Origin
Zardosi is a historical work of hand embroidery which was popular and carried out from Mughal period. Farrukhabad, the most famous city of zardosi work, they do an amazing work which is sewing and hand embroidery on fabric with silver/gold threads. Skilled artisans make most intricate and elaborated zardozi works that speak the beauty of the work. The work is done on different fabrics like silk, satin, or velvet fabrics which gives the zardosi lehenga a grandeur and opulence. Zardosi is heavy and detailed metal embroidery work which easily gives a grand and beautiful look to the attire. Various materials were used for the work, few most commonly used materials would be satin, silk, velvet and in recent times fashion designers’ experiment and use it on a wide array of fabrics. Zardosi works on lehenga are very famous for its designs and the glittering effect.
Bridal Lehengas to own the wow effect
Zardosi work lehengas have a special place and have always been the most chosen among the brides. All the brides who are in search of a stunning bridal lehenga, then zardosi work would be the ideal choice that gratifies your bridal needs. Along with zardosi few other embellishments and embroidery works creates magic in every bridal lehenga. The hues chosen and cuts play a major role and helps you look nothing less than an angel. Don’t be shy to choose lehengas which unfurl the beauty of a happy bride.
Few hues that will make you crazy are highlighted for your reference; The princess bridal looks for a very long time is the red zardosi lehenga. Red has predominantly been the default option for many and when it has zardosi work, it uplifts the beauty of the attire. No matter what is the trend, the colour can still create the best wedding vibes. However, brides in recent times have started to choose pastel hues and different colour blocking combinations – few new combinations include pale pink with pop of maroon, mint green with fiery orange/red, peach with gold and beige combination, millennial pink for the stunning look, mint and pink, soft and strong lilac, royal blue and powder blue and lot and lot more. Imagination is all you need.
Jewellery for your stunning zardosi lehenga
After choosing your bridal lehenga another adventurous part of any wedding would be choosing accessories and Indian jewelry. It is also interesting that millennial brides do research and get to know about the trend and choose jewels that uplifts the bridal look. The classic Indian wedding dresses are nothing without sparkling gold jewellery. Over centuries, gold is considered to be the most important aspect of any Indian wedding. Since the zardosi lehenga itself has all the attention one could think of, choosing Indian jewelry that doesn’t break the harmony of the grand look is very important. Go can go for minimal jewellery that coordinated well with the attire.
Presenting contrast look is the recent hit, when there is a combination of colours in your zardosi lehenga, go in for the minimal colour in your lehenga and make sure your jewels coordinate well. Brides to present an interesting look, spice up their jewellery idea by choosing Indian jewelry with two or more colours, which works marvelously. The versatile jewellery piece that goes with any kind of lehenga is diamond. You need not think about anything – colour, patterns, designs or anything for that matter – diamonds would still be the iconic part of your look and you shall be the center of the attraction for sure.
Accessories to pop up your bridal look
Besides jewelleries there are also other accessories that help to present you the complete look. These addons definitely are your look uplifter and can be very unique when you plan lehenga accessories appropriately. Tikka, could be your surprising accessory that gives you the traditional look, Handcuffs and rings has both ethnic and contemporary element in it, it’s just how you present it, other interesting accessories widely used would be latkans, bridal nose ring, waistband, payal or golusu, and hair embellishments.
Celebrity in heart winning Zardosi Lehenga
Celebrities are always conscious about their looks and ensure to set trends no matter what the event is. Bollywood Celebrities have always flaunted their best lehenga looks in different events and times. Few celebrities spotted in beautiful zardosi lehenga;
Sara Ali Khan in a beautiful black zardosi lehenga
Sara Ali Khan was spotted on her movie – Kedarnath trailer release. She wore a ‘Navratan’ lehenga with a black ‘Akash-tara’ dupatta and blouse. The lehengas was intricately hand-embroidered on the black tulle with multi-hued velvet applique work which was highlighted with Zardosi, crystals and pearls which added the beauty to her entire look.
Kajal Aggarwal on stunning wedding lehenga
All knew that Kajal Aggarwal looked stunning on her wedding day, it was a half Punjabi and half Kashmiri wedding. For the wedding ceremony she picked a red and light pink lehenga from the house of Anamika Khanna. The lehenga had many beautiful attributes like, it had Kashmiri resham work all over, intricate zardozi embroidered floral patterns. Adding beauty to the zardosi lehenga, the bridal look was teamed with uncut diamond Indian jewelry by Sunita Shekhawat. She was absolutely stunning on her D-Day.
All about care
To take care of zardosi lehenga from turning black is very important. The most traditional method followed to protect costly grand zardosi lehenga is by using ajwain in the wardrobe. However, seeking a professional’s help would be a wise choice. We spend so much for a zardosi lehenga for a wedding or for any event, protecting the attire would extend the life of the attire. After all it’s the attire that you wanted on your special, so be the first to care about it.
