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Freida, Sonam, Deepika: Vogue's MOST STYLISH stars of 2014
Fashion magazine Vogue's June 2014 India edition's Best Dressed list features the most fashion forward stars from tinsel town.
Fashion's changing winds have given us a brave new breed of dressers -- the counter-intuitive, the tradition-bearers, the latest stars on the sartorial block.
Vogue's second best-dressed list rounds up the country's most stylish and, even better, deconstructs what constitutes their inimitable appeal 2014 style.
Freida Pinto
Actor
Who: Undoubtedly the country’s most famous export, she’s universally admired for her cool pairings.
Label love: Sanchita, James Ferreira, Rohit Gandhi + Rahul Khanna
Fashion moment: "In college, I would wear my dad's high-waisted bell bottoms -- altered, of course -- with big sunglasses and a tee. When you don't have money to buy beautiful things, you innovate. I was really proud of what I could do with clothes."
Famous words: "I love fashion. I'm not worried about it making me any less of a serious actor."
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Sonam Kapoor
Actor
Who: The country's resident fashionista needs no introduction when it comes to her bold choices.
Influences: "My mother, my maasi Kavita Singh, and Waheeda Rehman."
Style blog: Man Repeller
Summer must-haves: "Sheer and stripes, white and florals. I love spring/summer as a season."
Signature accessory: Rose gold Cartier watch
Online shopping haunts: Shopbop.com, ASOS.com, Perniaspopupshop.com
Style hashtag: #mixitup
Kangna Ranaut
Actor
Who: Recently anointed Bollywood's Queen, we've seen her style choices, like her roles, go from ordinary to extraordinary.
Label love: Burberry, Sabyasachi, Dior
Dare to wear: Bleached eyebrows
Beauty trademark: Mass of curls
Favourite fashion era: Old Hollywood
Style hashtag: #unpredictable
Kiran Rao
Filmmaker
Who: With her indie clothing choices, she is a refreshing alternative on the red-carpet scene.
Influences: "I don't really have one. I like the way Tilda Swinton and Chloë Sevigny dress, but they aren't an influence."
Label love: Marni, Dries Van Noten, Péro by Aneeth Arora, Bodice by Ruchika Sachdeva, NorBlack NorWhite
Signature accessory: "My spectacles."
Style blog: Wearabout by Manou
Online haunt: Barneys.com
New discovery: Eka
Kalki Koechlin
Actor
Who: The actor walks the line between feminine romance and androgynous ease.
Influences: Gwen Stefani and Audrey Hepburn
Label love: Sabyasachi, Shift by Nimish Shah, Gaurav Gupta, Marc Jacobs
Beauty secret: "Lots of water and green tea."
Fashion moment: "At the 2012 Cannes Film Festival, I paid homage to my Indo-French roots and wore Sabyasachi one day and Dior the other."
Alia Bhatt
Actor
Who: The young actor is coming into her own, both on film and in fashion.
Label love: Pankaj & Nidhi, Anushka Khanna, Dior, Rohit Gandhi + Rahul Khanna
Influences: Sonam Kapoor and Jennifer Lawrence
Investment buy: An Alexander McQueen tote
Beauty routine: "Fifteen minutes -- bare skin, kajal, mascara, lip balm and heels."
Style hashtag: #comfort
Masaba Gupta
Fashion Designer
Who: The Instagram-happy designer is known for her signature prints, but off-duty she works her curves in a mix of Indian designers and high-street finds.
Influences: "My mother Neena Gupta, Beyoncé, Rihanna."
Label love: Diane von Furstenberg, Chanel and Anamika Khanna
Style blogger: Bryan Boy
Online shopping haunt: Farfetch.com and ASOS.com
Deepika Padukone
Actor
Who: Our cover girl has had a stellar year, both on screen and on the red carpet. Metallic dresses, statement accents and her trademark sex appeal—this is the best she’s ever looked.
Influence: Audrey Hepburn
Beauty secret: "Lipstick, preferably a deep burgundy."
Accessory love: Mawi Current obsession: Brogues
Style philosophy: "It's not the clothes, it's the way you carry yourself."
Carol Gracias
Model
Who: She may have been around for a while, but Gracias’ laid-back style never ceases to pleasantly surprise.
Influences: Kate Moss and Sapna Bhavnani
Summer must-have: Gold cuff from Dang in Hauz Khas Village, Delhi
Beauty secrets: Himalaya Purifying Neem Facewash and Kiehl’s Powerful Wrinkle & Pore Reducing Cream
Label love: Zara and Anamika Khanna. “I love wearing the basics on which Anamika layers her embroidered garments. They are just as beautiful and can be worn as standalone pieces.”
Style hashtag: #effortless
Lisa Haydon
Model/Actress
Who: The sultry siren is reaping the benefits of her half-Indian, half-Australian gene pool, moving successfully from ramp to the big screen with her breakout hit, Queen.
Label love: Stone Cold Fox, Helmut Lang, Namrata Joshipura
Fashion mantra: "Dressing in a rush always yields the most intuitive results."
Investment buy: "Day bags, which change every six months."
Style hashtag: #easybreezy
Karisma Kapoor
Actor
Who: A penchant for monochrome and structured silhouettes has this actor on our list for the second year.
Summer must-have: Colour-blocked Hermès Birkin
Staples: Black dresses, white shirts, jeans, and shoes from Giuseppe Zanotti Design and Jimmy Choo
Online haunt: Net-a-porter.com
Shweta Nanda
Homemaker
Who: We're endlessly fascinated by the quiet elegance of the low key Bachchan daughter.
Summer must-have: Isabel Marant 'Holden' slippers
Staples: Mansur Gavriel bucket bag in Flame, J Brand stocking jeans and Isabel Marant for Oliver Peoples sunglasses
Wardrobe fail-safe: A crisp white shirt
Style blog: The Blonde Salad by Chiara Ferragni
Her daughter covets: "Everything in my closet!"
Check out the complete Vogue Style List 2014 in the Vogue India June 2014 issue, on stands now.