Awards: From Deepika Padukone to Alia Bhatt, Bollywood celebs root for purple hue

Regal, mysterious and sophisticated, here’s why celebs have fallen for this intense hue

Celebs (From L-R) Deepika Padukone, Ranveer Singh, Alia Bhatt, Arjun Kapoor and Taapsee Pannu (Pics: Yogen Shah)

A custom Gaurav Gupta lilac lace gown with a veil and a trail added drama to Deepika Padukone’s look at the award ceremony held in the city on Wednesday evening. Enough for her husband Ranveer Singh to comment on her social media feed, “Baby... you’re killin me (sic).” Just a couple of days before that, the Gully Boy actor himself opted for an overcoat in the same colour when he was spotted outside Karan Johar’s office.

Twinning on separate occasions apart, looks like purple haze has spread across B-Town. And why not, as designer Anuj Lalwani points out, “Lilac is the star colour of Spring Summer 2019.”

SOPHISTICATED AND ENCHANTING

Before the power couple, Alia Bhatt rocked a tracksuit in this tincture. It was a fresh swap to the millennial pink. Designer Aniket Satam corroborates, “Dusty lilac and intense lavender have successfully taken over the craze of the millennial pink.” He observes that it’s time to tease one’s dark side with a sophisticated dash of pastel tone. “This shade isn’t ultra-sweet and has the mysterious quality of the dark purple,” says he. Designer Pallavi Mohan agrees that lavender’s intense quality is subtle without being too cute or sweet. “It’s feminine yet strong like the women today, who balances her grace with mature dignity,” she weighs in. Rightly so! Taapsee Pannu opted for a desi bohochic look in Sonam Luthria separates — a purple skirt, white shirt and floral koti — at a film festival. The Mission Mangal actress also wore a lavender sari with a black blouse at the film’s promotion. “It has the undertone of regalia yet not harsh and in your face,” Pallavi states.

FOR BOTH THE SEXES

It’s not just women but also men who have included the colour in their wardrobe. For instance, Arjun Kapoor wore a hoodie in the same tint recently. “Purple has an old-school romance quality. It works well with menswear as it’s masculine but in a feminine way,” Pallavi explains. Aniket adds that it has a sense of enchanting quality that’s enduring yet softer and is great for both the sexes. Anuj drives home the point, “Kings and emperors used to wear purple. The colour and its hues were rare, and precious dyes were produced by extracting the juice from a variety of sea snails. A quarter of a million snails would make an ounce of dye,” says he.

TEAM IT UP WELL

Purple works well with other pastels, especially chalk-mauve, dusty pink and onion pink, Pallavi tells us. She further adds that it can be best worn with metallic shades such as gun metal and rustic copper. “Also, it can easily be passed off as day colour or an evening shade,” says she. According to Aniket, it goes well with buttercup yellow, mint green or cantaloupe orange. “The faint-hearted can go mono- tonal mix with deep grape, amethyst or even berry shades,” he concludes.

— With inputs from Shalabh Anand Bajpai

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