Sonam Kapoor’s feathery Ellie Saab did not quite evoke the response that she or her army of stylists were expecting. On day two of Sonam’s Cannes outing, the actor turned up wearing what appeared to be a big, yellow, shaggy rug. Of course, Twitterati was unforgiving.
Memes comparing the outfit to papa Anil Kapoor’s hair were funny. As were comparisons to Cousin Itt from the Adams family, Big Bird from Sesame Street, a stack of hay, Komondor (the dog you mistake for a rug), Suhel Seth and the Bengali cutlet, kabiraji.
Ms Kapoor’s much-ridiculed couture gown was made up of long feathers near the bust, reminding many of a mop of hair. The shade of yellow was uninspiring and the gown seemed to have a life of its own. Pairing the dress with Chopard ruby drop earrings, even Sonam’s inherent swag couldn’t salvage the overwhelming outfit.
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Designer Nimish Shah, however, says, “I believe Sonam owned the look. This direction on gowns is bang on trend – alternative yet conservative with a good balance of drama.”
Earlier in the month, Prime Minister Narendra Modi was on a three-day trip to China, where he visited the famous terracotta warrior’s museum in Xi’an. The Prime Minister, dressed in a white kurta-churidar combination, with a brown shawl thrown over his shoulder, examined the exhibits.
But, what caught the media’s attention and, everyone else’s, were the rectangular shaped, dark sunglasses that he sported.
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Pictures of Modi striking poses with the terracotta warriors, walking around the exhibits and looking at them closely – all through those rectangular, dark sunglasses led to quite a few LOL-inducing moments, including comparisons to Matrix and jokes on the ‘funniest photo in rectangular glasses’.
Celebrity looks from 2015’s Met Gala have been the source of some internet fun recently. Rihanna’s canary coloured, 25kg Guo Pei robe was compared to an omelette, pizza and other savoury foods. Sarah Jessica’s Philip Treacy custom headdress, worn at the same event, was equated with the flame emoji and unflattering similarities were drawn to super villain Syndrome’s hairstyle.
With ‘China: Through the Looking Glass’ being the theme, many predicted the event would be a low point for celebrities and designers. However, style gurus called event a success and the fashion quotient as the highest ever seen. Rihnanna, Sarah Jessica Parker, Lady Gaga and Beyonce emerged as the best dressed, even as memes on their looks quickly became viral.
“Rihanna’s dress train looked like a sizzling omelette. As for Sarah Jessica Parker, her head gear resembled a Japanese cartoon confection. The Met Gala’s red carpet was a Rocky horror picture show. The Chinese actresses who wore beautiful China-inspired garments were the best dressed.
The theme, after all, was China,” says Goa-based fashion designer, Wendell Rodricks. He adds as an aside, “I hope to God Anna Wintour does not plan an Indian theme next year. That would be a nightmare.”