Is espresso brown the new black? From Kylie Jenner to Alia Bhatt and Bhumi Pednekar, the fashion girls are in favour of this colour

Recent times have seen a resurgence in brown hues with actresses like Alia Bhatt, Janhvi Kapoor to even Kendall and Kylie Jenner stepping out in a peculiar shade of brown. Once considered an unflattering colour associated with a librarian’s wardrobe (before Prada popularised the librarian chic phenomenon), it has slowly risen the ranks of the colour hierarchy to be considered, now, even a red-carpet option.

With the onslaught of the Y2K movement and the recycling of early 2000s icons who came back on our moodboards, this espresso-like dark brown has become the underdog of the zeitgeist. Pop culture will remember 90s Bollywood heroines like Raveena Tandon who introduced us to the concept of a dark brown lipliner, a trend that a whole generation was quick to replicate. Now, it sees a resurgence in the wardrobes of all the girl the fashion circuit has their eyes on. Following the footsteps of Janhvi Kapoor and Mrunal Thakur, consider embracing monochromatic dark brown outfits.