The festive season is here, and the mithai box is already open on the table. Ten celebrity outfits that belong in a mithai box. Read on, pick your favourite, and let your mithai decide your festive look.
Besan barfi: Alia Bhatt
A mustard silk kurta in the exact colour of besan roasted slowly in ghee. A single zardozi paisley runs down the front like a fleck of varq. Plain, warm, and home-made.
Rasgulla: Sonam Kapoor
Cream chikankari in an angrakha-style kurta by Abu Jani Sandeep Khosla, pale and spongy. The sequins catch the light the way chaashni glistens on a fresh rasgulla, and the fringed shawl pools around her like the bowl it’s served in.
Motichoor laddoo: Tripti Dimri
Saffron-orange, gathered into a full, round anarkali. The tiny motifs scattered across it are the boondi pearls that pack together into a laddoo. Festive, generous, and impossible to pass up
Cassata barfi: Kareena Kapoor Khan
Pink, lemon, sky blue and peach melt into each other in this samandar leheriya sari by The Palace Atelier, with no hard edges anywhere. It looks like a cut slice of cassata, every layer showing.
Gulab jamun: Kriti Sanon
Deep chocolate-brown, glossy and rich. The gold mirrorwork along the borders and cuffs pools at the edges like syrup. This is the indulgent one, best served warm
Soan papdi: Madhuri Dixit
Champagne net laid with fine diagonal lines of sequins, as airy as the sweet’s spun threads. The emerald necklace sits at the throat like the pistachio sliver on top.
Gujiya: Ananya Panday
A mango bandhani sari by Arpita Mehta, with a scalloped gold border that mimics the crimped edge of a hand-pleated gujiya. The real richness is in the embellished blouse and turquoise earrings, the filling you only notice up close.
Chum chum: Sharvari A blush-pink tissue saree edged with wide gold lamé, worn with a brocade blouse. The pink-to-peach glow and the flash of gold read like a chum chum dressed in a layer of varq
Pista barfi: Khushi Kapoor The lehenga is the pale green of freshly ground pistachio. Pearl fringe trembles like silver leaf on top, and the little green potli is the last sliver of garnish.