyway, I have some thoughts about her Cannes appearance and why I believe her stylist should be in fashion prison, if that’s a thing:
When I saw Aish’s appearance on the first day, I was shocked. See, all my life I thought Cannes was a big deal, and to make it happen, it would have to be Urfi Javed-level innovation. But as you can see, you can show it off with a blanket attached to it. Who knows?
When a superstar looks like a raised pillowcase at Cannes, I’m the first person to compliment her looks. Of course, that doesn’t guarantee anything, but my housewife killed it there. If I had known that the team would encourage such a bold choice, I might have held back. (Yes, I know he hasn’t read my work. Let a girl dream).
The headlines everywhere read, “Hey look at the arrival of Falguni Shane Peacock usual” but can only think that, “Why does someone get paid to do this?”
Okay, well, maybe Jaya and Aish have some misunderstanding, and people like me have a little internal misogyny when they first hear about it. But is it wrong to think that Jaya gave her stylist a little extra moolah (or hard cash) to make it happen? Maybe so, but thoughts come to mind and now here it is.
I know Aish is a good mother (maybe not a close friend, so I guess). Yes, I know he technically wore Shane Peacock’s Falguni for the second day. But is that true? How do we know Aaradhya is not an arts and crafts project? Can we tell the difference with all the sparkles and think it’s colored gel paper?
Honestly, Aish is and will always be an icon. Moreover, he participated in the event with bold confidence. It’s part of the heritage period, but man, it’s a terrible thing, even in Cannes.