If 2016 was the year of cold shoulders, Bollywood’s recent stint on the Cannes red carpet has given us a new neckline to obsess over. Behold, the revival of the sweetheart neckline, currently being championed by style mavens from Aishwarya Rai Bachchan to Sonam Kapoor.
But with a twist: Offsetting the saccharine quotient that the term 'sweetheart' suggests, the neckline now comes in a bold plunge guaranteed to show off some power cleavage. And Bollywood’s celebrities are only too glad to rise to the challenge. Aishwarya showed off those fabulous curves in a deep cut Michael Cinco on the red carpet, while Sonam Kapoor followed suit a day later in a glamorous Elie Saab.
3 tips to ace the plunging sweetheart neckline
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What's on Sonam Kapoor's red carpet checklist?
Always wondered how Sonam keeps delivering hits on the red carpet, time after time? Rhea Kapoor let us sneak a peek at her checklist.
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