Trousseau troubles? Pick Gota Patti
Every bride dreams of the perfect summer wedding—a tale filled with love and bliss. Weddings need a lot of planning though; picking the right venue, flower arrangements, bridesmaid dresses in addition to the bridal trousseau. It’s couture or nothing, when you are planning your dream summer affair.
Arranging a trousseau is no easy business, especially for a grand scale summer wedding. You need to select the right colour palette, suitable fabrics and more importantly, the right kind of technique and work for your wedding ensembles. Your trousseau should say who you are, resonate with your grand wedding plans. It can be a modernistic chic gown or even an idea borrowed from your mother’s vintage wedding lehenga—after all, your wedding dress is who you are.
Speaking of vintage, certain styles are gold; eternal and always en vogue. Whether it’s a chanderi silk sari, a resham work dupatta or classic mojris—certain elements in your wardrobe are here to stay. Another such trend (one we aren’t getting over any time soon) is embellished gota patti. Hailing from Rajasthan, gota patti has evolved over time in the realm of fashion and lifestyle. Top bridal designers in India like Anita Dongre have found a way to make this regal technique their own. Today, gota patti finds itself adorned in the most beautiful ways—in wedding dresses and gowns, tonal lehengas and even the simplest of dupattas. Here’s a trousseau style sheet around gota patti for various wedding related ceremonies:
Haldi and Mehendi ceremonies usually take place during the day. We suggest picking icy blues and pastel pinks for such occasions, a suit in light colours with silver gota patti embroidery weaving magic over your ensemble. You can finish the look with metallic wedge heels (in the colour of your suit’s gota patti) and matching earrings to go with. Ensure fabrics are easy on the skin—organic cotton works best for sunny day parties like these
You can even go for shades of yellow or mustard, printed and brightened up with golden gota patti. Imagine a deep yellow kurta, paired with off white sharara pants – both entwined with gota patti embroidery. Your gota patti ensemble can have other techniques working their way through as well- try picking something with dori, zardosi etc.
You can also pick out something like a full length ivory suit and pop it up with a gota patti enhanced dupatta.. Pair with juttis in fabric and a potli bag (can be gota patti embroidered as well). Keep accessories to a minimum; a pair of pearl drop earrings and you are set!
Such events are all about the jazz! Up the oomph factor with gota patti on structured dresses—like a full length gown with a floor-length jacket in off white, paired with mules or block heels (to sustain all that dancing).
You can also go for a classic gota patti embroidered chiffon saree, pair with a box clutch and a pair of strappy sandals. Enhance your overall look with statement earrings- could be a pair of chaandbaalis or chandelier earrings and a set of kadas to match!
If you really want to experiment, we suggest pairing a short kurti and a pair of flowy sharara pants. Go for semi- western jewellery pieces, layered necklaces, chunky earrings and the likes. A metallic cross body bag, a pair of pointed-toe heels work best!
For the D-Day, think grace, grandeur—think gota patti. Pick out regal tones of gold and off white, embroidered with precious gota patti enhancements. You can go for a well-fitted off white choli and a flowing dull gold lehenga in fabrics like tissue.
Keeping gold as your focus, pick out elegant pieces like a golden matha patti, haath phool and heavy jhumkis. You can browse through the most breath-taking gota patti lehengas at top bridal stores like Anita Dongre.
If you aren’t big on lehengas, pick a full length suit and a floor length skirt in tones of gold, pastel pink and off white. You can also pair this duo with a floor length jacket for an unusual yet beautiful wedding attire. The jacket and kurta in gota patti embroidery will add the right amount of festivity to your bridal ensemble.If your kurta has a deep neck, pick out a raani haar and a matha patti, keeping earrings smaller.
Sashaying through 2016, gota patti has effortlessly made its way through all major couture collections today. Enhance your trousseau—marry classic with chic, modern with forever.