Wedding Wear Trends for Indian Women

Weddings in India are a festive extravaganza and an ostentatious display of larger than life sights and sounds and bridal fashion in India truly reflects this. Every woman dreams of her wedding with aspirations to look like a princess soon to be a queen in her husband’s home and these dreams are incomplete without an extensive bridal trousseau. Fortunately ethnic bridal wear has all the larger than life elements that truly reflect an Indian woman’s desires and the festivities of an Indian wedding. To prove this point, let’s take a look at some of the current bridal wear trends and create a look book for the brides of 2016. Read further to know more.

Designer Anarkali Suits for Engagement Ceremony

The gown silhouette designer anarkali suit is perfect for the engagement ceremony. This beautiful ethnic garment from the Mughal era is characterized by it unique silhouette. The anarkali suit is close fitted at the bodice and flares out from the upper waist downwards. A subtle yet elegant pastel shade designer anarkali suit is apt for the engagement ceremony which is generally an affair devoid of any elaborate rituals and mostly involves the bride and the groom socializing with friends, family and guests and announcing their impending nuptials whilst seeking the blessings and good wishes of all invitees.

Elegant White or Ivory Gold Thread Embroidered Saree for Mehendi/Sangeet Ceremony

Bring out the colors of your mehendi with an elegant ivory or white gold thread embroidered saree for your mehendi ceremony. Subtle yet super stylish and elegant, this saree is perfect as you need to keep the most stunning and larger than life outfit for the actual wedding day. The aim of this look book is to essentially build momentum as you move through all the rituals of the big fat Indian wedding. Other pastel shade sarees like pista green and pale pink or salmon will work just as well.

Canary Yellow Saree for Haldi Ceremon

A brilliant canary yellow saree is your best choice for the haldi ceremony. Haldi can be a messy affair and haldi stains don’t wash off so opt for a vibrant cotton saree in any shade of yellow and pair it up with an embroidered silk blouse.

Crimson Red Lehenga Choli Ensemble for Wedding Rituals

Stick with traditions and customs and go with a crimson red highly embellished and embroidered lehenga choli ensemble for your wedding. Red garments worn by the bride signify fertility and prosperity according to Hinduism and since marriage is a symbolic display of love and commitment why not minus any other symbolic aspects of marriage. The popularity of red for bridal wear garments prove that tradition is here to stay.

Ombre Saree for Wedding Reception

The wedding reception which is a grand culmination of all wedding rituals is a time for celebrations and feasting. The ideal look for a bride for her wedding reception would be an embellished and ornamented ombre saree. Highly embellished and ornamented sarees will have you looking like a queen on your wedding reception.

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Top 4 Designer Sherwani for Eid Celebrations

The sherwani is the most commonly worn festive garment amongst Indian men apart from the kurta pyjama. The sherwani is specially favored as a festive garment for Eid celebrations. This special garment is highly favored amongst male followers of Islam in countries like India Pakistan and Bangladesh. The Sherwani is a very versatile garment in the sense that it can subtle yet elegant or grandiose and regal depending on fabric, embroidery and embellishments. The Popularity of sherwanis as garment for festive wear inspires and encourages Indian designers to creatively and artistically interpret this dapper silhouette. Listed below is some of India’ top designers that specialize in festive wear sherwanis for Eid.

Manish Malhotra Sherwani for Eid

Manish Malhotra is one of the top designers in the country and his line of sherwanis make for perfect garments for Eid celebrations. Manish Malhotra’s classic collection of sherwanis is bound to feature exquisite embroidery and embellishments in with an emphasis on metallic tones. Celebrate in Eid in style with a Manish Malhotra sherwani for men.

Sabyasachi Mukherjee Sherwanis for Festive Wear

 Sabyasachi Mukherjee is one of India’s most well known designers whose work is exclusively ethnic based. Sabyasachi’s line of ethnic wear features the best of embroidery and embellishment methods that gives each garments a sense of grandeur that is truly unmatched.

Rohit Bal Sherwanis for Festive Wear

If you are looking for an elegant cream sherwani with minimal and delicate embroidery, this Rohit Bal sherwani is the pick for you. Subtle yet stunning, this sherwani is perfect for Eid morning wear.

Raghavendra Rathore Sherwani

Raghavendra Rathore is for sure the king of subtle, elegant and dapper. While the embroidery and embellishments is at a minimum, Raghavendra Rathore’s silhouettes do the talking. This sherwani is perfect for men on the joyous occasion of Eid.

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The Youthful Appeal of Designer Cotton Kurtis

If there is one ethnic garment that any Indian woman can turn to for casual wear, work over daily chores out of the home, it is the quintessential designer kurti. This garment which is a contemporary interpretation of the kameez or the kurta in a more fitted silhouette and shorter length is the ideal fusion of ethnic and contemporary fashion sensibilities. Today the kurti is fast replacing the saree or the salwar kameez as the most widely worn ethnic garment preferred by the new-age Indian women. There has been huge socio-economic change for women in India. Today more and more women are stepping out of their home to work or study and this brings about a need for ethnic garments that are easy to wear on a daily bases. Many working women especially the younger generation find the salwar kameez or salwar to be too cumbersome to wear on a daily basis and western casual dresses like denims and tees preferable. The kurti is now considered a good replacement for the t-shirt as it can be easily worn with bottoms of any kind. The kurti is also preferred over the t-shirt for its ethnic motifs, prints, design and embroidery. Read further to know more about the many reasons why the kurti is so popular.

Comfort Oriented Fabrics

The kurti was originally designed bearing in mind the comfort of working women which is why the kurti is often stitched in comfort oriented lightweight fabrics of which cotton is the most popular. Other fabrics used to manufacture kurtis are chiffon, silk, Khadi and linen. While kurtis are mostly for casual wear, some silk kurtis generally worn with Patiala salwar are embellished and embroidered for special occasions.

Embroidery and Embellishments

Most kurtis are embellished and embroidered for accentuated appeal. Common embroidery techniques used to beautify kurtis are zari, resham and zardosi while embellishments that are genrally used are lace, patch work, Swarovski crystals and semi precious stones. Cut glass and shimmer are also popular embellishments for kurtis.

Printed Kurtis

Kurtis in certain fabrics like georgette, crepe and chiffon are often printed to accentuate their appeal. The common prints used are floral and foliage motifs, ethnic motifs, geometric prints and even abstract brush stroke like prints. These kurtis are the most commonly worn kind and are preferred for every day work wear and casual wear. 

Kurti Trends

There are a wide range of trends that dictate how to wear a kurti. Read further to know more.

Kurti with Churidar Bottoms

The Kurti is often worn with churidar bottoms for that essentially ethnic look minus the hassle of carrying around a dupatta as is the case when wearing salwar kameez. 

Kurtis with Denims

Many women prefer to wear the kurtis with denims. This is mostly common among a younger generation of college going women.

Kurtis and Palazzo Trousers

The Kurti with Palazzo pants combination is very popular amongst a younger generation of women and girls and is currently trending in a big way.

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