Traditional must-haves for trousseau.

Our country’s busiest season for getting hitched has arrived — The Wedding Season. The to-be-brides must be super excited, tensed and hyper at the same time with bookings, shopping, invitations, gifts and the most important her trousseau. The word trousseau comes from the old French word trusse that means bundle. This bundle is known as a romantic collection of stuff that a bride collects and takes with her when she furnishes her new marital life. Families spend months amassing the inventory of must-haves for the to-be-bride. A girls family typically her mother prepares for her new life by collecting bed linens, clothes, sleepwear, cushions, sexy lingerie, table-linens, toiletries, luggage bags, nice holiday dresses, tops, and most important of all suits for every occasion.

Being a newlywed Indian bride, you surely must have the most outstanding suits when stepping out for dinners or formal gatherings.  The functions and dinners followed by the wedding day require as much importance as the other functions. You being the couple of the hour at every occasion you go for at least the first year of your marriage are expected to look the best.

Mrs Anuradha Bhambri thought of sharing her view points of the must-have salwarkameez dress material for your trousseau that are apt for different occasions. Let’s see what she has for us today.

1)     Daily Wear Suits

– Exquisite printed cotton suits may be in block prints or floral themes.

– Thread jaal salwar kameez dress materials that feature embroidery at neck or bottom ghera.

– Printed Semi-Crepe suits also look elegant

– Thread work phulkari suits give a royal look to the overall attire

– Cotton Anarkali Suits also look nice and are always comfortable. Be sure of picking the ones that come with pretty printed dupattas.

Tips: always accessorize yourself with pretty earrings, bindi and light make-up.

2)     Attires for Social Gatherings or Dinners – Be ready to just eat and be out for dinners or lunches post marriage. When stepping out with in-laws you need a classy and elegant outfit that makes you look ravishing and beautiful.

– Anarkali Suits in georgette that have embroidery at bottom ghera or at neck. What adds beauty is their dupattas that feature borders or thread bootis overall.

– Chanderi Suits feature elegant dupattas. Stand out in the crowd and show-off jaal dupattas that are designed in shades of green, orange and blue. They are my favourites!

– Thread embroidery suits also look pretty and so do the crochet lace ones.

– Silk Suits are a beauty! They make you look fabulous and royal.

– Lace salwar kameez sets look pretty typically when designed in shades of aqua, lime green.

3)    Wedding wear Picks in traditional Clothing

– What’s in are the floor-length anarkalis that feature heavy embroidery at bottom

– Ever-green parsi jaal suits are a must have! They make you look royal and traditional

– Lucknawi Suits that feature sequence jaals are simple and elegant.

– Parsi Jaal Lehenghas or Net Anarkalis are good picks too!

– Thread embroidery heavy jaal suits that feature hand work at front and bottom.

Tips: Once each of these kinds are a must. This way you look different every time you step out for formal gatherings with the same crowd. Let everyone see how different you can get ready anytime you go out!

Overall tips:

1)      Must have colours: Red, Pink, Blue, Green, Yellow, Orange

2)     Avoid white and black

3)     Try to add atleast 2-3 shawls for your trousseau.

4)     Must have fabrics: Cotton, georgette, silk, chanderi

5)   Go for a mix of bottoms: What goes best is: Churidars or leggings with chanderi, anarkali and silk. May be salwars with those that come with heavy dupattas and embroidery at kameez.

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