Janhvi Kapoor's two-toned tuxedo dress is from Balmain's Resort 2025 collection

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Is Janhvi Kapoor wearing the tuxedo dress or is the dress wearing her? Subverting how one can wear a dress is kind of the point here. In her recent look from Balmain's Resort 2025 collection, the actor wore a black and white tuxedo dress with the brand's label prominent on the front. Featuring a button at the hip area and a slit at the bottom, the dress also includes pocket flaps, blending the structure of a jacket with the elegance of a dress.

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This piece comes from the same collection that Gigi Hadid wore recently, with the female form embroidered on a blue dress by Olivier Rousteing.

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As for the black and white palette, similar dresses were prominently featured in the Dolce & Gabbana and Balmain 2024 collections. Many celebrities have also embraced this trend, wearing black and white ensembles at various high-profile events. Kapoor’s choice reinterprets old-Hollywood dresses like the one worn by Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany's and the timeless white dress of Marilyn Monroe in The Seven Year Itch.

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