Think sporty chic couple, think Leander Paes and Rhea Pillai.
And bringing them together and capturing the unusual union of sporty edginess and timeless elegance, is celebrated fashion magazine L’Officiel.
They were the protagonists of the L’Officiel cover shoot for the February issue where the theme was: In the Mood for Love.
Let’s unravel the love and style secrets of this beautiful couple
Ami Patel, Creative Director L’Officiel
For the February issue, we definitely wanted a couple. We were brainstorming with our team, and we thought why not Rhea and Leander?
It’s an out of the box idea, it has never been done before and they are such a beautiful couple. They symbolise everything that Valentines could.
Every single look we picked for Rhea, she looked phenomenal.
She’s got such a light, ethereal feel and personality, I wanted the clothes to match that. So flowing caftans and gowns went with who she is.
Rhea Pillai, Art of Living Instructor
I love the gowns, I love this whole Victorian feel.
Leander Paes, Tennis Player
My style is rugged, laidback, very easy. To me fashion is an inward expression of somebody. I like black on black. I feel for a man, a rugged, manly look goes well. But I’m open minded to anything.
For instance, in one shot I had brown shoes, cream shorts, yellow jacket and a white shirt!
If you’d ask me to wear that normally, I’d say, “You got to be joking!” but when I saw the results, I said, “Thank God for the clothes!”
