IIFA 2018: Shahid Kapoor in monochrome, Ranbir Kapoor and Kartik Aaryan in pink but Karan Johar steals the show with his snazzy jacket and metallic boots!

By Nirupama Chaudhary -

May 18, 2018 - 4:14 PM IST

It’s that time of the year again! The much-awaited IIFA 2018 Awards is all set to transpire in Thailand’s capital city of Bangkok that boasts of awe-inspiring temples, bustling local markets, vibrant nightlife and vast shopping complexes. This year marks its 19^th edition and a return to this venue exactly after a decade. IIFA 2018 promises to be a mélange of glitz, glamour and Bollywood’s finest talent, world media, Indian cinema fans and enthusiasts from 22 ^nd to 24^th June at the reputed Siam Niramit Theatre. Ahead of the glitzy affair, the dapper men of tinsel town – Ranbir Kapoor, Shahid Kapoor, Kartik Aaryan and Karan Johar attended the IIF 2018 press conference in Delhi last night. Giving us a glimpse of their fashionable shenanigans, while Shahid opted for the trust monochrome, Ranbir Kapoor and Kartik Aaryan suited up. But it was Bollywood’s resident style icon, Karan Johar who was at his jazziest best and reigned in signature chutzpah in a quirky jacket and metallic shoes.

In the fashion riddled Bollywood, men’s style quotient is nascent and understated but these men have time and again proved their versatility with all things modish and classics. Experimenting with style with a subtle understanding of what suits them the best, here’s a closer look at the dapper diaries of Shahid Kapoor, Ranbir Kapoor, Karan Johar and Kartik Aaryan from IIFA 2018 press conference!

IIFA 2018: Shahid Kapoor in monochrome, Ranbir Kapoor and Kartik Aaryan in pink but Karan Johar steals the show with his snazzy jacket and metallic boots!

Shahid Kapoor

Styled by his go-to stylist Anisha Jain, Shahid teamed a monochrome striped shirt from Karrtik D with white cropped pants from Diya Rajvvir. Black formal shoes, a well-groomed mane and beard rounded out his non-fussy casual summery look.

Ranbir Kapoor

Styled by Priyanka and Kazim, Ranbir suited up in grid printed Emporio Armani with a pale pink shirt from Eton. A Thomas Pink square pocket and shoes from Alexander McQueen along with trimmed beard and well-styled mane topped off his dapper look.

Kartik Aaryan

Kartik kept things dapper in a pink striped shirt and light grey suit from Brook Brothers rounding out the look with brown formal shoes from Christian Louboutin, a well-kempt beard and mane. He was styled by Priyanka and Kazim.

Karan Johar

Styled by Nikita Jaisinghani, Karan suited up in a quirky Sahil Aneja suit rounding it out with metallic boots, clear shades and a groomed mane.

The gala Bollywood affair will feature performances by Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Priyanka Chopra, Shahid Kapoor, Tiger Shroff, Disha Patani and others. The show will be hosted by Karan Johar and Riteish Deshmukh. Additionally, a special segment, IIFA Rocks, will be hosted by Kartik Aaryan and Ayushmann Khurrana. This year IIFA has tied up UN Environment for the campaign ‘Beat Plastic Pollution’, the theme for World Environment Day 2018. Actress Dia Mirza, the UN Environment goodwill ambassador for India, will front this. This year, with an aim to preserve cinema heritage, the IIFA Foundation will be collaborating with Osian's auction house to showcase vintage cinema memorabilia at an exhibition event.