There's almost always an explanation when it comes to the unforgiving world of fashion. One man's outlandish is another man's camp; one woman's whimsical is another woman's basic and that's just how it goes. Right between the hits and the misses lies the no-man's land of unmissable ensembles — ones which leave you confused as to if you should laud the muse for their daring armour or commence the barrage of unsolicited opinions.
The recent arch of actor Bhumi Pednekar's style evolution appears to be transfixed in this no-man's land for a while now and her latest sartorial outing in this regard, certainly felt the heat. Walking the red carpet in a look unanimously dubbed 'naagin-core' by the internet isn't something everyone can pull off. But, the stakes are high when you are attempting to embody a legacy spanning centuries.
A post shared by HT City Showstoppers (@htcityshowstoppers) Beyond the audacious naagin-core Just to clear things up right away, Bhumi was not cosplaying naagin, though that is exactly what most untrained eyes put it down to be. Her white drape, encased in place with a serpentine-flanked glass torso was the work of Raw Mango. What inspired them? Karnataka's age old Bhuta Kola ritual dance.
The glass armour was actually created in reference to the Bhuta breastplate, worn during the ritual which's name is the Tulu term for 'spirit play'. The dance ritual is prevalent among the Hindus of Tulu Nadu and other parts of Karnataka. Bhumi's final look stuck to the.