After her well-tailored pantsuit from Gucci Ancora, Alia Bhatt’s style direction turned towards the classic six-yard staple. Designed by Manish Malhotra, Bhatt’s ensemble ends the age-old question of velvet finally staging a comeback. Last festive season, we saw Preity Zinta in a black scallop-hemmed velvet number from Shaveta & Anuj and the Gen-Z crowd opted for sleek, cut-out bodycon dresses like Ananya Panday’s vibrant blue Alex Perry look. From Angelina Jolie’s iconic ‘leg-dress’ moment at the 2012 Oscars in a black velvet Atelier Versace gown, fashion in the past few years has shown us a resurgence of vintage styles, including the use of velvet.

                          In a deep olive green staple, Alia Bhatt wrapped her velvet pallu around her back. Her blouse had detailed scalloped edges and a daring plunging neckline, adding to the talk around risqué necklines in fashion, as seen on stars like Emily Ratajkowski at Paris Fashion Week. The blouse, with capped sleeves, was embroidered with antique gold and finishing her look, she accessorised with Russian Emeralds earrings from Malhotra’s collection.