Nancy Tyagi or Neha Bhasin? A social media post reveals who really brought chain corsets to India

Cannes Film Festival 2025 has been a major hit for India this time, as several social media influencers and actresses, from Sarah Sarosh to Janhvi Kapoor and Nitanshi Goel, stunned the red carpet at the French Riviera.

Apart from the debuts, influencer Nancy Tyagi walked the red carpet straight for the second year in a row, but it seems her red carpet look this time didn't sit well on the internet, especially after singer Neha Bhasin alleged that the influencer misrepresented the outfit¡¯s origins.

She accused Tyagi of falsely claiming her beige outfit at the Cannes Film Festival was self-stitched.

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How did the fashion feud brew

The whole controversy started when singer Neha Bhasin recently took to her Instagram Stories and accused Nancy of falsely claiming that she had stitched her own outfit for her second look at the Cannes Film Festival.

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She went on to share an image of a similar outfit that she donned at one of her concerts in the past. The 42-year-old singer did not stop there; she went on to share some more stories, mentioning, ¡°This corset looks too familiar, hmmmm. Just wondering¡±.

While the next story¡¯s caption read, ¡®Same Same¡¯. She stated that the dress is from The Source Bombay, which is a fashion brand with an outlet located in Bandra. Lastly, sharing a post featuring the same outfit, she wrote, ¡®I rest my case¡¯.

Credit: Instagram | @nehabhasin4u

But what¡¯s the reality?

Well, the news broke out. Surbhi Gupta, the founder and stylist at The Source Bombay, while speaking to The Free Press Journal, stated that Nancy had bought the dress from their store, which she claims was stitched by herself.

Gupta quoted the report, ¡° 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 and she bought the outfit for ?25,000 before going to Cannes.¡±

But is this the first time a celebrity is seen donning a chain corset? Let find out.

Tight laces and royal graces: The curious tale of chain corsets in India

Amid the ongoing feud, an Instagram page called Diet Sabya, an anonymous account on the platform, India¡¯s biggest fashion police social media handle, shared some details about the design of chain corsets and their origin in India.

The platform shared some stories on its Instagram, saying that it clearly looks like it¡¯s from The Source Bombay. The next few stories included a discussion about the copied and non-copied debate of Nancy¡¯s outfit.

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This is when the page revealed that it is neither Nancy Tyagi nor Neha Bhasin, but the design was originally copied from ¡®The Blonds.¡¯ The pioneer of this chain corset is the iconic ballroom brand from the 2000s called The Blonds. According to DietSabya, the Blonds were the ones who first made it, and then everyone copied it.

Finally, the last story noted, ¡°It was the ¡®Raakesh Agarwal¡¯ who started the chain corsets in India.

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Why did Neha Bhasin call out Nancy Tyagi?

Later, Neha went on to mention, ¡°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¡±.

Credit: Instagram | Neha Bhasin