Watch a woman at Mumbai airport struggling to balance a latte, a boarding pass, and a toddler who has decided the security check is the perfect place to go limp, and you witness a specific kind of energy. It is the same energy often carried by Aishwarya Rai Bachchan—along with a massive, bottomless tote that looks like it could swallow a small planet.
There is a specific kind of dignity in a big bag. While red carpet dissection focuses on tulle, sequins, and impossible heels that exist only for the ten meters between a limo and a photo pit, the real story of a woman’s life is usually hanging off her left shoulder.
Looking closely at Aishwarya’s “airport looks” reveals a departure from the tiny, impractical clutches of her early twenties. Instead, one sees utility. One sees an ecosystem. Here are five times her closet proved that the most stylish accessory a woman can carry is capability.
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