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Khushi Kapoor Plays The Fashion Bride
Our guest editor Anamika Khanna talks to the cover star about weddings, romance and all that it entails…
Khushi Kapoor on the cover of Manifest Issue 02, guest edited by designer Anamika KhannaManifest
Khushi Kapoor plays muse to our guest editor, Anamika Khanna, starring in the role of a modern bride. Over a video call, the Gen Z actor and Gen X designer chat about everything from family heirlooms to personal style, sweatpants included.
Anamika Khanna: I love how your generation personalises fashion. What’s the one rule you’d break when it comes to weddings?
Khushi Kapoor: Hmm, one rule. There are no rules in weddings. It’s a day where you can express yourself the way you want. You’re there to celebrate love and have fun. So I think you can do and wear whatever you want.
AK: Absolutely. You're wearing my pieces today. What about them feels the most you?
KK: I just love the silhouettes. There’s shape, but there’s also a sense of flow and being free in the pieces, especially in the capes and pants. I also love the colours— earthy tones are my favourite to wear. And then they also have this really specific style that is your signature, which I love.
AK: If I open your wardrobe right now, what's the one thing I find in multiples?
KK: Lots of sweatpants. I love wearing sweatpants. Sometimes I’ll even wear them under a ghagra or something.
AK: Weddings hold so much emotion, tradition, and nostalgia. What’s the one ritual or family heirloom you like to carry forward?
KK: It’s nice to re-wear and recycle old clothes, and style them differently. I love sharing with my sister and I have a lot of pieces of my mom’s that I keep re-wearing.
AK: If you had to put together your dream trousseau, what is the one piece you
would include?
KK: I love what I’m wearing right now! Maybe not this exact vibe, but something like this.
AK: Gen Z has such a different approach to beauty. It’s all about skin first. What’s the one skincare ritual you swear by?
KK: Moisturising. I love using body oils, moisturisers, and sunscreen, definitely. Staying hydrated is the most important thing.
AK: Are you a less is more or a more is more kind of person when it comes to wedding makeup?
KK: I’m a minimalist in a lot of ways. Sometimes I like to experiment, but my general vibe is very less is more.
AK: Let’s forget weddings for a second. What does romance mean to you?
KK: Romance means understanding, it means communicating and listening to the little things.
AK: If this shoot were a movie set, what kind of bride do you think you would be playing
KK: We’ve been in really cool outfits today. I feel like I’d be a fashionable bride.
AK: You've grown up surrounded by incredible women. What’s the best piece of advice you always keep close to your heart?
KK: To be honest and authentic towards myself, in any aspect in life—clothes, movie choices, and even interviews. If you are honest to yourself and about yourself, then I don’t think anyone can question you.
AK: When I say style, what are the three things that come to your mind?
KK: Style to me is expression, comfort, and personality.
On the cover, Khushi Kapoor wears a cape set by Anamika Khanna, paired with a diamond and emerald necklace and an Indo-Russian emerald ring by Gems & Jewels Palace.
Editorial Advisor: Nonita Kalra; Photographs: Madhu Akula; Fashion and creative direction: Gautam Kalra; Make-up: Sushmita Vankar at Eficiente Artist Management; Hair: Sourav Roy. Styling Team: Nandita Kalra and Kaveri Sharma; Stylist’s Assistant: Swastika Somani; Bookings Editor: Varun Shah; Production: P Productions; Artist’s PR: Communiqué Film PR
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