Wedding
is a lifetime affair and wedding attire is the most important part of wedding
preparation activities. The married women in India are very sentimental about
their wedding dresses and keep them
safe throughout their life time. Brides in India are known for their beautiful
weddings attires, make up and jewelleries.Their whole get up on the day of
their marriage is extremely beautiful. Women always talk about what the bride
is going to wear in the most awaited moment. This occasion is just like a
festival not only for bride, but also for her family and people who are related
to her. Indian wedding is the occasion where every bride wants to look “Very Special”.
Wedding is the big day in her life which is not going to come again,hence their
motive is to look most beautiful and stand out from the crowd.
Indian Wedding dresses make a fashion
statement that reflects a blend of both contemporary designs as well as
highlights traditional Indian culture that has been followed foryears.Indian
bridal wears are very rich and varied throughout India. The states like Karnataka, Andhra, Kerala and Tamil Nadu have
silk as the fabric of the wedding wear. While the groom wears silk dhoti with
kurta and traditional caps with veils of flowers. A dhoti is the traditional
men's wear garment in India. The south Indian bride wears silk saree.North Indian
women prefer red colour wedding dresses.
Their wedding attire ranges from shararas, lehengas, ghagracholi to the saris.For an Indian bride, especially the
north Indian bride, the favoured bridal outfit is lehenga which a combination
of long skirt-lehenga, blouse and stole.North Indian men wearssherwanis,
pajamakurtas with matching stoles, mojaris and turbans. Indian families
emphasize a lot in wedding dresses and spend a lot to get the best dresses.
Lehanga-Choli is the most popular dress
for party and weddings among women in north India.The cut of the blouse has
been modernised to patterns like backless
or with strings, Halter necklines or strapless blouses which adds glamour to traditional outfit. In latest trends ,bridal lehengas are multicolored
and have patchwork of multi color fabric, applique and embroidery.
Mirrors are also used in embroidery in both lehanga and choli making the dress
even more colorful,attractive and beautiful.This gives a modern view to traditional
look.
The Saree is also the most popular bridal dress and is worn
by most Indian Hindu brides in a variety of styles.Draping the sari in a new
style will make the whole look of the bride unconventional and beatiful. Bridal
sarees are made of heavy silk and embroidered with gold and silver thread which
makes them very expensive. Sareecolor and fabric is very religious and specific
to states to states in India.Like in Kerala, women wear white silk sarees,Bengali
Indian bridal sarees are in full red.North Indian women may wear net, Georgette
or chiffon fabric sarees.
The Fabrics like chiffon, nets, silks and crepes with gold zardosi work, silk thread work,mirror
work and Kanjivaram block prints are
mostly used in designing bridal wear by designers .This makes the wedding
attire appear heavy and full of some beautiful designs on it.The colors in
trend are pista green,wine red, baby pink,oyster blue, pale yellow and creams
with gold.
The
Combination of Indian ethnicity with modern fabrication is used in designing
bridal wear to make a beautiful style statement on the wedding day.
