On Women's Day we salute style mavens who thumb their nose at cliched fashion trappings and stand out with their offbeat picks...
They'll never wear a look off the runway from head to toe and they'll never look like they walked out of the pages of a style Bible. However, with their refreshing take on style - they manage to make a sartorial impact.
Sabina Chopra
Once she wore an ornate maang tika whipping the paparazzi into a frenzy. A Sabya-addict, Sabina always stands out thanks to how to she puts things together. It's hard to overlook her on the front row as she dissects fashion lines with her unsparing eye for detail. On an early morning flight, it's easy to spot her in a Sabya muted print ensemble.
Diandra Soares
The edgy model made bald uber-cool by charging down the runway with a feline ferocity. Even with her coloured mane, she stood out exuding a badass hipster vibe. We are definitely taking off-duty style tips from the style chameleon.
Kalki
If Sonam has a cover girl contender, it's got to be the Dev D actress. Give her a Gaurav Gupta dramatic gown or day separates - she'll show a new way to wear it. Playing with her hair and make-up all the time, she enjoys dressing up and perhaps that's what makes her off-beat appeal so endearing.
Kiran Rao
From Nikhil Thampi to Nishka Lulla - Kiran is a ray of hope for the up and coming designers. Androgynous-meets-bohemian-meets-tomboyish - her style pics gallery throws up a unique perspective on dressing. Always sporting her chic eye-wear, she proves that you needn't be a botoxed, bandaged mannequin in style scape.
Lisa Haydon
In The Shaukeens, the leggy beauty wore her own clothes and styled it all so beautifully. Channeling her inner hippie 70s child, she added her innate verve and vim in the now trending track - Manali. With a goddess body, she can rock a pair of track pants and also a Monisha Jaising leather lehenga. Be it her airport look or her casual avatar - this girl knocks it out of the ballpark.
Rhea Kapoor
She knows her designers like nobody's business - from couture to high street - the style-savvy Rhea has an evolved taste thanks to her global exposure. The Armani front-row regular has her closet is full of vintage dresses. She likes to mix it her way and isn't scared to wear her Reed Krakoff shoes with a Japanese-inspired ensemble.
Kangana Ranaut
It's not for nothing that they call her a style chameleon. From a Tom Ford jumper to a Burberry leather skirt - she's the reason why so many designers live. Sometimes rocking a sheer, sheathed Cue dress and other times shaking things up in a poufy Dior dress - she always manages to cause a style mayhem.
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