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11 times when Aishwarya was a STUNNER in BLACK

Last updated on: June 17, 2015 17:03 IST

Don't judge her yet, black really is her colour!

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is known to stumble every once in a while in the fashion department.

She made a little more than a misstep when she turned up for a Longines event in Chantilly, France, in a black outfit gone totally wrong.

But before you judge her, we'd like it to be known that Ash has nailed black outfits with admirable flair in the past.


Photograph: Pradeep Bandekar

That time when she almost dethroned fashion wiz Sonam Kapoor with this edgy Sabyasachi salwar kameez and high heels for her appearance at Femina awards.

 

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Another time when she was a showstealer in this sheer and embroidery match made in fashion heaven as she walked the Cannes red carpet in Gucci.

 

Image: Are we digging this carefully styled curls look or what! 

Plump lips, minimal makeup, big hair and a gorgeous multi-strand Kundan necklace were opulent in essence but made a strong case for elegance, along with another Sabya salwar kameez, on Ash.

 

 

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Then there was another Sabya sighting at Cannes when Ash chose to wear a black and gold sari to the screening of Bombay Talkies and instantly transformed into something an Indian Barbie doll with a serious fondness for saris would look like.

 

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How about that year in the French Riviera when her piercing gaze sent us all into a collective frenzy as she walked the Cannes red carpet in a black Armani Prive beauty.

 

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She had our attention in this understated yet unmistakably sexy Gauri and Nainika number for a day event in Mumbai. 

 

Image: The fiercest cover girl in town 

Remember this memorable cover girl moment from the Indian edition of Vogue magazine?

 Those feathered shoulder pads are a dramatic sartorial detail and Ash pulls it off!

 

Photograph: Pradeep Bandekar

This carefully-crafted classic look for a star-studded event on home ground in a regal Toni Maticevski strapless number was stuff red carpet legends are made of, no?

 

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Another Gucci dress that Ash wore to a photocall in Cannes back in 2010 was immensely elevated by big wavy hair and t-strap stilettoes.

 

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And oh, when she smiled that dazzling smile at the 2006 edition of the Cannes film festival in this ruffled black gown that had our thumping approval.

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Her turn at the Pink Panther screening in the French Riviera was pretty much bang on, as she wore an Alberta Feretti gown with a classic diamond necklace.