It's not easy to accept Sania Mirza's new look

Celebrities are known for their ability to carry off different style and over the past few years' makeovers have become a common trend amongst them. The latest to join this bandwagon is the Indian face of tennis - Sania Mirza. At the recent Sunfeast Open, Sania was seen sporting a feminine look with high-waist pink, polka dotted dress, a matching shrug, new hairdo, stylish red bag and a beach tan. While this seems like a concentrated effort to change from Sania's girl next door image, her new look has generated mixed reactions from her fans.

One of Sania Mirza's fans, Srinivas P, says, "The only problem I found with her new look is the tan - it looks like she's inspired by Bipasha Basu and Aishwarya Rai (in Dhoom 2), but unlike theirs, her tan makes her entire ensemble look out of place."

Meena Unnikrishnan, a faculty member at Institute of Design feels that Sania Mirza is naturally attractive and has a bold streak to her personality. This is enhanced by the fact that the tennis star usually opts for vibrant colours and metallic accessories. About Sania's new look, she says, "It seems like Sania has given up her sporty appearance and is opting for a more feminine look that does not suit her. She is normally associated with sports and inspires youngsters to be bold with her looks and attitude. But unfortunately this makeover takes away that confident image of hers."

But there are some fans who feel that this feminine look makes the tennis pro look chic. Poornima Rao, a student of fashion designing remarks that she is very impressed with Sania Mirza's makeover. "It looks like she is keeping herself updated with the new fashion trends. The high waist dress suites her and so does the chic hairstyle," she adds. Poornima says that even in her new look, Sania has brought out individuality. "The one thing that is best about her is that even though she has gone for an image change, she has not given up her trademark nose ring," she adds.

While on the other hand, there are some fans who believe that the look Sania sports is not as important as her performance on the court.

Shruthi Anantharam, a fan of the tennis player says that Sania Mirza's new look has disappointed her a lot. "Her attire is very nice, but maybe because we are so used to her earlier image that it has become difficult to accept this makeover. But the bottom line is that no matter what look Sania Mirza opts for, I hope it does not distract her from her game and hopefully at least next time she wins a Tennis Open" she adds.
Source: Deccan