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Bhavitha Mandava: Why the Met Gala’s most simple outfit has also sparked the most debate

The Independent·Shahana Yasmin·23 days ago
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Indian model Bhavitha Mandava’s Met Gala debut in what appeared to be a pair of blue jeans has sparked one of the biggest fashion debates of this year’s event. Social media users accused Chanel of underdressing its first Indian house ambassador, while others defended the look as a deliberate piece of conceptual couture that tied closely to this year’s Met Gala theme . The 26-year-old model arrived at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on Monday wearing a beige muslin half zip sweater over a white muslin top and muslin printed pants with a blue denim effect, designed by Chanel creative director Matthieu Blazy. Criticism of her look began almost immediately, with multiple social media users questioning why Mandava had been styled in what looked like casual streetwear for her first appearance at fashion’s biggest night . “Chanel, you did wrong,” one person wrote on X. “Putting her in a simple everyday outfit at the Met Gala and calling it art.…

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