India, May 16 -- At the Met Gala 2025, businesswoman Isha Ambani's look stood out for its reinterpretation of Indian elements. Styled by Anaita Shroff Adajania, her custom Gaurav Gupta saree was paired with a jasmine hair sculpture by Brooklyn-based artist Sourabh Gupta. Each mogra bud was individually shaped individually shaped in paper, copper, and brass over 150 hours. This interpretation turned the highly perishable gajra into something immortal.

Isha wasn't alone, actor Alia Bhatt also reimagined jasmine in her own way. At a recent award show, her Gaurav Gupta saree threaded strands of mogra directly into the drape. Pearls were strung together to create the illusion of hundreds of mogra flowers tied on a thread.

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