Post her astonishing makeover and a much touted size zero figure, Kareena Kapoor is one of the hottest actors and the newest Bollywood style icon. However, carrying the style icon image is no easy task as she is struggling to keep pace with her newfound status! According to latest B-town gossip, Kareena is conscious of her style icon status and makes sure she shops for the best fashion accessories throughout the world!
Talking about her globetrotting shopping ways the lithe beauty said, “I have to. When I go abroad nowadays, I find myself spending more time in the shops than holidaying. It’s a responsibility. And I do need to be chic all the time. Designer Aki Narula has set impossible standards of fashion for me through my films. Now I’ve no choice but to live up to those standards. I’ve raised the bar for fashion.”
Kareena maintained, “I constantly need to be well dressed. Everything I wear is under the media glare. It’s the price I have to pay. It is very tiring, but I must confess it’s also flattering. I’m really proud to be called stylish. But my being a fashion icon also depends on my attitude and mood of the moment.”
When asked with Aki Narula designing her clothes in ‘Qurban’ and ‘Kambakkht Ishq’ rather than Manish Malhotra, has she changed her allegiance? “No. I love Aki’s work and plan to often use his clothes. Aki has again made me look so special in ‘Qurbaan’. But Manish and I go back a long way. He dressed up my sister to stardom and then me. We’re not the kind of people who move on in our friendships,” quipped Kareena.
Justifying her preferences for designers Kareena says, “The clothes and designer depend on the character and film. I am back with Manish Malhotra for ‘3 Idiots’ and the remake of ‘Stepmom’ in which I will be dressed up as a stylish young girl. I am also planning to cut my hair. I have a minimal look in my forthcoming films, ‘Qurbaan’ and ‘3 Idiots’. People will be shocked when they see me in ‘Qurbaan’. If I can carry off Kolhapuri chappals in ‘Omkara’, I am as much at home in Jimmy Choos in ‘KI’. I’m equally proud of both kinds of films.”
