India, Dec. 3 -- Rakul Preet Singh did not land in the Maldives looking for a break from fashion. Instead, she treated the trip like a warm-weather runway. The first look she posted set things up nicely - a tropical swimsuit with thin straps and a tiny cutout under the bust. She threw a wrap-skirt overlay on top, printed with palm fronds and bursts of colours, including greens, browns, yellows, all mixed together.

The skirt climbed high on one side. She kept her styling casual: sunglasses, dangler earrings, a stack of bangles. No fuss, no heavy-handed matching. It felt like she got dressed, grabbed her drink and walked straight to the water.

A second set of photos brought a different beat - a turquoise crop top edged with pink, the stra...