Vogue India’s best dressed 2025 list belongs to those who dress with purpose

There’s no one way to dress well. We arrive at it through instinct, experiments, the pull of heritage and the urge to push back. Clothes can hint at how you want to be read and sometimes reveal more than planned.

Fashion doesn’t live only on runways, in magazines or on racks. It’s expressed by icons whose style markers have become cultural landmarks; originals who have built a recognisable vocabulary by trusting their impulses over trends; tastemakers who shift whole groups towards new ways of dressing; people who create red-carpet moments that influence more than any algorithm; people whose street style stands out even when the setting is casual; families who show that style can be a shared language; and global voices who remind us that Indian style is not confined by any border.

The Vogue Best Dressed 2025 list gathers people whose style leaves a trace, whether the moment is formal or fleeting.

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Sonam Kapoor and Rhea Kapoor

Sisters Sonam Kapoor and Rhea Kapoor’s collaboration has given us some of fashion’s most memorable looks. Together, they work with an instinct for textiles and storytelling, treating every appearance as a study in how Indian craft can hold its own regardless of the stage. The ensembles may reference archives, ateliers and family heirlooms, but the styling is never static and the past year marked a natural evolution of that. Sonam’s appointment as a Dior ambassador in 2024 placed her front and centre at some of the maison’s biggest moments, and Rhea shaped those appearances with a steady hand. They experiment with silhouettes, local and global, often championing homegrown designers and craft techniques. The Sonam-Rhea partnership continues to raise the bar for how Indian style moves across the world.