India, Nov. 8 -- Deepika Padukone walked into a leadership summit in Mumbai dressed like she owned the room. Wearing a black Sabyasachi outfit that mixed Italian cashmere with Japanese velvet, the Bajirao Mastani star showed exactly how to merge business formals with ethnic design.

At the CNBC-TV18 Global Leadership Summit, the Bajirao Mastani star shared the stage with designer Sabyasachi Mukherjee. The two spoke about art, identity, and what "Indian luxury" means today.

Styled by Shaleena Nathani, Deepika's outfit came from Sabyasachi's Autumn/Winter 2025 line. It was a mix of defined tailoring and soft drapes. The cropped jacket, made from Italian cashmere, was covered in delicate embroidered ivory floral motifs. The trousers, cut wi...