Move over fast fashion—Alia Bhatt has just entered the chat, and she’s recycling her couture in the most glamorous way possible. At Manish Malhotra’s star-studded Diwali bash on October 22, Alia turned heads not just for her signature glow but for giving her mehendi lehenga a second round of applause. Yes, you heard that right. Alia Bhatt, queen of sustainability and apparently the unofficial mascot for the rewear, reuse, rejoice movement, decided to grace us with a repeat performance of her wedding wardrobe.
Attending the party alongside her sister Shaheen Bhatt, Alia walked in with a confident strut that said, “Who needs new outfits when you have a mehendi lehenga this iconic?” And she’s not wrong—this wasn’t just any ensemble. The fuchsia pink lehenga, custom-designed by Manish Malhotra for her mehendi ceremony, is practically a wearable memoir. The intricate handiwork, a labor of love completed by the Mijwan women in a mere 3,000 hours, is filled with Kashmiri and Chikankari embroidery, real gold and silver embellishments, and vintage sequins that probably have more life experience than the rest of us.
does sustainable fashion best #aliabhatt pic.twitter.com/IQ78Vdwdyi
— ☀️🍋🐝🌻🎗️ (@magicmasalaaa) October 22, 2024
#AliaBhatt stunning in Mehendi outfit at Malhotra ‘s Diwali party ❤️#bollywoodactress #Bollywood pic.twitter.com/boZ6M5KEbS
— Natshathiram (@natshathiram) October 22, 2024
Alia Bhatt repeating her clothes is a good way to promote Sustainability.
Meanwhile for me- Saste clothes in itself are saste-nable 😅
P.s: I have so far repeated all my shaadi clothes anyway. Expensive things and they take space, might as well be of some use. pic.twitter.com/Azph1okRyt
— Manish Nagori (@Kneeche) October 23, 2024
But wait, this isn’t Alia’s first time showing off her recycling chops. Remember last year? She also repeated her wedding saree (yes, the one designed by Sabyasachi that we’re all still dreaming about) for the National Film Awards 2023, and boy, did she make it look brand new again. It’s like she’s out here playing 3D chess while the rest of us are still stuck in the fast fashion maze.
It’s official: Alia Bhatt is single-handedly making “outfit repeating” not just acceptable but aspirational. So, the next time someone side-eyes you for wearing the same thing twice, just tell them you’re channeling your inner Alia. Sustainability never looked so stylish.
