Aishwarya Rai Bachchan dazzles in traditional Indian dress at Bulgari hotel launch party

Bringing Bollywood glamour to London: Aishwarya Rai Bachchan dazzles in traditional Indian dress at Bulgari hotel launch party

By SARAH FITZMAURICE

PUBLISHED: 21:00, 14 June 2012 | UPDATED: 08:53, 15 June 2012

She stepped out in Cannes in a Western style dress as she took to the red carpet at the premiere of Cosmopolis.

But tonight Aishwarya Rai Bachchan opted for a traditional Indian outfit as she attended the opening party of the Bulgari hotel in London tonight. 

The 38-year-old star stepped out in a creation by Sabyasachi Mukherjee which consisted of an elaborate black and gold dupatta covering a dress with a black top half and a flowing embroidered white skirt. 

Bollywood takeover at Bulgari: Aishwarya Rai-Bachchan shimmered in a black gold and cream dress as she attended the opening party of the Bulgari hotel in London tonight

The actress and former Miss World looked stunning with copper eye shadow and heavy liner highlighting her bright peepers. 

Aishwarya hit headlines last month after she was lambasted by fans in her own country for failing to lose her baby weight quickly. 

The Bollywood star has ignored her critics and instead has taken her own approach to being a new mother focusing on her daughter instead. 

Film friends: Aishwarya was seen chatting with Dev Patel  and Francesco Trapaniat the hotel party 

Simply stunning: The actress had think liner and copper eyeshadow to highlight her bright eyes

Speaking at the Cannes Film Festival last month she said: '(Motherhood) is wonderful. You ask the question and I beam!' 

'It’s splendid... It’s inexplicable.The joy, the bliss, is wonderful. A smile from my daughter and that’s it! She’s good. She’s great.'

Aishwarya was joined by a whole host of familiar faces at tonight's event including British-Indian actor Dev Patel.

Pretty and pink: Model Petra Nemcova attended the party in a dusty blush dress 

Looking lovely in lace: The model had donned a delicate floor-length gown for the occasion

The pair posed up for a picture together during the evening and Dev was without his girlfriend Freida Pinto. 

Model Petra Nemcova, Isabella Rossellini, Florence Welch and Rosamund Pike and also attended the bash. 

Party people: Florence Welch, Isabella Rossellini and Rosamund Pike also attended the bash

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Isabella Rossellini's stunning daughter Elettra Wiedemann is new face of Coast

It's in the genes! Isabella Rossellini's stunning daughter Elettra Wiedemann is new face of Coast

• The 28-year-old is modelling high street store's collection of occasionwear
• Model's grandmother is the late Swedish film star Ingrid Bergman

By DEBORAH ARTHURS

PUBLISHED: 17:51, 21 May 2012 | UPDATED: 19:22, 21 May 2012

It's no wonder Elettra Wiedemann has supermodel looks. Her mother is the model and actress Isabella Rossellini, her grandmother the beautiful Swedish film star Ingrid Bergman.

And now, Elettra has lent her excellent genes to high street store Coast, who have just signed the model as the face of their new spring/summer collection. 

The model showcases the store's new collection of occasionwear, which will be sold in the brand's new flagship store, set to open on London's Oxford Street on 28 June. 

Elettra Rossellini Weidemann wearing Antoinetta top, £70, and Azelia skirt, £110, both Coast

Dress, £195, sizes 6-18; hair clip, £20 for two; clutch, £100 (available from flagship store only from June), and Sandals, £75, sizes 4-8, all Coast 

Coast said they had selected the model thanks not only to her natural radiance, but also for her 'impeccable' pedigree. 

'Her natural, timeless beauty and radiance aligns perfectly with the contemporary glamour of Coast,' they said.

'We chose Elettra for her flawless style and impeccable fashion lineage.'

Indeed, Elettra has seen her career go from strength to strength since landing her first modelling job at the age of 18, for youth clothing brand Abercrombie & Fitch.

She has since appeared in ads for Bill Blass, Ferragamo and Samsonite, and walked the runway at global fashion week shows.

Dress, £275, sizes 6-16; Hair clips, £18 each; Bracelets, £40 each (available from flagship store only from
June), and Sandals, £75, sizes 4-8, all Coast

And since 2006 she has been a spokesmodel for Lancome, appearing in a number of their advertising campaigns. 

Like many of her contemporaries, Elettra has graced the pages of Vogue and Harper's Bazaar - but she has talents that lie far beyond her ability to look good in a frock. 

Thanks to her Italian heritage, Elettra has a passion for food, and each New York fashion week opens up a pop-up restaurant called GOODNESS at the city's Columbus Center where she feeds up her peers and fashion industry folk during the week's events. 

The food is conjured up courtesy of the Big Apple's celebrity chefs including Mario Batali, Julian Medina, and Alain Allegretti, who all take a night each. 

And in addition to coordinating the social calendar for the city's fashionistas, she also finds time to dedicate herself to good causes too, with environmental issues particularly close to her heart. 

All this and a conscience too. She really is a supermodel. Someone get that girl a cape. 

Dress, £450, sizes 6-16; headband, £30; bracelet, £40 (available from flagship store only from June), and Sandals, £75, sizes 4-8, all Coast

Dress, £295, sizes 6-18; hair clip, £40 (available from flagship store only from June); necklace, £45, and bracelet, £35, all Coast

Then and now: Elettra's first modelling job was for photographer Bruce Weber who chose her for a campaign he shot for Abercrombie & Fitch when she was 18 years old. Right, Elettra at a Dior show earlier this year

Runs in the family: Elettra's mother, Isabella Rossellini, photographed in 1990, and right, her grandmother, Ingrid Bergman, in a scene from the 1946 film Notorious

The new flagship store will be found at 270 Oxford Street. Shop online at www.coast-stores.com. Coast stockist number 0845 899 1119.

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