With wedding season in, city-based designers suggest various trends and styles for the brides- and grooms-to- be. Designer Priyanka Betgeri is all game for neon and traditional wear with phulkari and Lakhnavi work. There are also some designers like Nikki Harale who suggest to consider things like skin tones, body types and the comfort level of whatever one is wearing.
Wedding season is here and every prospective bride and groom is gearing up for the perfect look for their special day. Weddings are all about shine and grandeur. As everyone’s eyes and quite a few camera lenses will be focused on the duo, it is important to don the right outfit and team it with accessories that will complete the perfect look. City fashion designers put forth what’s trending this wedding season.
Priyanka Betgeri, a fashion designer based in Nerul, suggests options for different events and rituals. From engagements and receptions to sangeet and mehendi, one can don differently styled outfits for each occasion. “For engagements, one can go for phulkari saree that is a classic embroidery style that originated in Punjab. The embroidery with its floral pattern is muted but elaborate enough. Similarly, half saree, that is not a complete six yard drape but only a lehenga skirt with a dupatta tucked to the waist like a saree will not add bulk on top and will show off the lehenga skirt,” says Betgeri. So, one can go for heavy borders and motifs for the skirt with a net or chiffon dupatta to give a contrasting look.
For receptions that are semi-traditional events, Betgeri suggests floor-length gowns in lace, silk and georgette fabrics with subtle embroidery work like the Lakhnavi style that does not incorporate zari but only thread work. A mix of pastel and neon colours will offset the in-your-face-brightness of neon colours, she adds.
“Pastel tones in combination with neon colours give off a muted look and are suitable for sarees, gowns or lehengas. Before choosing a colour, one should bear in mind their skin tone. While brides with dusky tones are going for nudes, neon colours are a no-no. Combinations like a mustard gold with a royal blue or a red choli is apt,” she decides.
The main day is not for experimentation but going with what you know is going to be a hit and thus the traditional style and colour of outfits still rule. Says Nikki Harale, a fashion designer based in Sanpada, “Brides love to go the traditional way and it is a look that will always remain evergreen.
Nothing can quite match the look of Maharashtrian paithani saree or a South Indian kanjivaram saree. For lehengas, one can mix and match different fabrics like cotton, silk, chiffons, georgette and net. The signature red colour, mango orange, fuchsia pink, dark and electric blues with mirror or kundan work, machine embroideries or zardosi will produce great results.”
Since women prefer to cherish their wedding wear forever, Harale says that requisite precautions must be taken to maintain its quality and lustre for long. “Undoubtedly, such clothes have to be given for dry cleaning. Also, in between folds, it is better to insert butter paper or muslin cloth so that colour does not fade and the embroidery with beads and kundan does not get knotted and spoil the fabric,” she advises.
While temple gold jewellery will do well with kanjivaram sarees, maang tikkas, heavy jhumkas and finger rings in gold or silver is for brides who choose lehengas for the big day. “Kundan jewellery is always in vogue and it can have a gold base, studded with pearls. Chandelier or drop earrings with American diamonds will be apt for gowns,” says Betgeri.
Sonal Bansal, a fashion designer based in Vashi, strictly believes in finding out what the bride and groom are comfortable in, understand their body shape and size and complexion before deciding on fabrics and colours. What is the couple’s likes and dislikes is more important than what is in vogue, according to Bansal.
“Only after studying one’s body and skin type, can you suggest what fabric they can carry off comfortably. Whether it is minimal or heavy embroidery work to be done or making outfits in bright colours, individual attributes are the deciding factor,” says Bansal.
Also, she believes in use of only pure fabrics for an enhanced look and likes to play with a variety of fabrics, colours and embroidery patterns in order to give a look that stands out.
“For the groom, apart from the traditional sherwanis, bandhgala suits with churidar is a contemporary option,” says Harale. Jodhpuri pants teamed with a coat, jackets with churidar are also considered by many.
“Since they cannot don heavy accessories, a groom can enhance the look of his sherwani by wearing a heavily done brooch. One can also go for different type of turbans like the Rajasthani that is voluminous or the Punjabi style turban that complements any sherwani,” adds Betgeri.
What’s the trend ?
Pastel tones in combination with neon colours give off a muted look and are suitable for sarees, gowns or lehengas. Before choosing a colour, one should bear in mind their skin tone
While temple gold jewellery will do well with the kanjivaram sarees, maang tikkas, heavy jhumkas and finger rings in gold or silver will be perfect for brides who choose to wear the evergreen lehengas for their wedding day.
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