It's been 14 years in the making but Aishwarya Rai Bachchan's moment in the Cannes fashion sun finally came this year - in molten gold Roberto Cavalli, coral red lips and cascading hair. Aishwarya was a perfect 10 as she glided up the red carpet to the sound of her name being yelled by the crowd at the top of its collective voice. Everyone else stopped and stared. The ultimate compliment came from husband Abhishek: Almost 52hrs without sleep! Eyes shutting and the Mrs Shows up looking like this!! Ok. Eyes wide open now!
It's been 14 years in the making but Aishwarya Rai Bachchan's moment in the Cannes fashion sun finally came this year - in molten gold Roberto Cavalli, coral red lips and cascading hair. Aishwarya was a perfect 10 as she glided up the red carpet to the sound of her name being yelled by the crowd at the top of its collective voice. Everyone else stopped and stared. The ultimate compliment came from husband Abhishek: Almost 52hrs without sleep! Eyes shutting… and the Mrs. Shows up looking like this!! Ok.. Eyes wide open now!
Sonam Kapoor, perhaps the only Bollywood star to have scaled the style Everest without the safety net of a closet full of Sabyasachi, was the picture of loveliness in a a sari-inspired caped outfit in champagne with a hint of the palest pink by old faithful designer Anamika Khanna.
There was little Gossip but a lot of Girl. Blake Lively, flashing leg and thigh in wine Gucci Premiere, notched up one in a series of red carpet triumphs.
Freida Pinto, India's best known export to Hollywood, wore Oscar de la Renta in eye-popping pink - a colour that required both courage and skin the tone of Freida's.
Nicole Kidman's movie Grace of Monaco was trashed by critics but everyone loved the blue, jewel-encrusted Armani Prive ballgown she wore to watch it open Cannes. Turns out it was also the perfect dance dress - Nicole was whisked away in the arms of French actor Lambert Wilson for an impromptu salsa.
Jessica Chastain's porcelain skin and fiery hair needed just this shade of electric blue, courtesy Atelier Versace, to set the red carpet ablaze.
Marion Cotillard, whose film Two Days, One Night won rave reviews, looked like a dream in silvery-grey pleated Dior.
Cate Blanchett wore a dress only she could have to the premiere of her film How To Train Your Dragon 2 - a black and embroidered Givenchy dress that was business in front and party in the back.
Lea Seydoux, star of last year's festival winner Blue Is The Warmest Colour, was nothing short of sensational in emerald green Prada that set off her new copper hair.
Naomi Watts made just one appearance on the red carpet but what an appearance it was, in floaty blue lingerie-inspired Marchesa displaying an impressive décolletage.
