FASHION & STYLE

Veena made India her second home when she participated in Bigg Boss Season 4, and since then she is making news because of her alleged love affair with actor Ashmit Patel. One thing is for sure, this sexy lass from Pakistan is enjoying all the media adulation and hype that revolves around her name.

The Pak actress came in the news during match fixing scandal which involved Pakistani cricketer Mohammed Asif, who was her ex-boyfriend. Veena also stirred the hornet’s nest with her purported nude photoshoot in Pakistan.

The three beauties however will not be seen walking the red carpet together. Aishwarya, is scheduled to walk the red carpet at the opening ceremony of the 64th Cannes International Film Festival on May 11. Sonam, will walk the red carpet on May 15, and Freida will represent L'Oreal at the amfAR (The American Foundation for AIDS Research) dinner and after-party on May 19.

For Aishwarya Rai, this year will mark her 10th consecutive appearance at Cannes, while it will mark the first for Sonam Kapoor. Besides these three beauties, Mallika Sherawat has been a regular at Cannes and last year it was Deepika Padukone, who like a true Indian diva, dazzled on the red carpet at Cannes.

Aishwarya will also attend the opening gala cocktail and dinner, and various events on the second day of the festival. "Being at Cannes for L'Oreal Paris has been an absolute pleasure and to experience this for the 10th consecutive year has been quite overwhelming," she said.

Aishwarya for her part is glad that India is finally getting the recognition and has more than one L'Oreal Paris spokeswoman at Cannes. "Several countries have always had more than one L'Oreal Paris spokeswoman at Cannes and I'm glad India is finally getting the same recognition. I am happy that with Sonam and Freida, both beautiful women, being invited to the festival this year, India will have a stronger presence, which is a clear sign of the growing importance of the country," Ash said in a statement.

L'Oreal Paris has been the official make-up artist of the festival for 14 years, and while Ash has been a regular, this is the first year Freida and Sonam will represent it at Cannes.

Sonam Kapoor is very excited about the upcoming trip to Cannes, admitting that, “It has always been my dream to walk the red carpet at Cannes and it is soon going to be a reality,” adding that “she is looking forward to meeting actors and filmmakers from the world over and attending screenings of some interesting films.” Sonam is most excited about seeing how the L'Oreal Paris international dream team of make-up artistes is going to transform her for the event.

Freida Pinto for her part is most excited because she is also getting an opportunity to lend her support to an important women’s related cause, as she will be representing L'Oreal at the amfAR (The American Foundation for AIDS Research) dinner and after-party.

Lara graces the cover of the magazine showcasing her enviable figure with skinny jeans from GAS paired with a lace embellished denim shirt by GUESS. Her fresh and cool look is completed with a pretty floral Levi’s belt, a Vero Moda necklace, colour bangles by Tod’s and a Dior watch. Summer here we come!

Lara Dutta pours her heart out about her marriage, "When you know you've got somebody as a support system, it helps to take life a little easier." Grab the latest issue of Grazia to read more of what Lara has to say.

As reported, Aishwarya has been approached by fashion houses to be the face of their brand and Ash has not been too keen on the idea. Now, several international designers are interested in partnering with her to create a signature fashion line.

It is still unclear if Ash will create her own fashion line or partner with an international designer, she does want the line to have a global appeal. Reveals a source, “she is keen to launch her exclusive fashion line that will travel globally. Whether it will it be prêt or haute couture, or Indian or Western is still up in the air." [via TOI]

From acting in Bollywood movies to a few Hollywood ones, appearing in advertisements for the biggest brands and walking on Red carpets at the biggest events, to say that Aishwarya has been ‘busy’ is an understatement. A signature fashion line may just be the next big thing for her, but as she explains "I've wanted to do this for a decade, but I had put my plans on a backburner, and now I better get my act together. I always want to give my hundred per cent and more to everything that I do. There was so much happening around me that I had kept it on hold." [via TOI]

Next up for Aishwarya is a visit to Cannes, where she will be walking the red carpet for the 10th straight year. It is not yet clear if hubby Abhishek will join her at Cannes as he is in Russia shooting for Players. However, there will be a trifecta of Indian beauties at the festival as Frieda Pinto and Sonam Kapoor will also make their appearances for L’Oreal Paris.

The lady flaunts her slimmer figure in the black Bordelle bodice wrap corset, black shorts with thigh suspenders and a translucent, gauzy skirt.

The magazine is the special makeover issue and quite rightly highlights Katrina’s transition from a cutesy girl to a siren. Her tousled hair and an arm akimbo lend an extra verve to the cover.

Talking about Katrina’s reinvention, Anaita Shroff Adajania, Fashion Director of Vogue India, said: “Katrina best exemplifies the makeover theme. The idea for the shoot was to bring out the rawness to her sensuality. It's a side of her that has been unseen. At the shoot, she willingly experimented and transformed into a sultry siren. We love this side of her and we love her reinvention!”

The award season is over, and that also means no red carpet or lavish filmy parties, and in this heat our hot celebs have also decided to take their styling issues a bit lightly. Yet we were hoping to see our favourite Bollywood babes strutting their stuffs in best togs or saris. And when we saw Deepika Padukone last week at the launch of Rana, there was a sense of relief. The lady was seen in a simple red sari designed by Neeta Lulla, but we can’t stop raving about her ravishing appearance.

Deepika Padukone attended the mahurat and the press release of her first multilingual film Rana with superstar Rajinikanth, K S Ravikumar, Soundarya Rajinikanth, Ramesh Kanna and other members of the cast and crew. Deepika chose to keep it simple by teaming her brocade blouse which had zari work with a less-adorned plain red sari. Her simple make-up and expressive eyes did the trick, and voila, though traditional she made red look saucy.

Critics, bloggers, fashionistas took the internet by storm, but most of them loved Freida’s style sense and also her spirit to carry off a risqué gown. But what if she had decided to play safe and wore some boring evening gown. We would have not known that this dazzling lady can make a kitschy design look so wonderful.

Her fuller red lips and sideway hair-do can remind anyone of the vintage charm, the golden era of the delicate beauties, but then there is diamond-encrusted collar which is a part of the gown, and that long sleek black tie giving a strong impression that she is a modern-day woman who is self assured and confident. The chunky watch and the Dana Davis Primrose heels in black were just too perfect.

Indian designers have given Freida’s style statement thumbs up, but some of the top fashion bloggers feel that the dress was ‘horribly wrong’. India’s fashion blog High Heel Confidential writes that the dress was bit of a letdown, and ‘so anti-climatic’.

But these words of criticism have no effect on Freida’s fans and fashion lovers who think that she was just awesome at MET Ball held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, and that she rocks in this dress. 

What’s your take on Freida Pinto’s derring-do to wear a gown with necktie? Doesn’t she make a startling red carpet appearance and wow us all?