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Indian wedding attire
Weddings in India are celebrated with great pompousness and joy. Indian weddings are the most lavish amongst all types of weddings in the world. All girls attending the Wedding including the bride herself want to look their best. This is an opportunity which truly tests your fashions quotient!
There are thousands of people who attend a wedding and most of them see what one wears and how has one adorned herself. Weddings dress preparation should ideally start one or two months prior to the D-day. What should one start with? First a fall it is important to know yourself! Yes, you should realize what dress cuts and styles suit you the most. Fish cut ghagras look really elegant on narrow frame women (thin). Women on slightly heavier side should avoid ghagras made of cloth material like tissue which only makes them look fatter. Hence, know yourself and know your body!
The next step is to surf the net and check out Fashion magazines. Try to know what is in currently. See if these styles will suit you. Try to imagine and visualize if a particular dress that you have seen in the fashion magazine will look good in some other colour. Along with this step you can also consult your friends and relatives for advice and recommendations. Try to see if they have recently got anywedding clothes with them. Also, know a rough budget that you may have so that you know what to expect!
Now, check out all the stores that sell wedding garments. You may want your wedding dress to be stitched. Get hold of the right tailor, explain the concept you have in mind and get your dress made. Check if you need alterations. Finally, have a dress rehearsal along with the right accessory so that you can only enhance the look and feel of the dress you are wearing.
Fusion styles
Dressing styles are very much about personal choices. A bit of creativity is always required to change the look. The easiest way for a makeover is investing in fusion styles within an existing wardrobe. Accessories enhance the look of an outfit and hence it is wise to purchase trendy items in hair Clips and earrings. Chandelier earrings have been in fashion for some time and the recent styles in kurtis can be well utilized over denims with oxidized earrings.
Fusion styles are also present in salwar kameez and ethnic wears. This means modifying the drape of the dupatta or looking for a different way to use the hemlines. Go in for a handkerchief hemline in kurti which is well worn over slacks. Black ethnic wear can be fused with lot of mirror work to make the dress look exclusive. For trendsetting, use a lot of bangles or hair accessories that are ethnic and let the main dress be western.
Blending garments or fabrics is also another fusion style. Ethnic kurtas can have the yoke in velvet or silk while the main garment can stay in linen or cotton. This is a great reprieve in summer where it is necessary to dress comfortably and yet maintain a dressy look that may be required for a celebration. Fabric painting can be employed on plain tops with message T shirts or other muslin dupattas. Go for abstract designs, tiger prints and use a lot of accessories to create a fusion style.
Designer Salwar Kameez
The drift from Sarees to Salwar Kameez in Indian women is evident. More and more women prefer to wear Salwar Kameez because it is much more comfortable especially for everyday use. Sarees are now worn for special occasions. This has given a boost to the Indian salwar Kameez and Churidar industry. So many fashion designers in the country are focusing on this beautiful attire trying to provide consumers with some of the most unique and exquisite collections of Salwar Kameez. Currently, the Anarkali style of long Punjabi dress coupled with tightChuridars and Dupattas are very in. Zardosi work is evergreen. This dress also provides opportunities for lot of fine embroidery and other kind of work.Many stores in India especially in Mumbai and Delhi and now in Bhopal - (Shri sangini, Kolar road) offer designer Salwar Kameez. Many malls have introduced their own fashion labels in this category. This is because they saw a clear gap of good branded Salwar Kameez at reasonable prices.
Hence, brands like Shri sangini have been very popular in the urban middle class consumers. Another modern version of the Salwar Kameez is short kurtis which are worn with jeans and coupled with a Dupatta. These are very trendy in nature and are a great way of fusion – combining traditional Salwar Kameez with modern outlook. A lot of variations have been in introduced in the dupattas as well. While some prefer to carry the long and elaborate ones, others prefer just something as short as a scarf. Also, stretchable lycra Churidars are high on demand rather than a traditional ones with hooks which were a little uncomfortable.
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A sari is a long single piece of fabric, approximately 4 to 9 metres in length and 1 metre in width.
Saree is is draped over the women body in various styles and ways expertly.
The very common style for wearing saree is to be wrapped around the waist, with the loose end thrown over the shoulder baring the midriff.
Saree is typically worn over a petticoat (pavadai / pavada in the south part of India and shaya in eastern part of India),
with a choli or ravika or short fitting blouse forming the upper garment.
Choli has short sleeves and a low neck and is usually cropped, as such is particularly well-suited for wear in the humid South Asian summers.
After draping saree properly woman looks become gorgeous, graceful, elegant, stylish, and sensuous.
Origins and History of Saree from Wiki
According to wikipedia - The word 'sari' evolved from the Prakrit word 'sattika' as mentioned in earliest Buddhist Jain literature.
The history of Indian clothing trace the sari back to the Indus valley civilization, which flourished in 2800-1800 BCE. The earliest known depiction of the saree in the Indiain subcontinent is the statue of an Indus valley priest wearing a drape.
Ancient Tamil poetry, such as the Silappadhikaram and the Kadambari by Banabhatta, describes women in exquisite drapery or saree. In ancient Indian tradition and the Natya Shastra (an ancient Indian treatise describing ancient dance and costumes), the navel of the Supreme Being is considered to be the source of life and creativity, hence the midriff is to be left bare by the saree.
Learn More of Origins and history of saree from Wikipedia
Wearing tips for Saree
Let’s know the tips while wearing saree-
Brown or Dark skin color women should normally buy dark colors – like green, maroon or dark pink etc.
Georgette, Chiffon or Chignon saree is for the women on heavier side. Heavy Mysore Silk saree look beautiful and it tends to look slimmer.
Thin women should buy Cotton, Tissue, Tussar Sarees and Organza. This will give a fuller effect.
Small borders or no borders sarees are for the shorter women. As big borders make one looks shorter, they should definitely avoid big borders.
In the case of printed Sarees, try to avoid the big prints as it gives a flashy and a huge look. Delicate print on a Saree, gives a delicate look.
If you wear saree in office, you should pinup your Saree. You will feel comfortable. You will look very smart and it can easily manageable.
A function or in an outing, just pinup the saree and let the rest of the saree fall on your hand. But give a careful look at the Saree that should have a good fall. This gives a very attractive look.
You should iron properly the cotton, tissue or any starched Sarees before wearing it and at the time of draping, press and shape the pleats properly, do yourself or with the help of other.
Put the pin on the back shoulder so this keeps the saree intact and it does not show the pin.
Last of all but not least - don't wear a very flared petticoat inside.
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Shri Sangini....an exotic collection of designer sarees, suits, dress material and jewellery.Situated at Shri ram plaza..Banjari Kolar road Bhopal.
