India is a beautiful country with an ancient culture that is celebrated with a lot of excitement. The festival calendar in India is always full but some upcoming festivals are extremely important in India. Every person is blessed with their sense of style and fashion. Some people like modern outfits while others like traditional Indian outfits. Not all women are interested in following fashion trends while some women follow every trend in every fashion season. Each person’s style is different and there are various aspects to a style that needs to be taken into consideration while determining the style.
It is important for people to not blindly follow any and every fashion that is happening and it is also important to not completely avoid the latest fashions. Most women in India can define their fashion as indo-western as many women wear both Indian, western and even fusion clothes. These festivals are a great occasion to wear smart, stylish yet traditional clothes that are ideal for different types of Indian festivals. Festivals like Ganesh Chaturthi, Navratra and Diwali are upcoming Indian festivals and women can wear modern yet ethnic smart outfits for each of the upcoming festivals. The following are some examples of such outfits:
Modern Saris
Saris have been worn by women in India for centuries. But lately, women have been reinventing and modernizing the sari. Saris are a perfect choice for Indian festivals but the outfit does not have to be boring. Using shirts and t-shirts as sari blouses, draping the sari on pants, and draping the saree in a modern way are all techniques to make the sari look more stylish.
Some women also like to wear a cape with their sarees as a modern twist on the sari. Blouses with elusion necklines, princess necklines, halters, and spaghetti straps are all ways in which saris can be made more modern. Modern saris today are easy to wear and made of light fabrics with plenty of prints and embellishments on the saris.
Types of Modern Lehengas
Many types of modern lehengas can be worn for Diwali and especially for festivals like Navratra. These modern lehengas are perfect for such festivals in India. They include minimalistic A-line lehengas, jacket style lehenga cholis, and mermaid lehengas. T-shirt cholis, shirt cholis, and even cape style cholis are very popular with the modern women.
Illusion neckline on cholis is a modern twist that many women choose for festivals and other such traditional occasions.Flared lehengas, ball gown style lehengas, and half saree lehengas are all very much in vogue and perfect for festivals like Navratra and Diwali. Modern lehengas are made using beads, sequins, embellishments, glittery embroidery, but lehengas can be simple as well as extremely heavily embroidered for special occasions.
Palazzo Pants and Kurtas
A slightly casual and yet traditional option for Indian festivals is a kurta and palazzo pants set. Some types of embroidered kurtas can be worn for festive occasions. Tail cut kurtas, high low kurtas, flared kurtas, front slit kurtas, angrakha kurtas, tunic-style kurtas, and Anarkali style kurtas are all very good choices for such special occasions.
Floor-length kurtas are more suited for festive parties. These kurtas can be matched by various types of palazzo pants and kurta palazzo sets are a modern twist on salwar suits. Some of the types of palazzo pants that can be worn for festive occasions include pleated palazzos, trouser style palazzos, flared palazzos, andlayered palazzos. Some fun palazzo options include culottes, slit palazzos, and dhoti palazzos which work well for different traditional and festive occasions.
The above-mentioned outfits are smart yet traditional outfits that are modern yet have a traditional look to them. These outfits are perfect for different types of upcoming festivals.
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