He took stage for his music performance sporting a silver nose ring. Soon after, in February, another actor, Ayushmann Khurrana, made a fashion statement - this time, bravely, at a public event (HT Kala Ghoda Arts Festival, 2016).

We wanted to create a gender-bender look for a man, with nose jewellery and a pussy bow blouse.вЂќДЄLSO READ: Is the internet stealing the magic of fashion shows? Akanksha Jain, fashion editor, LвЂ™Officiel India, says, вЂњThe idea was to show Ranveer SinghвЂ™s alter ego, his metrosexual personality. And a look at the notes and reblogs is testimony to the popularity of the trend.Д¬loser home, Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh, known for his quirky fashion, sported a silver septum ring with a chain to his earlobe on the Februrary cover of fashion magazine, LвЂ™Officiel India. Tumblr has a page (Cute Boys with Nose Rings) dedicated to men with nose piercings. Of course, before them all was late American rapper Tupac Shakur, who wore a nose stud till his untimely death in 1996.Д«ut it isnвЂ™t just male celebrities making this piece of jewellery cool. On the other hand, American singer Chris Brown received flak for flaunting what looked like a safety pin on his nose, ahead of the American Music Awards in 2014. In April, 2015, Zayn Malik (ex-One Direction band member) had social media excited when he posted a picture of him wearing a nose stud on Instagram.

Is the nose ring on men a statement of confidence, or a silly, passing fad?

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