Shilpa Shetty wore Tarun Tahilliani at a fashion week as a showstopper, Soha Ali Khan wore it at her wedding reception, and none of these beauties from the B-town wore rich zardozi lehengas. What they wore were elegant banarasi handloom lehenga cholis. So does that mean we say goodbye to the intricately designed and detailed zardozi and gold wire ensembles? If trends are to be followed, we wouldn’t bid adieu so far per se, however, elegance and simplicity is what the new-age Indian bride wants, and benarasi handlooms somewhat scores a notch above the rest on the same lines.
Celebrating tradition and chic tranquility
With benarasi lehengas and handloom couture making waves across the nation, brides-to-be aren’t stopping by at anything when it comes to looking regal and chic at their weddings. The rich textures and embroidery, bling on intricate details and designs, rich textures and transient embossed motifs on the piece calls for an exquisite touch of all things pretty on D-Day.
Keeping it classically modern
Draped with equally beautiful handloom silk odhnis and chunnis, in polka dots and patterns, prints and stripes, pairing the lehengas in benarasi handloom silk with cropped cholis, makes for a divaish statement at the wedding for sure. Colors to be chosen are from rich earthy neutrals to dark cool tones in plenty of embroidered bling and karigari; warm tones in flashy intricate large metallic prints too, emulating the traditional weaves and blends of various cultural aspects seems to be the norm these days.
Lightweight, playful banarsi lehengas can be customised
The exquisite benarasi handloom fabric isn’t that heavy as it is noted to be, with minimal embroidery on the lehenga skirts yet with a touch of rich elegance attached to the same. Style up with long sleeved jackets, a draped odhni around the neck in quirky patterns, or maybe embellish with chunky jewelry and statement accessories for a princessy look to come through- choices galore and each can be customised.
A picture-perfect look for pre-wedding rituals style statements
Who has the time to wear something heavy and run around meeting and greeting in something very heavy? Pre marriage rituals such as sangeets and mehendis can be time consuming, and there would be plenty of dancing and running around to do, which isn’t possible in kilograms of fabrics embellished with heavy jewelry and designs. Benarasi handloom lehengas are lightweight and bring about an effortless touch, keeping you chic and trendy at the event too. Pair it up with light makeup, a trendy bracelet and a neckpiece, and flats for the feet; you are ready to hit the pre ritual wedding scene.
Available in a range of unconventional and exquisite colours
If you are the new-age bride that doesn’t want a warm flush of red on her bridal gown, you could opt for sensual cool tones such as olive greens, midnight blues, periwinkle lilacs and more, embossed with karigari in golds and off-silvers to make the look fabulous and divine. Complete the look with bright smokey eyes and hot red lips to balance the color wheel, heels for the feet and a chic topknot accessorized well!
We’ve shown you why and how simple yet elegant benarasi handloom silks can make your personality swoon above heights at your wedding; go try them now!
