After his Tere Naam hair do, Dabangg glasses, Being Human T-shirts and turquoise bracelet, the latest Salman Khan style statement to become the rage is his checkered black and white keffiyeh from Ek Tha Tiger. The streets are full of the popular accessory both in stores and on boys andgirls, and the way he drapes them is the way young fans are doing it, too.
“Every young lad wants to own one now. Earlier, we used to stock them in various colours but now, the black-and-white ones have started to fly off shelves,” says a shopkeeper at Janpath. “It looks rugged, masculine yet, sexy. People like the understated style,” says designer Payal Jain.
The film’s director Kabir Khan reveals how the scarf became a part of the film: “It came into the picture once I set the opening scene of the film in Iraq. The people there wear it and also, it’s a personal favourite. The credit for draping it stylishly goes to Salman and his stylist for the movie designer Ashley Rebello.” These are priced anywhere between Rs.50-Rs.500 depending on store and design.