Indian-origin Simone Ashley gets a closet reset with her gilded golden Balmain gown at ‘F1’s premiere

Despite her character’s storyline being chopped from the final cut of the film, Indian-origin diva Simone Ashley whipped up a fashion storm at the premiere of her upcoming movie ‘F1’. Proving that her confidence shines through her sartorial power, she created her own golden hour moment and swiftly gilded herself in a 3D radiant number, making it more than just another red carpet moment.

While it's disappointing that her role didn’t pan out completely, her red-carpet grace demanded attention. She stepped in front of the cameras in a Balmain Fall 2025 gown featuring a halter neckline and structured peplum silhouette to add an extra dose of edge.

Dipped in the hues of traditional gold, her dress was decorated with 3D golden rectangular embellishments that savagely mimicked crocodile skin and looked absolutely iconic.

Carrying a futuristic and architecturally inspired creation, this 2025 revenge dress should definitely be in your shopping cart. Quietly catering to the unconventional spin, she offered a glimpse of her leading lady moment and perfectly anchored the ultimate power move by pulling up the fashion gears.


With her Balmain couture stealing the much-deserved spotlight, she did not go overboard with her accessory game and adhered to the metallic aesthetics by resorting to a large pair of golden hoops, some statement rings, and a luxury timepiece. However, her golden Jimmy Choo sandals managed to balance out the entire frame and created a maximum voguish impact.

On the makeup front, she proudly showed off her natural, bronzed complexion and added some beauty strokes, creating an Egyptian sculpted look. Serving glam with some highlighter and decorating her eyes with some shimmer, she completed the look with a neat brown-matte lipstick and left her soft-curled locks down with a statement mid-parting.


Simone Ashley might have been left on the cutting room floor, but that did not stop her from making heads turn, making it the film’s loss, and we couldn’t agree more.




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