Sanya Malhotra Is All About Ditching The Blouse For A Breastplate

Sculpted metallic corsets are the new blouses…

Jan 5, 2025
  • Sanya Malhotra corset with sari

    Sanya Malhotra has proven her mettle as an actress time and again with powerful performances. The actress’ upcoming movie Mrs. premiered at the Indian Film Festival in Melbourne recently and, reportedly, received a standing ovation. During the event, it became clear that not only is the actress an actress of note, but her style choices are something from which we can take inspiration.

    Sanya Malhotra corset with sari
    Image credit: Instagram/Sanya Malhotra

    One of her looks from the festival featured her wearing a gold-hued Shanti Banaras sari paired with a custom-made breastplate by Same Sisters. The delicate tissue sari complemented the metallic, sculpted corset and presented us with a trend that we can get behind this wedding season.

    Sanya Malhotra corset with sari
    Image credit: Instagram/Sanya Malhotra

    Metallic breastplates and sculpted corsets have made their presence felt on runways and red carpets over the past few seasons. Whether it was the juxtaposition of hyper-feminine lace with armour-like breastplates at Roseroom by Isha Jajodia’s showcase or Gaurav Gupta’s exploration of the sculpted corsets through his collection ‘Arunodaya’ at the Hyundai India Couture Week 2024, it has become abundantly clear that metallic sculpted bustiers are the new blouses.

    Roseroom by Isha Jajodia and Gaurav Gupta India Couture Week 2024
    Image credit: FDCI

    Radhika Merchant tried on the trend when she donned an aluminium bodice for the Mediterranean Sea Toga Party aboard the infamous Italian cruise during one of her many (MANY) pre-wedding festivities. The Grace Ling Couture breastplate cuts a striking picture when paired with the flowy draped toga skirt.

    Radhika Merchant
    Image credit: Instagram/Rhea Kapoor

    Tamannah Bhatia, too, showed us how it’s done when she wore a Graham Cruz Studio breastplate for an event recently.

    Tamannah Bhatia corset
    Image credit: Instagram/Tamannah Bhatia

    The patron saints of viral red carpet moments Zendaya and Kim Kardashian gave the trend their stamp of approval when they wore iterations by Tom Ford and Mugler respectively.

    Zendaya breastplate
    Image credit: Getty Images

    The trend is bold yet versatile and is a great way to celebrate your body while having fun with fashion.

    Nicola Coughlan showed another way to pair a metallic breastplate with a dress when she wore a custom yellow gold-plated corset by MISHO. Lupita Nyong’o also made a case for this with her look for the Tony Awards 2023. She wore a moulded silver cast of her body made by Pakistani designer Misha Japanwala.

    Nicola Coughlan corset
    Image credit: Instagram/MISHO

    If you want to put your most stylish foot forward this wedding season, swapping your trusty sari or lehenga blouse with a metallic breastplate is the way to go. So take inspiration from celebrities like Sanya Malhotra and Zendaya and try it yourself.

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