From the outset, Alia Bhatt’s cool girl energy does seem incredibly infectious. This energy has condensed well into an admirable resume of cinematic tidings (read films) but her fashion game too, is at par. Alia Bhatt makes that style transitions from classy to risque seamlessly. Helping her achieve this mastery is her stylist of many years, Ami Patel. Her last release was Netflix’s Darlings – the promotions of which saw her flit from one flirty mood to another with some ethnic and distressed styles thrown in for good measure. What piqued us was how well the growing bump was cleverly disguised by Patel and her team. Because when Alia kickstarted the Brahmastra: Part One – Shiva promotions with Ranbir Kapoor in tow, she showed off that glorious baby bump, having been styled by the OG Anaita Shroff Adajania. 

Alia’s has carved a niche wherein blending comfort with equal parts chic and glamour is an everyday seamless business.  And the thriving elements of her style are minimalism, carefree aplomb and a strong accompanying glam game. We delved into this style flip that Alia indulged in the blink of an eye. Here’s a closer look. 

Alia Bhatt for Netflix’s Darlings promotions

Here’s a snapshot of all of Alia’s looks for Darlings promotions, styled by Ami Patel.

Alia took to flaunting two back-to-back yellow outfits. For the trailer launch, it was a halter mini silk dress with a bow from Maison Valentino worth Rs.₹278,173. She finished out the look with a textured ponytail and nude glam.

She followed up this look with a Stella McCartney suit with a black cami paired off with wavy hair and signature nude glam.

Alia got into flaunting two distressed denim looks too. A classic look featuring a white comfort fit shirt paired with a handcrafted 1000-panel distressed denim by Huemn worth Rs.18,000. Delicate baubles, white heels, pulled-back textured hair and nude glam accompanied.

The other classic that Alia nailed featured a black blazer by Studio Moonray, indigo wide-leg distressed denim worth Rs. 10,500 and heels from The Attico. Hoops, centre-parted slick hair and nude glam completed her look.

Alia took to layering her sequined jersey mini dress from Halpern Studio worth $1,205 (appx. Rs. 96,013) with a black blazer borrowed from Ranbir Kapoor’s closet. Wavy textured hair and nude glam completed her look.

Alia threw two ethnic looks too into the mix. A black Punit Balana embellished Anarkali kurta set worth Rs.45,000 was paired off with oxidised earrings, centre-parted wavy hair, a delicate bindi and nude pink lips.

A teal blue coloured dress was teamed with jhumkas, thong sandals, wavy hair and nude makeup.

Alia Bhatt for Brahmastra promotions with Ranbir Kapoor

Styled by Anaita Shroff Adajania, Alia showed off her growing baby bump wearing a mini shirt dress from the Australian-based brand, Meshki worth $119 (appx. Rs. 9,479). The dress with its classic wrap silhouette and gentle ruching was paired off with a black lace bralette, heels, wavy hair and signature nude glam. 

What does Team Piquant love about this?

Safe to say,  Alia, leaves behind a hot trail with her sartorial and sophisticated influence which is also her salient forte. She is intent on creating a brilliant maternity fashion arsenal. And we hope she delves into vibrant colours, contemporary cuts, bump-flattering silhouettes, and pretty much all that’s in vogue. 

Darlings is a black comedy-drama film co-written and directed by Jasmeet K. Reen, in her directorial debut, from a screenplay by Parveez Sheikh featuring Alia Bhatt, Shefali Shah, Vijay Varma and Roshan Mathew in the lead roles. It was released on Netflix, on 5 August 2022 garnering widespread critical acclaim with praise for the storyline and performances of Bhatt, Shah and Verma.

Meanwhile, Brahmastra: Part One – Shiva is an upcoming fantasy adventure film written and directed by Ayan Mukerji and produced by Karan Johar, Apoorva Mehta, Namit Malhotra, and Mukerji. The film features Amitabh Bachchan, Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Mouni Roy, and Nagarjuna Akkineni. The film is the first of the planned trilogy that happens to be a part of its own cinematic universe called Astraverse.