Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is back in her element at Cannes

Actor Aishwarya Rai Bachchan’s second red carpet appearance at the 69th Cannes Film Festival made for fashion redemption. While her first look garnered a mixed reaction from fans and experts, she seems to have nailed it the second time. Sticking to her favourite, Lebanese designer Elie Saab, the 42-year-old picked a pale, blush pink gown from the label’s Fall 2014 couture collection.

For designer Rina Dhaka, the buttery soft hue made for a winner. “I always prefer seeing Aishwarya in such pale, dewy and soft colours. The nude hue is perfect. The heavy embroidery might have come off as pretty strong for a day time appearance, but she makes it work,” she says.

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The actor’s gown featured tone-on-tone beaded embroidery and she offset the look with an oxblood lip and old-school Hollywood waves. Designer Samant Chauhan, too, gives a thumbs up to the look. “I really like this embellished gown, and that she picked from a nude palette which looks great on the red carpet. I am unsure about the dark lip but Aishwarya tends to make it work in her favour,” he says.

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