Red hot hue

There isn’t a nip in the air anywhere in India as yet, thanks to the very evident climate change. But that has not stopped anyone from taking out that favourite winter colour. Red has pulled out all stops and has become the season’s preferred dress code.

- NAMRATA ZAKARIA

It could not have been more telling than when fashion queen Deepika Padukone showed up at a private party recently in top-to-toe traffic-stopping red. The movie star wore a crimson crew neck knee-length dress, and matched it with red pumps and a satchel. She wasn’t done. There was the It-shade of lipstick to boot: Of course, I mean red!

Red showed up at Diwali parties, too, with two mega movie stars dressed in the flaming shade. Kareena Kapoor Khan shared pictures of herself in her luxurious dressing room at home, dressed in a sumptuous red sari from Shikaarbagh. Alia Bhatt attended Khan’s party in a plain red silk lehenga and a low-neck blouse, with a zardozi embroidered matching dupatta. Hair open and just earrings for accessories, Bhatt looked ravishing.