Bhavitha Mandava, the Indian mannequin who gained recognition after she opened Chanel’s Métiers d’artwork 2026 assortment in NYC and later made trend historical past because the first-ever Indian Home Ambassador for Chanel, is making waves once more. The mannequin made her pink carpet debut on the Venice Movie Competition.
The Indian supermodel attended the premiere of Shin’ya Tsukamoto’s ‘Mr Nelson, Did You Kill Individuals?’ However this time, ditching the three-quarter zip and denims (her much-discussed Met Gala debut look), Chanel dressed her within the closing look from their Resort 2027 assortment. Let’s decode her look:
The mermaid gown
Designed by Matthieu Blazy, Bhavitha shut down Venice in a shocking robe that’s rightly referred to as the mermaid gown. It is available in a number of shades of aqua blue, giving the phantasm of a siren’s glimmering pores and skin rising from the water. It incorporates a sleeveless silhouette with an exaggerated V-neckline on the entrance and the again.
In line with Vogue, the gown was embroidered with 30,000 domed, heart-shaped sequins in shades of iridescent sky blue and deep turquoise. In the meantime, its flounces on the again have been embellished with 96,000 oval sequins in the identical eye-catching aqua shades. In whole, the maison’s Lesage atelier spent 1,250 hours embroidering the robe.
The flounces on the gown are embroidered instantly onto the ensemble, on the again and hem, creating an oceanic really feel – of a shell within the sea. The figure-hugging silhouette hugs her body like a second pores and skin, turning her right into a mermaid.
The equipment
Bhavitha accessorised the look with a camellia brooch in blue and inexperienced sequins and earrings in gold-tone steel and pink resin. Silver strappy sandals gave the ensemble a completion.
For the glam, the supermodel selected feathered brows, silver eyeshadow, a shiny pink lip shade, mild rouge and highlighter on the cheeks, tender contouring to intensify her sharp facial construction, and mascara on the lashes. The tender make-up allowed the gown to shine by itself.
In the meantime, for her hair, Bhavitha let it down in a facet parting, inserting her tresses on the facet of her shoulder to create a chic, easy look. The mannequin’s Venice Movie Competition look proves you do not want daring make-up or loud equipment to make a press release; typically, even an eye catching gown can do the job for you.
Who’s Bhavitha Mandava?
Bhavitha Mandava is an Indian trend mannequin who made historical past by turning into the first-ever Indian Home Ambassador for Chanel and the primary Indian mannequin to open a present for the luxurious trend home. Initially from Hyderabad, she studied structure at Jawaharlal Nehru Technological College and later pursued a grasp’s diploma at New York College (NYU). She was found by a modelling scout on a New York Metropolis subway.
