Being Anil Kapoor’s son and Sonam Kapoor’s brother, I was expecting Harshvardhan Kapoor to be well turned out for his official induction to Bollywood. But, I was in no way prepared for the sartorial show he put up for us at the Mirzya music launch. And don’t just take my word for it, see it for yourself!

Harshvardhan Kapoor in ZZegna, Raghavendra Rathore and Zara at the Mirzya music launch (Photo courtesy | Viral Bhayani)
Harshvardhan Kapoor in ZZegna, Raghavendra Rathore and Zara

He wore a pale blue and grey checkered suit from ZZegna’s Spring/Summer’16 line, and in what should be termed a next level menswear move, he paired the hip number with a silk white kurta from Raghavendra Rathore.

Harshvardhan Kapoor in ZZegna, Raghavendra Rathore and Zara at the Mirzya music launch (Photo courtesy | Viral Bhayani)
Harshvardhan Kapoor in ZZegna, Raghavendra Rathore and Zara

But this bold tailoring experiment would not have worked were it not for the pair of simple white sneakers from Zara: it lent the outfit the requisite air of effortless cool and imbued it with youthful attitude.

Harshvardhan Kapoor in ZZegna, Raghavendra Rathore and Zara at the Mirzya music launch (Photo courtesy | Viral Bhayani)
Harshvardhan Kapoor

Fashion-forward with a touch of put-together smartness, this is exactly how a bright up-and-coming actor should be dressing, and for that I doff my hat to his stylists, Rhea Kapoor and Abhilasha Devnani. If this was the amuse-bouche, can’t wait to see what you two serve for the rest of the meal!

Anil Kapoor in Ermenegildo Zegna, Dolce & Gabbana and Dior Homme at the Mirzya music launch (Photo courtesy | Viral Bhayani)
Anil Kapoor in Ermenegildo Zegna, Dolce & Gabbana and Dior Homme

His father was there too to support him, looking every bit the man so deeply entrenched in the lore of Indian men’s style. Anil wore a charcoal grey and blue suit with tonal patterns from Ermenegildo Zegna’s Spring/Summer’16 collection, a crisp white shirt from Dolce & Gabbana and a pair of Oxfords from Dior Homme.

Anil Kapoor in Ermenegildo Zegna, Dolce & Gabbana and Dior Homme at the Mirzya music launch (Photo courtesy | Viral Bhayani)
Anil Kapoor

A gorgeous pocket square from Zegna gave the ensemble a controlled air of jauntiness.

Anil Kapoor in Ermenegildo Zegna, Dolce & Gabbana and Dior Homme at the Mirzya music launch (Photo courtesy | Viral Bhayani)
Anil Kapoor

Very nicely done, Abhilasha!

Pix: Viral Bhayani for MissMalini