<h2>Mane Mission</h2>
<p>No hair service can truly survive this weather, but the salon tried its best! <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/celebrity-life/leisure/photo/neha-sharma-birthday-travel-photos-of-the-actor-103054/16" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Bollywood belle Neha Sharma </a>steps out after a pampering session in Bandra on July 7, ready to take on Mumbai&rsquo;s monsoon frizz.</p>
<h2>Cover Drives In The Fast Lane</h2>
<p>The 2026 Formula 1 British Grand Prix at Silverstone delivered an unexpected crossover on Sunday, with India&rsquo;s star batter <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/article/team-india-skipper-shubman-gill-flaunts-his-six-pack-abs-23634945" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Shubman Gill </a>swapping the cricket field for the paddock at one of motorsport&rsquo;s most iconic venues.</p>
<p><img src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2026/jul/Damson-Idris_e.jpg" alt="Damson Idris, Shubman Gill, and Mo Farah at Silverstone" width="1280" height="720" /><br /><strong><em>Damson Idris, Shubman Gill, and Mo Farah at Silverstone</em></strong></p>
<p>Shubman was spotted mingling with actor Damson Idris (who stars alongside Brad Pitt in F1), as well as Hugh Grant and Olympic legend Mo Farah. But it was his meetup with Mercedes rookie Kimi Antonelli that stole the show. The Italian phenom is busy acing his quarter on the track, but his cricket knowledge? That&rsquo;s still in the pit stop. Quizzed on the sport recently, Kimi forewarned, &ldquo;It&rsquo;s going to go really bad.&rdquo; He wasn&rsquo;t kidding &mdash; among his memorable guesses was thinking LBW stood for &ldquo;Leg but win.&rdquo;</p>
<p>To his credit, the Mercedes youngster took it in good spirits, promising, &ldquo;I will get better at this.&rdquo; Now that he&rsquo;s met Shubman at Silverstone, perhaps a crash course in cricket is finally on the cards.</p>
<h2>French Connection</h2>
<p><a href="https://www.mid-day.com/buzzfeed/article/pearl-academy-brings-rahul-mishra-masaba-gupta-and-jayanti-reddy-together-to-discuss-ai-originality-and-the-future-of-creative-careers--10113" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Designer Rahul Mishra </a>introduced Paris to a pantheon of Indian goddesses on Monday, with his breathtaking Devi collection attracting global attention. Between Schiaparelli and Mishra, it was the Met Gala theme all over again &mdash; fashion is art, but this time on the Paris Haute Couture Week opening day runway. Despite the divine, structural drama unfolding on the ramp though, the front row action at Rahul&rsquo;s show quickly became the main talking point.</p>
<p><img src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2026/jul/Isha-Ambani_e.jpg" alt="Isha Ambani and Cardi B" width="1280" height="720" /><br /><strong><em>Isha Ambani and Cardi B</em></strong></p>
<p>The queen of the hour? Rapper Cardi B. And honestly, this was a major redemption arc. If you recall the heartbreak of Mishra&rsquo;s last show in Paris, Cardi made it to the venue but missed the actual runway presentation. This time? She was front, centre, and flawlessly on time. Watching her take in the show &mdash; dripping in a custom ivory corset gown from the collection &mdash; was the ultimate victory lap after last season&rsquo;s traffic tragedy.</p>
<p>And Cardi wasn&rsquo;t the only royalty in the house, because Mumbai&rsquo;s representation was rock solid. Sitting shoulder-to-shoulder with the rapper was <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/celebrity-life/fashion-and-beauty/article/met-gala-2026-isha-ambani-blends-heritage-and-fashion-with-her-gold-saree-look-23628907" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Isha Ambani</a>, holding it down in a majestic, bead-heavy slate-grey ensemble (and casually flexing her mum&rsquo;s diamond-encrusted Herm&egrave;s Birkin). Throw in millionaire milliner Delna Poonawalla &mdash; who we totally told you to watch out for in advance, of course &mdash; and the front row was a masterclass in global power dressing. Paris may have provided the runway, but India supplied the couture &mdash; and Mumbai absolutely brought the clout.</p>
<h2>Sunshine And Strawberries</h2>
<p>If there was one celebrity sighting that instantly dialled up our Wimbledon FOMO this week, it had to be Rannvijay Singha and wife Prianka making a stylish appearance at Centre Court.</p>
<p><img src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2026/jul/Manish-Malhotra_e.jpg" alt="Gaurav Gupta&rsquo;s &lsquo;Divinity&rsquo; breastplate and Manish Malhotra" /><br /><strong><em>Gaurav Gupta&rsquo;s &lsquo;Divinity&rsquo; breastplate and Manish Malhotra</em></strong></p>
<p>Dressed in Wimbledon-approved whites, the duo blended right in with this year&rsquo;s star-studded guest list that already includes actors Andrew Garfield, Tom Hiddleston, Kunal Nayyar, Bridgerton star Simone Ashley, and our very own Wimbledon champion Mahesh Bhupathi, with wife Lara Dutta.</p>
<p>Sure, the tennis has been thrilling, but let&rsquo;s be honest &mdash; half the fun is people-watching. The impossibly chic outfits, courtside glamour, royal sightings and that unmistakable Wimbledon charm make it one of the most coveted invites on the social calendar.</p>
<p>And then there are the strawberries and cream. Those little treats have somehow become as iconic as the Championships themselves, and if we&rsquo;re confessing, they&rsquo;re the real source of our envy. The matches are unforgettable, but the strawberries? They&rsquo;re what truly have us wishing we were in the stands.</p>
<h2>Sculpting Style</h2>
<p>Just a little side note for fashion fans: inspiration comes from many sources, and no one can claim exclusivity over Indian sculpture. But when couturiers Gaurav Gupta and Rahul Mishra seem to be fishing in the same creative pond in the same year, the comparisons are inevitable.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, all eyes remain on Paris Haute Couture Week, where Manish Malhotra unveils his latest collection today. We can&rsquo;t wait to see what this Mumbai maestro brings to the runway.&nbsp;</p>
<p>&ldquo;There is no showstopper,&rdquo; Manish tells yours truly &mdash; a notable departure from the Bollywood-fuelled spectacle that has long been synonymous with his shows. Perhaps that&rsquo;s the biggest statement of all: letting the clothes, and the craft, take centre stage.</p>

He wasn't kidding — among his memorable guesses was thinking LBW stood for “Leg but win.”

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He wasn’t kidding — among his memorable guesses was thinking LBW stood for “Leg but win.”

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