American actress and producer Mindy Kaling was one of the many South Asian celebrities who attended the Met Gala this year. Mindy’s pick for this year’s gala was a spectacular Gaurav Gupta gown. Marking his debut on the prestigious red carpet, designer Gaurav Gupta dressed Kaling for the occasion in “The Melting Flower of Time” couture piece with Mindy as his muse. For the Met Gala 2024 theme that said–Garden Of Time, the gown featured Gupta’s signature tailoring with structured fabric work.
The tinted, blush pink number featured a mix of timeless beauty and innovative design. With a massive elevated fabric detail at the back and a sweetheart neckline, Kaling’s gown instantly reminded the internet of actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan’s Cannes 2022 look. Also designed by couturier Gaurav Gupta, Aishwarya’s pink number was also a sculptural piece inspired by Venus, with Rai-Bachchan portraying the birth of Venus (a painting by the Italian artist Sandro Botticelli).
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And then what, Mindy became a subject of conversation and great interest for many people on the internet. Comparisons flooded our screens with many calling Mindy’s choice for the Met Gala, a bad one. Besides that, many also praised her for “her guts” for recreating one of Aishwarya’s most iconic looks from Cannes. Many disappointed by the styling also mentioned–”The glam is not glamming the hair is not it, the colour is def not it and the fit looks blah on mindy……. It’s like Gaurav Gupta created a knockoff of his own look??????” added another. “guts toh hai, but you could see she couldn’t stop smiling cuz of the dress.” Some others also sided with Mindy and wrote–”Why “GUTTSSS”? Agreed its a repeat and it’s not on theme, but the fit is really good on her and she is carrying it off well. Also pls say “GUTTTSSSSS” to men also when they repeat styles and designers on the red carpet.”
Well, we think if Mindy also took inspiration from Aishwarya Rai, what’s the harm? But this also points to the fact that why choose something that has already been celebrated in the past? What do you think of Mindy Kaling’s look? For the unversed, Mindy first appeared at the Met Gala in 2013.