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Lara Raj's Sindoor-Inspired Paris Fashion Week Look Divides Social Media
Lara Raj went to a fashion show in Paris wearing a bright yellow dress.
She added Indian jewellery, including a bindi and a maang tikka.
She also wore a noticeable red line of sindoor in her hair parting.
Lara said the red kumkum was inspired by Bollywood star Rekha.
Some people online questioned using sindoor as part of a fashion look.
Others said it could express South Asian heritage and culture.
Sindoor is traditionally associated with marriage for many Hindu women, though its meaning and use vary.
The outfit started a conversation about fashion and cultural meaning.
KATSEYE member Lara Raj attended Loewe’s Paris Fashion Week show on October 2 with bandmate Megan Skiendiel.
Raj wore a canary-yellow Loewe halter mini dress styled with a gemstone bindi, maang tikka, jhumkas, a nose pin and gold payals.
A prominent line of red sindoor along her hair parting drew particular attention online.
Raj told British Vogue that her red kumkum was inspired by Bollywood actor Rekha.
Some social media users questioned using sindoor as a fashion statement, while others defended the styling as an expression of South Asian heritage.
- Who
- KATSEYE member Lara Raj, accompanied by bandmate Megan Skiendiel.
- What
- Raj wore a yellow Loewe dress with Indian accessories, including prominent red sindoor.
- Where
- Loewe’s show at Paris Fashion Week in Paris.
- When
- October 2; the articles do not specify the year.
- Why
- Raj said her red kumkum was inspired by Rekha; the styling also prompted debate about cultural symbolism.
Critics of the styling
Supporters of the styling
Sindoor as a fashion statement
Critics of the styling
Some commenters questioned using sindoor purely as a fashion choice.
Supporters of the styling
Other commenters defended the look as an expression of South Asian heritage and said sindoor may be worn in different cultural contexts.
Key facts
- Event
- Loewe show at Paris Fashion Week
- Date
- October 2; year not stated
- Attendees
- Lara Raj and KATSEYE bandmate Megan Skiendiel
- Dress
- Canary-yellow Loewe halter mini dress
- Accessories
- Gemstone bindi, gold maang tikka and payals, nose pin, and silver jhumkas
- Sindoor inspiration
- Raj told British Vogue that her red kumkum was inspired by Rekha.
- Online reaction
- Responses differed over sindoor as a fashion statement and as an expression of heritage.
Quotes
Social media commenter
A social media user defending Lara Raj’s styling.
“Sindoor is worn on so many occasions. It is also worn in many parts of our culture as an act of harbouring strength and emotional resilience.”
freepressjournal.in
“First in my bloodline to see performative sindhoor.”
freepressjournal.in
Sources
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