5 times Karisma Kapoor’s Instagram feed gave us a crash course in power dressing

The timeless actor has perfected a wardrobe of black, white and red

Style lessons from Karisma Kapoor's Instagram
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Karisma Kapoor is the actor behind every trending fashion look of the ‘90s and 2000s. And so, the Y2K fashion boom that we are seeing today. Athleisure separates in Dil Toh Pagal Hai (1997) or a denim mini skirt and crop top look in Hero No 1 (1997), we can’t get away from flashbacks of the OG style icon’s wardrobe of the mid-2000s, reinvented for today. 

Beyond her silver screen moments, IRL, Kapoor’s off-duty style has been steeped in classics that take it up a notch. Cue: her red Rimzim Dadu corded dress worn to her BFF Malaika Arora’s birthday bash in 2019. More recently, Lolo, as she is known by her friends and family, brought her seemingly favourite colour, black, to a palette of gold, for her 47th birthday last week. A puff-sleeved blouse in the chameleonic colour paired with black trousers… the look was sophisticated and classic—just how Lolo likes to keep it.

If there’s one lesson learnt from the perennial style icon, it is that a red lip is all you need with the power combination of black and white. The triad of primary colours creates a bold sartorial statement, while keeping prints and patterns at bay. We scoured her IG to bring you timeless looks to inspire your next shopping spree.

A knack for black

Celebrating her birthday recently, the actor reached for—you guessed it—a black blouse speckled with gold and trousers in the inky colour. The sprinkling of decadent gold is all that her black ensemble and minimal makeup required to turn heads. 

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Classical conditioning

For Father’s Day, Kapoor spent her day with Randhir Kapoor, pulling out all the stops in a white cotton top, and that trusted bold lip again. To the casual linen top she brought oomph with black stone shoulder-grazing earrings. A sleek ponytail and that’s all done. 

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R&R

This next one builds a case for a casual knitwear wardrobe ideal for an indefinite time spent working from home. Kapoor’s red long-sleeved T-shirt with sportswear stripes in black and white is a Sunday look that we can get behind. Black rimmed glasses and red lipstick make the look selfie-ready as you pause between the pages of your weekend read. 

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Check it out

Kapoor is a lover of midi skirts. And this pleated plaid number is an addition to her growing collection of the feminine separate. With a black shirt tucked in, the Christmas themed green, red and blue skirt brings some festive cheer we all need right now. A smoky eye gets the party going, as do metallic multi-hoop earrings.

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Red-y, set, go

To counter the cold weather of Rajasthan in November, Kapoor picks a statement red overcoat. Her choice of pairing with the look-at-me topcoat? Black trousers, of course. Capturing the actor’s proclivity for monochrome, the red contrasts against a black and white patterned floor. Heels clicking against marble is the power statement this outfit deserves.

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