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Selena Gomez shines in Indian designer Rahul Mishra's purple ensemble

Rahul Mishra recently unveiled the debut collection of his new luxury label, AFEW, in Paris.

Selena Gomez shines in Indian designer Rahul Mishra's purple ensemble

Ace designer Rahul Mishra is putting Indian textiles and craftsmanship on the global map through his designs.

International artistes such as Zendaya and Gigi Hadid have worn his ensembles on several occasions. And now singer-actor Selena Gomez has turned his muse.


Selena recently attended the Rare Impact Fund Gala wearing Rahul Mishra's purple ensemble.

Selena chose a custom-made amethyst purple 'Iris' dress from Rahul Mishra's Couture Fall 2023 collection.

Describing her outfit, Rahul Mishra took to Instagram and wrote, "Selena Gomez @selenagomez wears the custom hand embroidered 'Iris' dress in Amethyst purple from Rahul Mishra Couture. The look aims to imitate the petals of an Iris flower through intricate hand embroidery. The design originates in our Couture Fall 2023 collection, 'We, The People' which is an ode to our fashion workers who articulate the looks at our atelier. The dress features a motif of our tailor, Munir Ahmed, who has been an essential part of our team for over a decade."

Fashion lovers literally were excited to see Selena in Rahul Mishra's outfit.

"Moment," actress Bhumi Pednekar commented.

Recently Chinese singer-songwriter, Curley Gao, also donned a Rahul Mishra design while attending the Weibo Music Awards in China.

She wore a "hand embroidered Lavender 'Sunderbans' concept saree gown, paired with coordinating feather bralette from our Couture Fall 2023 collection, We, The People."

Rahul Mishra recently unveiled the debut collection of his new luxury label, AFEW, in Paris.

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