“Fashion and style are about who you are as a person; you need to be individualistic,” Sonam Kapoor told Vogue India in a 2017 interview. Over the years, the actor has embraced fashion as a form of personal expression, with a wardrobe that reflects her unique sensibilities, balancing modernity with tradition.
Her creative partnership with her sister and stylist Rhea Kapoor has been instrumental in shaping that identity. Together, the duo has consistently pushed sartorial boundaries, cementing Sonam Kapoor's affinity towards distinctive style. Here are six times the actor wore a sari with a contemporary touch.
For Vogue India’s May-June 2025 cover shoot, the actor wore a vintage zari blouse, which once belonged to Parmeshwar Godrej. It was paired with a vintage Ashdeen gara sari, draped as a skirt.
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For a reception dinner to celebrate UK-India Week at 10 Downing Street, Sonam Kapoor wore a custom-made Rohit Bal sari. The green printed piece was paired with an ivory hand-woven silk coat featuring red floral motifs.
3. Ritu Kumar sari
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Kapoor styled a sari from Ritu Kumar’s 2023 Couture collection. The sari showcased a jamawar print. Instead of a blouse, the drape was paired with a printed silk shirt, and layered with an angarkhi-inspired jacket. In a stylish twist, the pallu was draped at the waist.
4. House of Masaba sari
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For Masaba Gupta's baby shower celebration, the actor wore a custom sari from House of Masaba. Instead of a traditional blouse, she paired the simple brown sari with a crochet cardigan top from Rejina Pyo, styled as a reverse pallu.
5. JJ Valaya sari
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For the opening weekend of the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre (NMACC) in Mumbai, Kapoor wore a printed JJ Valaya sari paired with a silk jacket. The ensemble was a blend of raw silk and georgette held together by a kamarbandh.
6. Abu Jani Sandeep Khosla sari
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Sonam Kapoor showed off her baby bump in an Abu Jani Sandeep Khosla creation. The ivory sari was loosely wrapped around her, and was paired with a strapless blouse. Delicate pompom detailing decorated the trim.
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