The Indian Wedding Season is here & this month's blog is dedicated to all the brides who are set for Big Fat Indian Wedding.Lets explore the options brides have for different wedding events

To look grand and not heavy on pockets go for bright color brocade lehanga cholis for Mehandi & Sangeeth.

You may also go for long skirts & top

You go wih traditional outfits for wedding but can always be experimental for Mehandi & Sangeeth.
You may go with half-sari or Sharara for pre-wedidng events. Half-sari suites best for pre-wedding events, its like you are turning into women from girl. We see mostly unmarried girls wearing half-sari.

You can also sport semi casual outfits like kurti with capri or chudidar  bottoms

The wedding reception outfits can also be experimental as it is not a traditional event.Go for young vibrant colors & textures that make you glow with wedding bliss

 Can go with lace saris

or net embroidered saris

or prestictched saris 

You can also go for Sharara or ghagra with unconevntional fabrics like net, lace, brasso etc embellished with beads or lace borders. To look slim avoid light colors and sequence or too much stones that refelct light as receptions are at night .
You may wear a color that compliments the garmnet of your man instead of a matching one.Be a power couple :-)

I strongly feel like saying this please avoid buns for reception. The moment reception word is heard many brides & especially beauticians think of buns. Buns are retro & are for our grand mom's. You may have simple hairstyle but keep it young  with subtle make-up to define your features

2011 is the year for ethnic fashion . Rich brocade, banaras fabrics with bright Indian colors are  seen all over. The other dimension  of ethnic fashion is the earthy tones in soft cotton fabrics with block prints, woven fabrics much like fabindia garments. In this month’s blog we will check how we can style with the fabindia type of ethnic wear

Go for classics like Bandini, Lehariya which are a treasure & never out of fashion. Instead of typical salwar go for bandini skirt or harem pants or parallels or capri

Get a nice jacket done with mom’s old embroidered sari or old checks sari

With same old bandini or Checks you can get a frock

With an old Gadwal or Pochampalli sari you may get pants stitched enhancing the border

 

May mix rich embroidery with simple mangalagiri fabrics or any other handlooms. 

Also mix n match of handlooms chiffons,  georgettes, velvet also works great

 Go for latest styles like long sleeves, deep neck patterned cholis, corset cholis  with handloom saris

Accessories are key to enhance any look. Carefully choosing them would glam up the overall look.Can choose traditional accessories like waist band, arm band, silver ring or ear rings

Contemporary bags, hats, shoes,  scarfs help in trendy look

Last but not least the way you carry, your hair style, make up can be used to give that urban modern chick look

This month's blog is dedicated to Designer Blouses, which is the most popular trend atleast in A.P & is here to stay.With little enhancements & creativity our ordinary blouse can be turned into the designer blouses.Let me share the ways I can think of to make a proper designer blouse.

I am proud to present my own designs for the first time on this blog

 The best and easy way is to get rich embroidery on blouse. We don’t always need boutique’s for this our gully embroider does this

Another way is to mix and match different fabrics. Take rich traditional fabrics such as brocade, banaras, choose good color combination

 

The color combination can be same as that in sari or total contrast. Use different fabrics for sleeves & blouse body or different fabrics at back neck & same for sleeves

Use fabrics that are contrast or that differ in shade

Experiment with different sleeve & hem shape instead of regular shapes. Like use V-shape for sleeves &/or hem

The other way is to get texturing done like using smocking, pintucks, pleats etc done for sleeves or at back neck.

Use traditional Indian fabrics like silk, brocade, banaras for a modern blouse like strapless, sleeveless or knotted one’s

Even for traditional saris like handlooms, silk etc go for contemporary patterned blouses

Smart usage of  appliue & patch works make a great patterned designer blouse

Go for deep necks with padded blouses