Posts in category: Life Style

For Parineeti Chopra, sartorial appearances are rare and often come with a feel of no-fuss comfort intact. Her recent look was no different. Dressed for her cousin, Siddharth Chopra’s wedding, Chopra decked herself in an easygoing printed mulmul lehenga with minimal can-can, a silk bustier hemmed with coin sequins and a delicate silk-embroidered cropped blazer. A Gazal Gupta creation, light floral blue and dark regal red formed an unlikely pair, presenting a modest tinge to the otherwise bohemian ensemble.

The outfit is plucked from Gupta’s scarlet bloom collection, centred around rendering contemporary silhouettes with bits of traditional embroidery. The soft mulmul keeps it practical and frolic-proof, while the blazer keeps it polished as the silk bustier lends playfulness. Parineeti Chopra kitted herself in polki kadhas, a polki choker with red stones and piroi pearls as well as a bronze smokey eye to complement the crimson hue. A pinkish hue on the lips and simple, middle-parted hair completed her look.

From Vogue‘s fashion desk:

“To dial down the plunge of this Parineeti Chopra look without losing impact, swap in a structured sweetheart or corset-style bodice. A high-square neckline contrasts the lehenga’s fluidity, letting the ornate choker take centrestage. For something softer, a wrap-style blouse with a curved or bateau neckline brings ease and movement, while keeping the look modern and effortlessly chic,” says Vogue India’s Fashion Associate, Manglien Gangte.

Also read:

Parineeti Chopra in her hand-embroidered blush pink kurta set is a great trade-in for heavily embellished kurtas

Parineeti Chopra opts for a vibrant pink ensemble for her haldi ceremony

Parineeti Chopra’s makeup artist reveals how to recreate her bronzed smoky eye

AP Dhillon was in 8th grade when he started playing basketball in Gurdaspur, Punjab after school. In fact, if things had turned out differently, we could’ve had AP Dhillon, the athlete, instead of AP Dhillon, the singer. “I always wanted to play sports, specifically basketball, and become an athlete be it for the NBA or India,” confesses the pop star. “I had a rough childhood, so those two hours every day were an escape from my life. I didn’t think about the good or bad things on the court, just that I needed to score those baskets. I hated losing,” he smiles.

So, what diverted his path towards music instead?—not that we’re complaining. “My village is 25 minutes from the Pakistan border, so resources were limited. If we broke anything on the court, like the ring or net, repairs would take forever. We’d also have to borrow money from our parents to pay for them ourselves,” he recalls. Due to infrastructural and financial reasons, the dream never made it past the court in his hometown.

When Dhillon moved to Canada in 2015, between his studies and working odd jobs at gas stations and convenience stores, he went from daily basketball sessions to daily to only playing on weekends. “When you’re working 12 hours a day, you don’t think about what you want to do. It’s like being in survival mode, I had expenses to take care of,” he reveals. And when his singing career took off, basketball took a backseat entirely.

While it may seem cliché to talk about changing up your look for the new year, there’s something different about 2025. Everyone seems to be itching for a transformation and the hair colour trends that experts predict will be huge in the new year have all of us welcoming change with open arms.

“I’m super excited for what’s coming in 2025 when it comes to hair colour,” agrees Cass Kaeding, celebrity stylist and K18 ambassador. “It’s all about versatility and boldness.”

“The overarching trend is personalisation,” adds Tracey Cunningham, celebrity colourist and Schwarzkopf Professional’s U.S. creative director of colour and technique. “Clients want a colour that’s tailored to their features, enhancing their skin tone, eye colour, and style. Whether it’s blonde, brunette, or red, it’s about creating a look that feels natural yet elevated.”

From bold shades of red like cherry cola and ginger spice to classic Old Hollywood blonde, there’s something for everyone. Below, the experts break down the 11 hair colour trends that will be everywhere in 2025. Pin this for later.

Cherry Cola

That Janhvi Kapoor loves experimenting with her makeup looks is no surprise. Recently, she channelled vintage glam with sharp feline flicks, rosy cheeks and a nude glossy lip. She wore a silver Falguni Shane Peacock corset and mermaid-style lehenga set. The actor accessorised with a silver choker set with green gemstones, round stud earrings and a diamond ring. Her hair was pulled back in a half-up style, framed by voluminous waves and signature curtain bangs to soften her look.

Janhvi Kapoor’s makeup featured soft glam with luminous skin and metallic sheen. A wash of shimmery eyeshadow gave her lids a glow, blended with brown tones for depth. Winged eyeliner, coats of mascara and a stroke of kohl on waterline added definition to her gaze. Her full brows, the focal point of her face, were complemented by a rosy blush draped over her cheeks and nose. A well-contoured face and dewy skin made for the perfect canvas for Janhvi’s high-shine glam.

Follow the steps below to get the look:

• Start with a hydrating primer to create a smooth base. Apply a lightweight, radiant foundation for a dewy finish, blending it seamlessly into the skin.
• Use a creamy concealer under the eyes and on any blemishes, then lightly set with translucent powder to keep the glow intact.
• Use a cream contour or bronzer to softly define your cheekbones and jawline.
• Blend a rosy blush across the apples of your cheeks and slightly over the nose for a natural, flushed effect.
• Apply a liquid or cream highlighter to the high points of your face, cheekbones, nose and cupid’s bow to add dimension and glow.
• Sweep a shimmery champagne or soft silver eyeshadow over your lids. Blend a light brown shade into the crease for depth.
• Use a black liquid eyeliner for the winged eye, extending it slightly for a lifted effect. Apply kohl to your waterline and smudge it out gently for a soft, smoky look. Finish with mascara on both upper and lower lashes for a full, fluttery effect.
• Fill in your brows with a pencil or powder, keeping the shape natural and slightly arched. Brush them up with a clear or tinted brow gel to hold them in place and add volume.
• Line your lips with a nude lip liner for definition, then apply a glossy nude lipstick or lip gloss for a soft, plump finish.

Also read:

Janhvi Kapoor and Madhuri Dixit Nene embrace the soft pink glam in the best beauty looks of the week

Janhvi Kapoor and Pooja Hegde embrace sunkissed makeup in the best beauty looks of this week

Janhvi Kapoor chose faux freckles and smokey eyes to walk the ramp for Rahul Mishra

As a woman who is, scientifically speaking, the same height as Lady Gaga, I’ve always struggled with what jeans to wear. Skinny jeans make my legs look like they’re actually suffocating and baggy jeans tend to swallow me whole. There’s a particular type of denim cut, though, that I’ve always gravitated towards – although I’ve never known what to call them. Part baggy, part bootcut, I’ve recently taken to calling them “slacker jeans”, and they’re pretty much all I wear.

The best way to describe slacker jeans is bootcut, but not in that classically tight, early Noughties way. Rather, they’re slouchy, with a slight flare – the type of jeans that are custom-made for pulling on when you’re in a hurry, or throwing a big brown leather jacket over. Baggy bootcuts are, in my opinion, the epitome of casual cool. And, though they’re most often associated with menswear, women look killer in them too (as I’ve said before, give us more menswear in women’s sizes!)

Edward Berthelot/Getty Images

Raimonda Kulikauskiene/Getty Images

I’m not just plucking these jeans out of thin air. This particular cut has been slouching its way down runways on both sides of the fashion binary more recently. From the cowboy-ish kick-flares that were all over Louis Vuitton’s autumn/winter 2025 runway, to the puddling hemlines seen at Fendi, Dsquared2 and Ami’s spring/summer 2025 shows, hip-skimming slacker jeans dominated menswear collections. But they’ve crept into womenswear, too. From floor-scraping denim at Dries Van Noten’s autumn/winter 2024 show to Natasha Zinko’s pre-fall 2025 collection, the humble flare has gotten so slouchy the hem is practically under the shoe.

Dries Van Noten autumn/winter 2024

Fortunately, this type of baggy bootcut is also all over the high street, if you know where to look. My personal affordable faves are these Bershka bootcuts (size up for maximum slouch), or else the loose bootcuts available at Weekday. The ultimate pair, however, is Eytys’ take on the trend (if you’ve got the coin to spend) and, obviously, all manner of men’s jeans from Diesel. Big and boyish puddle-soakers have never looked so tempting.

Shop baggy bootcut denim:

Time Loose Bootcut Leg Jeans

High-Rise Bootcut Jeans

Net-a-porter
₹ 71,500.00

This story first appeared on Vogue.uk.com

Also Read:

10 denim trends that will make your wardrobe feel fresh—from distressed to jazzy jeans

How baggy jeans can become your new office uniform

How to style an oversized t-shirt and baggy jeans like the It girls

Are we entering the era of jeanpants?

The wax and waning of the moon is a reminder that, even in the darkest of times, light will eventually return. In the days leading up to the full moon on February 12, make sure to go outside, look up at the night sky and take a moment to visualise moonlight flowing into every cell of your body. “It’s nice to feel the energy starting to move again after the dark and slow month of January,” says Jetteke van Lexmond, co-founder of the Moonsisters and their moon calendar. “Everything in nature is also preparing to come back to life.” However, as Mars will remain in retrograde until February 23, 2025, we could still experience and feel a certain slowdown for a while, says the moon expert.

“The more pressure you put on yourself, your partner, family, friends or colleagues and the more you try to force things, the slower they seem to go,” says van Lexmond. The universe keeps reminding you that “you should not swim against the current, but move with it”. According to the moon expert, you should regularly plan moments of stillness. “Turn inwards, slow down. Align yourself with the rhythm of the season and let yourself drift with it.”

Take the time to find your new rhythm

Uranus and Jupiter, which have gone direct in recent weeks, have given the energy a significant push forward, says van Lexmond. “This may finally give you the feeling that you are making progress again. The days are getting noticeably longer, and this extra light brings more vitality and joy.” However, feelings of restlessness and insecurity could also arise due to the energy of these planetary shifts. “You may feel strangely out of place. It may take some time to find a new rhythm and approach. Take your time to do this. Try waking up a little earlier this week so that you can start your morning more calmly.” Van Lexmond has further advice. “After waking up, sit on the edge of the bed for a moment, feel your feet touch the floor and slowly come back into your body. Take a few deep breaths in through your nose and out through your mouth. Feel inside yourself and do a few simple stretching exercises. Then take time to have breakfast or a cup of tea. This will help your body to adapt and move with the new energy.”

By the end of February, all the gates will open and the energy can feel like a torrent that touches everything and pulls it along with it. “How you experience this feeling depends on your own process and your connection to your body,” explains van Lexmond. “Some will shoot forward like a catapult, while others will feel like they’re in a washing machine on a spin cycle.”

The full moon in Leo invites you to get active yourself

Before that, however, on February 12, we will first experience a powerful full moon in the sign of Leo. “Leo is the king of the animals and the ruler of the heart,” says the moon expert. Venus is already creating a loving mood, and Leo’s warm energy is giving us an extra touch of passion and creativity this week—the perfect combination for Valentine’s Day.

An adaptation of the 2023 Spanish film My Fault, this film focuses on 18-year-old Noah (Asha Banks), who relocates from America to London with her mother, Ella (Eve Macklin), after she marries the affluent William (Ray Fearon). In their new home, Noah meets her stepbrother, Nick (Matthew Broome), a rebellious young man with whom she shares an immediate and undeniable attraction. As Noah navigates her new life, she becomes entwined in Nick’s world, encountering his diverse circle of friends and the thrilling yet perilous activities they engage in. Despite their efforts to suppress their growing feelings, the bond between Noah and Nick deepens, leading to a forbidden romance.

Streaming on Prime Video

Dhoom Dhaam (February 14)

Back at my table, more cocktails await me. To my surprise, they are all crystal clear. No popping a bubble before you sip, no smoky cauldron effect, no edible flowers you aren’t sure about actually eating. Just pure flavours ready to be enjoyed without any pomp. The cocktail menu is similarly fuss-free, built entirely around clarified drinks, lead mixologist Prithvi Agarwal tells me. For whisky lovers, there is a milk-clarified whisky, where the sweetness of mango and peach meets the tang of kaffir lime and the umami of matcha. Mezcal takes a bold turn here, served with a rim of celery salt and a dash of olive brine, adding a savoury twist to every sip.

Sitting down with Nikita Shahri, Director & Founder, Chrome Hospitality, we bond over our shared love for Barcelona’s unique bar culture, where the drinks take centre stage and food is an afterthought. “That’s what inspired the design of Late Checkout,” she says. “We’ve intentionally crafted the tables to be smaller so the limited space encourages our guests to savour their drinks and order more small plates. We want to extend their bar time, make the space feel more bar-driven than restaurant-centric.” Shahri laughs, recalling how she spent her time in Barcelona bar-hopping with a measuring tape, jotting down every detail that inspired her. “My husband would distract the bartenders while I snuck in measurements of everything from window frames to bar counters just so I could bring a little slice of that charm back home.”

The month of love has officially arrived and Valentine’s Day is less than a week away. Yesterday, I told my boyfriend that he will have to ask me to be his Valentine, and that it’s not necessarily a given that I will say yes.

“I will have lots of options, you see,” I told him.

I warned him that there would be a multitude of men blowing up my DMs with heartfelt declarations of love and admiration.

“Who am I to dismiss their efforts? In fact, should I gather all of my eligible bachelors and arrange a joust where they can fight you for my love? Whoever wins, I will crown as my Valentine.”

He ignored me, so I continued to taunt him.

“They even write me poems sometimes.”

“That’s nice for you,” he replied calmly.

Ugh! I am always trying to make him jealous and it never bloody works. My lad is a straight up and down sort of man and this is why we work: there simply isn’t space for two manically romantic, love-obsessed, melodramatic, overbearing, chaotic mental cases in the relationship. So I play that part, and he plays the part of my calming ox.

We won’t physically be together on 14 February, but I don’t actually care. The above might lead you to assume I am lying, but I’m not. Not because I am a cool, laid-back, relaxed, low-maintenance, pick-me girlfriend. Believe me, I am none of those things (I’m about as high-maintenance as it gets), but Valentine’s Day just doesn’t do it for me, it’s a load of PR bollocks.

I do love love. But I love proper, authentic, gutsy, at times gruelling love. I don’t like shiny, showy-offy, superficial, superior, rom-com, commercial love. Valentine’s Day is like a birthday, it’s usually an anti-climax—especially as you get older. Still, the world makes you feel as though you should spend the day in a state of euphoria. The expectation is simply too high, so that no ribbon-wrapped gift could ever be good enough, no showering of affection or candlelit dinner will ever satisfy, because the bar is set at make-believe.

Looking back, I have only ever truly enjoyed one Valentine’s Day. I was in fifth grade and had a crush on a boy called Josh Kilder. When the big day rolled around, the hours passed excruciatingly slowly. The other girls in my class had been presented with plastic bracelets and chocolate bars from their crushes, but Josh was yet to even offer me a smile. I was deeply upset. But at the end of the day, when I went to collect my homework bag I noticed something poking out of the top. It was an envelope with a lopsided heart drawn on it in red felt tip. It was so wonky and smudged, I knew it could only have been drawn by a boy. My heart was beating a mile a minute. I ripped the envelope open with all the urgency of a soldier’s wife who’s endured six months of no correspondence:

If 2024 was the year of the kitten heel and the ballet flat renaissance, 2025 is shaping up to be the year of the stiletto’s structural sister: the flared heel. She’s a little bit ’70s and a little bit Art-Deco – equal parts retro glam and futuristic chic. Because, hey! We really can have it all. Distinguished by unexpected proportions and subtle scoops, these playful styles are popping up on both runways and red carpets.

Edward Berthelot/Getty Images

The flared heel has its roots in the 1970s, an era known for bold fashion choices and disco-ready footwear, and while the halcyon days of Studio 54 have been replaced by nights in spent watching “evening routine” TikToks, the decade’s style has returned, with designers blending nostalgic references with cutting-edge design. Amina Muaddi has been spearheading this particular trend for seasons with her signature geometric heels, but now the look has gone fully mainstream, with the likes of Bottega Veneta and Jimmy Choo offering up sculptural heels.

The flared heel has already racked up plenty of A-list endorsements, when Sabrina Carpenter joined Taylor Swift on the Eras tour in New Orleans she was wearing a sculptural pair that added a few extra inches to her “five feet to be exact” stature.

Sabrina Carpenter at The Eras Tour

TAS2024/Getty Images

On the movie star front, Nicole Kidman turned heads at the Venice Film Festival wearing a sleek black pair that her Babygirl character, business-casual Romy, would surely take to the dancefloor in at a Brooklyn warehouse rave. Chrissy Teigen is another flared heels devotee, having sported them everywhere from the set of Celebrity Family Feud to a series of Instagram fit checks. Meanwhile supermodel Bella Hadid, who can always be relied on to opt for eye-catching footwear (platform Uggs, we’re looking at you) was spotted in New York City rocking an exaggerated pair from NYC girl fave, Sandy Liang.

Nicole Kidman at the Venice Film Festival

Anadolu/Getty Images

For those looking to dip a toe (or rather, their heel) into the trend, there’s no shortage of designers delivering their own take on the silhouette. From JW Anderson’s tan tassel leather mules to Dries Van Noten’s silver slingback heels, alternatives to simple stilettos are everywhere. Shushu/Tong and Simone Rocha have also embraced the flared heel with their signature romantic flourishes, and let’s not forget Phoebe Philo’s Club Loafers, a sculptural take on librarian chic.

This story first appeared in Vogue.co.uk

Also Read:

5 effortless ways to wear wide-leg trousers in 2025

Vogue-approved sneakers that will take you from work to play

How to wear kitten heels with jeans to the office this year