INDIAN SUMMER DIVA ESSENTIALS

Hello sunshine….! It’s time to greet you in pastels.

Summer is to season as style is to fashion. The sun is glairing, the mercury has risen and you too want to sizzle in style. Wondering how to dress well this season, look chic and stay comfortable?  Summer time is luxury just think of all the barbecues, vacations and the pool days you live. Summer means happy times where laziness finds respectability.

So let your summer dresses also live and breathe. It’s the best time to wear relaxed and comfortable garments in breathable materials like cotton, linen, muslin cotton, cotton lawn, chiffon, cotton silk, modal cotton, Chanderi cotton, maheswari, organza, net and all natural fibers.

Soak up the sun in whites, power pinks, light yellows, peach, off-whites, indigo, madder, turmeric and all subtle shades.

Flaunt yourself with some hand paints, hand- blocks, sequential prints, schiffli work, chikankari, gota patti, thread- work, jacquard, mirror- work, appliqué work or a little bit of light embroidery or designs either on the front or on the back of tops or kurtas also keep the look edgy, adding to the summery feel.

Have the texture in soft or even a raw finish could do the trick as friends, sun, sand, and sea that sound like a summer to me.

Indulge your style quotient to get your work wear right. Wear loose-fit kurtis or ethnic suits, tops, dresses, skirts and straight pants and on weekdays while you can play with kaftans, palazzos, chudidars and capries over the weekends or even weekday evenings.

Put up your hair, leave the neck bare and tie a scarf or a dupatta for some flair.

For the brides in India it takes a lot of effort to stay cool as a summer bride. Out-of-the-box creativity is required to rub of that glitz on the bride to shine on her the day without breaking a sweat. The combination of modern silhouette with traditional handloom fabrics has made summer weddings now-a-days the dazzling affair come true in the true Indian spirit. Not only for the brides but even for the guests’ summer wedding and its associated theme functions has a huge demand for the easy-breezy yet stylish outfits considering the mercury trend. Thus, floral and pastels have come to the limelight and have replaced the traditional wedding colours like reds and hot pinks.