One of Bollywood’s favourite icons and the Begum of our hearts, Kareena Kapoor Khan celebrates her birthday today. Apart from entertaining us with her exceptional acting skills, Kareena has also given us some of the most amazing fashion looks over the years.
While we cannot stop swooning over her reel life looks, it is her real-life fashion that has always kept us on our toes. The actress is also known to effortlessly pull off ethnic wear looks with ease.
Recounting some of our personal favourites, here’s looking at the actress’ most iconic Indian wear.
A Vision in White
Photo Courtesy: Anita Dongre / Instagram
For Isha Ambani and Anand Piramal’s wedding, Kareena chose an ivory Anita Dongre lehenga. The top was a sultry bralette style blouse, embroidered with spaghetti straps, while the skirt featured delicate silver sequins and intricate zardozi work and a sheer dupatta. The look was completed with a pair of gold chandelier earrings, a maang tikka and a ring, all encrusted with uncut diamonds and pearls.
Black Royale
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Dressed like the royal she is, Kareena wore a beautiful black and gold Anamika Khanna creation for Shah Rukh Khan’s Diwali bash. The design featured a gold antique embroidered skirt with a matching top and an embroidered organza dupatta. Keeping it simple she paired the look with dangling earrings by Sunita Shekhawat.
Dazzling in Gold
Photo Courtesy: Manish Malhotra / Instagram
One of Kareena’s best looks ever, the actress wore a stunning shimmery gold Manish Malhotra ensemble for Sonam and Anand Ahuja’s wedding reception. A fuss-free pre-draped look, the ensemble featured a heavily sequinned skirt with a plunging sheer base blouse, embellished with gold beads and gold vine motifs. A muted beige tulle dupatta with an embellished border completed the look.
Minty Blue
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Another Manish Malhotra creation, Kareena wore this stunning mint blue lehenga for Akash Ambani and Shloka Mehta’s wedding celebrations. The ensemble intricate white embroidery while the skirt featured some beautiful mirror work and a sheer dupatta. The look was finished with a statement ivory and blue choker.
Pretty in Pink
Photo Courtesy: Anita Dongre / Instagram
For Sonam Kapoor Ahuja’s wedding ceremony, Kareena donned a minimal yet alluring floor-length Anarkali by Anita Dongre. A beautiful blush pink number, the outfit was accented with white floral hand embroidery, while the bodice featured intricate jaal motifs. Pearl encrusted chandbalis completed her elegant day look.
Silver Pastels
Photo Courtesy: Manish Malhotra / Instagram
For her cousin, Armaan Jain’s wedding Kareena donned an elaborate Manish Malhotra lehenga with ivory floral embroidery and mirror work on the skirt, while the blouse featured rows of delicate glass beads arranged as tassels. Adding a pop of colour, she paired off the look with a set of earrings and a necklace made with uncut diamonds and rubies.
Vintage
Photo Courtesy: Tanya Ghavri / Instagram
A vintage-inspired silhouette, Kareena wore a Tarun Tahilani Sharara set for a Diwali bash in 2017. The ensemble feature a gota embroidered kurta with flared sharara pants with graded threadwork and a sequinned border. A matching dupatta with embroidered gota and sequinned flowers completed the look along with an emerald Kundan necklace and matching earrings.
