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Bhavitha Mandava Debuts at Venice in Chanel Gown
Bhavitha Mandava is an Indian model who went to a big film festival in Venice.
It was her first time attending the festival.
She wore a bright turquoise dress made by Chanel.
The dress was designed to look like a magical mermaid outfit.
It had 30,000 heart-shaped decorations and 96,000 oval decorations.
Many of the decorations sparkled and changed color in the light.
Chanel’s Lesage atelier spent more than 1,200 hours making the dress.
Bhavitha also carried a special Chanel brooch and wore matching jewelry and sandals.
Her appearance was important because she is Chanel’s first Indian House Ambassador and first Indian model to open one of its shows.
Indian model Bhavitha Mandava made her Venice International Film Festival debut at a screening of “Mr. Nelson, Did You Kill People?”
She wore a turquoise Chanel “mermaid dress” from the Resort 2027 collection.
The gown featured 30,000 domed, heart-shaped sequins and 96,000 oval sequins.
Chanel’s Lesage atelier reportedly spent 1,250 hours embroidering the elaborate gown, while the article’s introduction says it took over 1,200 hours.
Mandava is Chanel’s first Indian House Ambassador and the first Indian model to open a show for the fashion house.
- Who
- Indian model Bhavitha Mandava, Chanel, and Chanel’s Lesage atelier.
- What
- Mandava made her Venice Film Festival debut wearing an elaborate turquoise Chanel gown.
- Where
- The Venice International Film Festival in Venice.
- When
- At the 83rd Venice International Film Festival; the article does not provide specific dates.
- Why
- She attended the screening of “Mr. Nelson, Did You Kill People?” and marked milestones in her relationship with Chanel.
Key facts
- Event
- 83rd Venice International Film Festival
- Screening
- “Mr. Nelson, Did You Kill People?”
- Designer
- Chanel
- Collection
- Resort 2027
- Dress details
- 30,000 domed, heart-shaped sequins and 96,000 oval sequins
- Craftsmanship
- The Lesage atelier spent 1,250 hours embroidering the gown; the article also describes it as taking over 1,200 hours to create.
- Fashion milestones
- Mandava is Chanel’s first Indian House Ambassador and first Indian model to open a Chanel show.
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