Aishwarya's Pout To Kate's Gown: Twitter Reserves The Right To Judge

Aishwarya Rai’s Cannes outing has been creating a headline for the last 15 years and her dressing sense has since been a national issue. It was no surprise that Aishwarya’s recent appearance while sporting a purple lipstick shade at the red carpet shocked the world, and got the troll knives out.

Aishwarya once again found herself flooded with uncharitable, unkind attacks with wild trolls on her purple lipstick which she teamed with her elegant flowing Bardot gown at the premiere of 'From the Land of the Moon' at Cannes. The result of being experimental was borne by Aishwarya, who was instantly compared to a brinjal and to a smurf.

Harsh comments were boldly endured by Ms Rai, who represents a prominent cosmetic brand for years. Who knows, her funky shade of the lipstick was a giveaway for the soon-to-be launched new range of makeup line. This shade of lip colour, by the way, is available in the west and is yet to make a way in the Indian market.

Celebrities often find themselves in the middle of a controversy over their outfit, shoes, clothes and fashion accessories. The ruthless world of Twitter is one spot that demands an answer for anyone who tries to be different or breaks the stereotypes.

Within minutes social media started scrutinizing Aishwarya, who has knowingly pushed the fashion boundaries by donning an unconventional colour that got the world talking.

The former Miss World, 42, is used to sarcasm over her looks and clothes ever since she made her first appearance at the Cannes red carpet. Perhaps, the furore over her yellow sari and gold jewelery that she wore at the screening of ‘Devdas’ or the body shaming immediately after her pregnancy has prepared her for just about every type of criticism.

Anonymous strangers on Twitter have acquired the rights to pass a remark and give their judgement over celebrity style statements. One wrong move can make hell break loose on social media reducing the celebrity to a caricature.

Here’s a look at how the social media reacted when the celebrities tried to break rules:

Sonam Kapoor has established a name as a fashion diva in India, but, she has had moments when she has been mercilessly butchered several times on the social media for overdoing it. She tried to push the fashion boundaries by wearing a lime yellow, fur gown by Elie Saab, at Cannes last year. She was instantly compared to a mop, a broom and more annoyingly to her dad Anil Kapoor’s hairy physique.

The recent India-Bhutan visit of the Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton was largely a round-table discussion on her clothes. A windy day at Vijay Chowk in New Delhi, led to wardrobe malfunction-the picture was shamelessly published on the front page of a leading newspaper, while Shobha De dedicated an entire column slamming Kate’s dresses comparing it to an Abaya or a Fab India.

At the premiere of 'Jodie Foster' directed Money Monster, Julia Roberts made a statement by slipping out of her stilettoes to walk the red carpet barefoot. Her move was an intelligent attempt to protest against the Cannes rigid protocol that requires women to sport heels. The Twitter erupted with messages mostly in her favour.

'Sex and The City' star Sarah Jessica Parker was mocked for her Hamilton musical inspired outfit that she chose to wear at the Met Gala red carpet. Though Sarah won the heart of millions of her fans, but she was slammed for not being in sync with theme 'Manus x Machina'. SJP, however, lashed out at a fashion blogger by explaining ‘Technology becomes more about what we use outside that is a part of getting through the day. So for me I like arriving at this.’

Singer Lady Gaga has been the most ridiculed person on social media who rarely reacts to her critics. Lady Gaga has mastered the art of shocking the world and remains unfazed with the harsh comments made at her. She has been criticised for her use of religious symbolism, slammed for some of her song lyrics and her infamous meat dress irked the animal rights groups on the social media.