The 2022 Cannes Film Festival has kicked off in style and jury member Deepika Padukone brought glitz to the opening ceremony red carpet, wearing a gold and black sari for the event.
The ensemble, designed by Indian label Sabyasachi, features sequinned stripes and is part of the designer's Aakash-tara collection.
On Instagram, Sabyasachi Mukherjee, the designer behind the eponymous label, said the Bengal tiger couture sari "celebrates heritage Indian crafts and techniques through a modern lens".
"The stripes have been block printed and hand embroidered by some of India’s finest craftspeople at the Sabyasachi atelier," he said. "The look is paired with statement pieces from Sabyasachi Jewellery’s Bengal Royale Collection. The headband pays homage to the traditional Indian matha patti headpiece with Art Nouveau detailing, while the chandelier earrings updates a classic with an Art Deco gaze."
The Indian actress' look was completed with bold black eye make-up, a gold headband, chandelier earrings and stacks of rings.
“The sari is a story I will never stop telling. No matter where we are in the world, it has its place,” Mukherjee's post reads. Padukone quoted the designer in her Instagram post, sharing details of the look.
Earlier in the day, the actress wore another Sabyasachi look to a jury members' photo call.
She wore pieces from the label's The Tropic of Calcutta resort collection, including a floral silk shirt, green wool trousers and a silk headband, which co-ordinated with her top. The look was completed with a Lucknow Rose necklace, which the designer described as "a deconstructed Maharani necklace that has been crafted with extensively sourced multicoloured gemstones and uncut diamonds".
Sabyasachi is the fashion house behind Indian businesswoman Natasha Poonawalla's 2022 Met Gala look. Poonawalla wore a golden Sabyasachi sari on The Metropolitan Museum of Art's red carpet, with an ornate Schiaparelli Couture corset that curved over her head, and custom Sabyasachi Fine Jewellery pieces.
According to the label's Instagram, the sari "celebrates Indian craftsmanship" and the gold handcrafted piece is "embroidered with silk floss thread and embellished with bevel beads, semi-precious stones, crystals, sequins and appliqued printed velvet".
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Natasha Poonawalla in a Sabyasachi sari paired with an ornate Schiaparelli Couture corset. EPA -
India businesswoman Natasha Poonawalla arrives at the In America: An Anthology of Fashion-themed Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, on Monday, May 2, 2022. Reuters -
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Poonawalla married Adar Poonawalla, chief executive of the Serum Institute of India, in 2006. EPA -
From left: Dua Lipa, Marcus Piggott, Kristen McMenamy, Mert Alas and Poonawalla attend a cocktail reception ahead of The Fashion Awards 2021 at London's Royal Albert Hall on November 29, 2021. Getty Images -
Editor-in-chief of British 'Vogue', Edward Enninful, and Poonawalla attend an exclusive party hosted by Frieze and Versace to celebrate London's creative community at Toklas on October 15, 2021. Getty Images for Frieze -
Poonawalla attends the British Vogue x Tiffany & Co. Fashion and Film party at The Londoner Hotel in London on September 20, 2021. Getty Images -
Poonawalla attends the LuisaViaRoma for Unicef event at La Certosa di San Giacomo on July 31, 2021 in Capri, Italy. Getty Images for Luisaviaroma -
Indian actress, model and singer Priyanka Chopra and Poonawalla on day 12 of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London on July 10, 2021. Getty Images -
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Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, Royal Founding Patron of the British Asian Trust, and his wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, meet American musician Katy Perry and Poonawalla as they arrive at a reception for supporters of the British Asian Trust in London on February 4, 2020. Getty Images -
Kristina O'Neill, Poonawalla, Imran Amed and Nikhil Mansata at an intimate presentation and cocktail event in celebration of BoF China Prize 2018 winner, Caroline Hu. This was held at Hotel Ritz in Paris. Getty Images for The Business of Fashion -
Evangelo Bousis, Natasha Poonawalla and Peter Dundas at the 2019 Met Gala Celebrating Camp: Notes on Fashion at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 6, 2019 in New York City. AFP -
Poonawalla at Michael Muller's HEAVEN, presented by The Art of Elysium, on January 5, 2019 in Los Angeles. AFP -
Serum Institute of India's Executive Director Adar Poonawalla and his wife Natasha launch the country's first nasal H1N1 vaccine, 'Nasovac', at a news conference in Mumbai on July 14, 2010. AFP
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Mukherjee wrote of his design: “For me, the sari is a truly unique and versatile garment that owns its identity even as it transcends boundaries and geographies. Back when I was a young fashion student, I often wondered when I would see the sari at big global fashion events like the Met Gala.”
Celebrity stylist Anaita Shroff Adajania styled Poonawalla for the event, and her sari was draped by Dolly Jain.
On Instagram, draper and stylist Jain said she was "in awe of this Indian take on Gilded Glamour".
"To be able to witness such an iconic fashion-meets-art moment in New York, and be a small part of it feels truly surreal. Between the flowing drape of her bespoke embroidered gold Sabyasachi sari and the architectural lines of her armour-esque gold metallic Schiaparelli couture bustier, Natasha strikes a note that is both feminine yet strong, bold yet beautiful," Jain wrote.
In 2010, Padukone wore a Rohit Bal sari to walk the red carpet for the screening of On Tour during the Cannes film festival.
The gold and ivory ensemble was completed with a golden clutch, gold earrings and a bracelet.
Scroll through the gallery below for Deepika Padukone's Cannes red-carpet looks over the years:
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Deepika Padukone wears Giambattista Valli to the screening of 'Dolor Y Gloria' at the Cannes Film Festival on May 17, 2019. AFP -
Deepika Padukone wears Giambattista Valli to the screening of 'Dolor Y Gloria' at the Cannes Film Festival on May 17, 2019. AFP -
Deepika Padukone wears Dundas to a screening of 'Rocketman' at the Cannes Film Festival on May 16, 2019. Reuters -
Deepika Padukone wears Dundas to a screening of 'Rocketman' at the Cannes Film Festival on May 16, 2019. Reuters -
Deepika Padukone wears Zuhair Murad to the screening of 'Sorry Angel' during the Cannes Film Festival on May 10, 2018. Getty Images -
Deepika Padukone wears Rohit Bal to the screening of 'On Tour' during the Cannes Film Festival on May 13, 2010. Getty Images -
Deepika Padukone wears Ashi Studio to the screening of 'Ash Is The Purest White' during the Cannes Film Festival on May 11, 2018. Getty Images1 -
Deepika Padukone wears Brandon Maxwell to the 'Loveless' screening during the Cannes Film Festival on May 18, 2017. Getty Images -
Deepika Padukone wears Marchesa to the 'Ismael's Ghosts' screening at the Cannes Film Festival on May 17, 2017. Getty Images
