Dressing Her Age: Neena Gupta Smashing Casual Ageism & Patriarchy One Bold Outfit At A Time
Neena Gupta’s Biscuit Bra: Neena Gupta is feisty. When it comes to silencing the unwanted opinion and walking the path she feels is right, Gupta chooses her happiness over the others. The actress recently celebrated her 66th birthday with the cast of her upcoming film ‘Metro…In Dino’. She exuded the birthday girl energy in a House of Masaba ensemble featuring a ‘Rann Kaftaan’ and ‘Biscuit Bra’ with charms adorning her plunging neckline in a breathtaking display.
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While the diva felt and looked absolutely stunning, there were the good old trolls back at their work of telling a woman what to do. But thank god Neena Gupta is least concerned.
Smashing Agesim
As a woman in her 60s, the Indian society views Gupta from their lens of stereotype. The expectations to “act her age” are exuberantly defied by her as she chooses to wear what she likes, and when she likes it.
Talking to the Nod Magazine in her unapologetic self she once noted, “people think, how can she show her legs at this age. Those who comment like that are jealous that they don’t have legs like mine”.
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In her statement, Gupta addressed the casual ageism thrown at her for living a life on her own, and still building a legacy that generations after her will remember.
Her controversial ‘Biscuit Bra’ over the Kaftaan is a graceful look with meticulous styling, adding cohesion to the final output, but since the plunging neckline is only acceptable on Deepika Padukone or Rasha Thadani, she was immediately met with reckless trolling.
Plunging Necklines
Despite it all, Neena Gupta does not shy away from experimenting with her personal style, which can be defined as a blend of edgy elegance and bold statements.
She posed for her daughter’s brand, House of Masaba in a beige plunging neckline outfit styled with the “Ripple Effect neck piece."
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For her shoot with the Nod magazine she opted for a flowy tiered white dress with a deep V-plunging neck betraying the societal responsibility of dressing one’s age.
Short Dresses & Stilatoes
In an industry where women have struggled with shelf life, Neena Gupta has reclaimed her autonomy in her quirky short dresses and stilettos. Uprooting patriarchy and patriarchal mindsets with her bold fashion choices. From lacey dresses with frilled shrugs to power dressing in blazer dresses, Neena Gupta dresses to slay.
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Neena Gupta is slowly and steadily changing the way Indian society perceives women across age. She is an icon who is shaping a new future of women dressing to their own beauty and age.
