Fashion is an important aspect in every ones life. This is a comprehensive
section on Indian fashion, fashion advice, and clothes that
suit your personality, importance of accessories and much more. |
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• Bridal wear
• Groom wear
• Jewellery
• Accessories
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| Bridal Wear |
Saree, an Indian wear makes a woman look graceful, stylish, elegant and
sensuous. But it's important to drape a Saree properly as a clumsily.The exquisite Patola weave, and the Bandhini style of dyeing comes
from the west. Weaving silks in vibrant colors, some weighing as much as 10
kilograms is a specialty of south India. Silk sarees embroidered with the
Kantha stitch, a specialty of the Bengal region in the east.The Paithani silk saree from Maharashtra and the brocades from
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Tips on Draping a Saree:
• For an outing or a function, just pinup the tip of the saree and let the rest
fall on your hand. This gives a very graceful look. But of course the Saree
should have a good fall.
• Cotton, Tissue or any starched Sarees should be ironed properly and at the time
of draping, the pleats should be done with your hands pressing and shaping it
properly.
• Put the pin on the back shoulder as this keeps the saree intact and does not
show the pin too.
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| Groom Wear |
A similar transformation is taking place in the groom’s wear.
you can have variations in fabrics and styles – you can have ghatcholas,
tissue, bandhej. Different wedding outfits, sherwanis, jamawars
and bandgalas can and heighten the mood for each occasion – from the
bachelor’s bash to the grand reception. Jeans has always been the favourite in the fashion world. Jeans is available in
different styles, cut and has become an all purpose wear.
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Tips: •
Three-piece suits are passe, so is dhoti-kurta.
Four-piece suits are sherwani, kurta-pyjama and cape.
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White in all its variety is a strict no-no. Peach, beige and
khaki are the colours of the day.
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| Jewellery |
Jewellery forms a vital part of any wedding. Gold is mandatory and an important pre requisite in Indian marriages.
The choti is a hair ornament usually worn by royal families.
Sarpech or kilangi are head ornaments. Karn-phul, the ear-flower is the most popular earring.
The tying of the ‘mangalsutra’ by the groom around the neck of the bride and
slipping the ‘wedding band’ in the finger of the bride are most important
aspects of Indian weddings.
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Tips: •
Gold sets with enamel work or diamond sets would match with the red or pink
jazzy outfits.
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Pearls look good with blues and purple outfits.
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Navratan sets generally look good with green.
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| Accessories |
The accessories that you wear reflect your personality. They add that extra
something to your personality. Choosing the right accessory is as important as
choosing your clothes.
Shoes: The shoes that you wear give the very essence to your outfit.
Right now platform-heeled shoes are very much in fashion. They come in chic
geometrical cuts, which gives a very sexy look to formal dresses.
Bags: Crotchet bags or knitted bags look great. Cloth bags with bright colors and
flowery patterns are also looks good.
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