Did Nancy Tyagi lie about stitching her Cannes outfit? Stylist says she bought her dress, Neha Bhasin calls look copied

On May 18, Nancy Tyagi took to Instagram to share pictures in beige outfit from her outing at Cannes. She shared that the dress took her a whole month to make.

It seems a fiery fashion feud is brewing. Singer Neha Bhasin is stirring up controversy by accusing influencer Nancy Tyagi of falsely claiming her beige outfit at the Cannes Film Festival was self-stitched. Neha is alleging that the influencer misrepresented the outfit's origins.

Neha Bhasin took to social media to call out Nancy Tyagi.

Neha calls out Nancy for the lie

Neha recently took to Instagram Stories, accusing Nancy of falsely claiming she had stitched her own outfit for her second appearance at the ongoing Cannes Film Festival. She went on to share an image of a similar outfit which she wore at one of her concerts in the past.

Neha shared a couple of stories on Instagram, stating, “This corset looks too familiar, hmmmm. Just wondering”. Neha also posted a collage of both outfits side by side, simply captioning it "Same Same" – a way of highlighting the similarities between her look and Nancy's outfit.

Neha's Instagram Story.

Neha also revealed that the dress was from The Source Bombay, a fashion store in Bandra that sells and rents customised clothing. Sharing a post featuring a similar outfit on Instagram Stories, Neha wrote, “I rest my case”.

 

Neha Bhasin revealed that the dress was from The Source Bombay.

In a chat with The Free Press Journal, Surbhi Gupta, founder and stylist at The Source Bombay, stated that Nancy had purchased the dress from their store.

"Nancy claims she stitched it herself and all of that, but she bought it from us. She got it from our Mumbai store. We don’t have any problem. She purchased it, so she's free to do what she wants with it. But it is our design. We didn't do a barter or a collaboration. She did not stitch it herself, which she claims she did. The cape she wore doesn't belong to me... that's something she seems to have made herself, I guess," Surbhi said. Surbhi shared that Nancy bought the outfit for ₹25,000 before going to Cannes.

Neha reveals why she called out Nancy

On Tuesday, Neha took to Instagram Stories to share why she decided to call out Nancy for her outfit. She wrote, “The intention was not to demean another woman but to state a simple fact. We have all worked hard to be where we are. We are all self made”.

“But to call someone else's work your own will never be ok. The source from Bombay has also worked its way up a small garage they worked out of 15 years ago. I have seen Surbhi it's owner work tirelessly to sustain her business to now thrive. Everyone has a story of where they come from and just because no ones applauding them does not mean you rob them of their credit. I urge you to not buy a story but applaud people's talents and be ok to say what's not ok,” she added.

More about Nancy’s outfit

Nancy made her second appearance at the 78th Cannes Film Festival recently. The fashion influencer, who gained fame after creating stylish ensembles, Bollywood-inspired dresses from scratch, walked the red carpet in a beige ensemble. She claimed that the outfit took her over a month to stitch.

She wore a mini dress and paired it with a floor-length cape jacket. The mini outfit featured a plunging sweetheart neckline, a silk beige dress adorned with tassels, pearls, and crystals. As for the cape, it had voluminous sleeves and a cape that flowed into a long train. She accessorised the ensemble with embellished high heels, gold ear cuffs, metallic OTT nails, a gold embellished clutch, and cocktail rings.

On May 18, Nancy took to Instagram to share pictures from her red carpet appearance at Cannes. She shared that the dress took her a whole month to make and she kept ‘working on it till the last minute because the dress was too heavy’. “Heartfelt thanks to all those who were a part of this lovely journey, without you all, this moment would not be so special,” she added.