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India is a country
of variety. Everyone here follows this fact quite strictly. So
strictly that even the wedding dresses have a great variety.
People try their best the wedding dress they get is unique and
not matching with of the other dresses.
For this they follow a number of patterns. The most popular
wedding dress patterns are use of golden embroidery on maroon or
red saree or a heavily embroidered lehenga with large frills.
The silhouettes are changing too; to create slimmer forms of
bridal wear using patterns like cropped cholis and bell-shaped
lehengas. |
If yesterday it was zardosi and the heavy
embroidery, then today it is the simple sequins and the swarovski
crystals and various other breathtaking stones and gems adeptly sewn
into the flows and the falls of the fabric.
The changing wedding dress patterns today are woven around soft pastel
shades ( Light ferozi, pink, maroon, shades of mauve and green)
with light embroidery thrown in. Silver work and sequins are totally
predominant in the bridal fashion scene, so are the crystals and
self-colours.
The gold work and laced outfits are out; at least for now. The classic
and simple styling of the wedding dresses is fast replacing the layered
style of the earlier wedding dresses. And what’s more; the bride
considers price and comfort on top of the list.
This is because they realise that spending exorbitantly on something
that would be worn just once, maximum twice is a waste. Instead they
could make other essential purchases that they would require after
marriage.
Going back to the wedding dress trends, though the cholis and lehengas
are predominantly preferred as the bridal pattern for the North Indian
Bride, brides from Gujarat, Bengal and South India still choose the
saris. The saris have undergone an innovation of their own kind.
They are no longer the traditional 6 yards that our grandmothers draped
almost like a choking garb covered with heavy embroidery. The saris
today have found innovative ways to be draped so as to leave a sensuous
but elegant effect.
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