Alia Bhatt embodied Demna’s Gucci debut at Milan Fashion Week

Gucci didn’t stage a runway this season. Instead, Demna’s debut unfolded at a theatre in Milan, where The Tiger—a Spike Jonze and Halina Reijn film—became the set and the audience the cast. Alia Bhatt, a global ambassador for the house, was part of that line-up.

Her outfit was layered in house history and drama. The Milanesa coat from the Famiglia collection, cut in long, shaggy fur, swallowed her frame before narrowing at the waist with a chain belt tipped with the GG charm. Beneath it was a flash of a gold lace slip dress, with stylist Priyanka Badani building the look with GG-logo tights, black pumps, a Bamboo 1947 bag and monogram earrings; archival notes pulled into a contemporary register.

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The beauty look was sharp. Centre-parted hair pressed poker-straight, a lid smoked in burnished shadow, and lips pared down to a near-neutral. The effect: eyes that cut through the texture, features defined enough to hold against the coat’s bulk.

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After fifty couture collections at Balenciaga, Demna started his Gucci chapter by turning clothes into characters. And in Milan, Alia Bhatt carried one of its most dramatic roles.

From Vogue’s fashion desk:

“Skip the logo tights and go bare-legged or with sheer black stockings to lighten the heaviness. The tonal handbag feels daytime; trade it in for the white Gucci Bamboo Diva to bring in a sharp contrast. Finally, swap the pointed pumps for strappy heels to break up the weight of the fur and balance the proportions and to make the look even more evening-appropriate,” says Vogue India fashion associate Manglien Gangte.

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