Aishwarya Rai Bachchan at 53: Five recent looks that celebrate her timeless elegance

As Aishwarya Rai Bachchan turns 53, a new roundup highlights five recent fashion appearances spanning Cannes and major European fashion weeks. At Paris Fashion Week on September 28, she wore a custom black velvet corset fishtail gown from Syrian luxury label Yara Shoemaker, paired with a crystal- and pearl-embellished cape and a diamond-encrusted tiara, plus deep burgundy-red hair and red lipstick. She returned to Cannes for multiple looks, including a pearl-embellished silk gown with a dramatic cape by Tony Ward Couture and an all-white ensemble featuring more than 7,000 hand-applied pearls. The list also cites her L’Oréal Paris Lights on Women’s Worth gala look and her custom Amit Aggarwal creation Luminara.