Strictly glam

Some occasions demand us to pull all stops and dress to the nines. The wedding season is certainly one of them. For many couples and families, these are some of the most important days of their lives and obviously, they will be captured for life in photographs. Thus putting your stylish foot forward is definitely a necessity. This time around, Rojinaa Shrestha from Kaira Boutique at City Center in Kamal Pokhari sorts us out with some options and advices.

Skip the shawl
Rs 25,000

These days there is no need to be tethered to customary rules of ethnic dressing. If you have always found the shawl to be more of a bother than a requirement then, go on, you are free to get rid of it. Just hitch the lahenga bottom a couple more inches up, cover your belly button and you can fashionable tip toe the line between a dress and ethnic wear.

Reflect it well
Rs 30,000

In case you are over embroidery and patch works and keen to try out some new options, then allow us to introduce you to some mesmerizing mirror work. They are often incorporated on blouses and the dazzling result makes the entire attire a perfect choice for special occasions. You can pick any kind of sari but as of the trend at the moment, you might want to make sure that the color of the lace matches the color of your blouse.

Royally lush
Rs 90,000

There is a reason why embroidery is such a mainstay during wedding season. It is the easiest way to give any attire a lush feel. For special occasions, designers also anoint velvet as the go to fabric since embroideries work best on the material. Often these designs are painstaking put together with hand and could easily take about a fortnight to complete.

Mix then match
Rs: 25,000

Getting the color combinations right is always the tricky bit. It tends to be the cause of many designer and client disagreements. Normally in the scenario, the designer is more into pushing the borders and experimenting whereas the client, not so much. Particularly with ethnic wear, the belief is that the top and the bottom pieces must have at least one color in common but as shown here, that’s not always the case. So experiment on.

Walking a fine line
Rs 20,000

With this royal blue number, let’s just say your mother won’t have grounds to complain and you too can enjoy a no fuss gown. The ethnic influences are obvious here, though the cut of the dress gives it a more modern sophistication. Also as it has a fishtail bottom, this dress should prove to flatter all body types. Whether you are petite or curvaceous, trust this outfit to do you justice.

In full bloom
Rs 18,000

You might have noticed burst of colors in various blouses, well, that would be phulkari for you. It is one of the hottest trends of the moment. These phulkari designs come in a variety of different shapes and are always multicolored. This means you can actually reuse the same blouse for different saris. However, stylists recommend you refrain from pairing this kind of blouse with heavy saris.