Bollywood’s obsession with knit dresses continues, and Ananya Panday is its latest advocate

The actress was photographed wearing an open-shoulder, ribbed knit dress from Mach & Mach with a scoop neck, midriff cutout, and crystal bow embellishments. The dress appeared in Mach & Mach’s Fall ‘22 lookbook, where it was styled with white platform heels, a white bag, and a silver necklace. Panday didn’t stray too far from the lookbook as she opted for silver jewellery from Swarovski, wore sage green platform heels from Sophia Webster, and tied her hair in a slicked-back ponytail.

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Knit dresses in the summer are an unprecedented phenomenon, but their inherent breathability makes them a popular choice, particularly in India, where the summer doesn’t seem to end. More than anything, though, knit dresses are versatile and can be anything you want them to be: from Dua Lipa’s kitschy y2k-inspired dress-and-arm-warmers combo to America Ferrera’s more sophisticated Ellie Saab number. But the key to acing the knit dress lies in embracing its zany sophistication, the kind that only a style with TikTok origins can have, and Ananya Panday’s look, with its elegant bodycon silhouette and eccentric bows and cutouts, is perfect for the job.