Trends in Bridal Lehengas

Traditional Indian Weddings have a wide variety of garment to choose among. The families take a long amount of time to decide what to wear in the wedding and especially with the bride. There are several alternatives that can be worn for an Indian Wedding such as sarees, salwar Kameez and Lehenga.

Nowadays there are different versions of Lehengas, following the traditional and the contemporary styles.

In the next photos you can appreciate the differences between the two garments.

The main parts of the Lehenga are: the long skirt (the lehenga.), the stole is called duppatta and the blouse is called choli.

                Contemporary Lehenga                                                                  Traditional Lehenga .

    

                       

Special Focus on: The Wedding jewels

In Indian weddings, jewellery is as much important as bridal lenghas dresses, the make-up and the hair. 

It has been used for adornment since centuries and if men use bracelets, pendants and earrings, the Indian women wear them for other significance.

In fact, for Indian women, jewellery is considered auspicious and whatever they are poor or rich, women wear some jewels.

In Strand of Silk we think jewels bring light to a woman’s face and embellish her: her skin, her eyes and her hair are enhanced thanks to the colour and the of metal and precious stones. 
Traditionally, jewellery has always been linked with wealth, power, femininity and status.  

Jewels are gifted at different events and phases of life in an Indian woman’s life : birth, coming of age, marriage, becoming a mother, and certain ornaments are essential for married Indian woman.

We suggest you few indian contemporary jewellery pieces available on Strand of Silk’s e-shop. You can wear it during the day, on the evening, or even in a wedding:

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Indian Bridal Makeup - Trends in the best Indian Weddings

Dear All,

You know we are in love with Indian fashion designers, and we have recently focused a lot on Indian bridal clothes and fashion in general.
Today, we want to offer you something different, but always related to our passion for the details of a proper Indian wedding.

Have you ever seen an Indian bride? Did you notice all the details of her makeup?
Everything about the bride must be perfect, and the makeup cannot be an exception.

 

The skin must look light and fresh, and the focus must be on the eyes.
Color patterns play a central role in Indian weddings, and the makeup needs to be aligned with them.
As you can see from the two pictures above, the main color of the eyeshadow is meant to mirror the color of the dress and jewelry. Lashes must look very intense and eyeliner is a must have!
Also the details are important, as you can see from the beige nuance used for secondary eyeshadow in the picture on the right, which recalls the embroidery in the bridal dress.

Creating such styles is not an easy tasks, and brides always refer to professionals to get their bridal makeup. In facts, this job is practiced all over the world, and every city with an Indian community has some professional in the field to refer to when organizing weddings.



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New Attractive Venues for Indian Weddings

It seems like getting exclusive dresses from the top Indian Fashion Designers is no longer enough for Indian celebrities.
The new frontier of luxurious Indian weddings is the choice of the venue, and the new fashion is to celebrate at Mauritius.

Rich Indians and Bollywood stars made Mauritius a popular location for celebrating their wedding with family and friends. 
In particular InterContinental Hotel in Balaclava and Oberoi Mauritius are the top seaside resorts for the extravagant cerimonies, that continue for days.

The costs involved are impressive! About USD 300,000 per day for 400 guests!
Also, those who can afford additional caprices, chartered planes and dance performances by Bollywood stars can bring the expenses to millions.

If usually the attention is on the costs for bridal clothes, in these expensive scenarios they are considered the least worry.

Lucky those who can celebrate in this fairy tale fashion their wedding!

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