A style check on what's trending this festive season.

PRINTED CHOLIS

The fashion statement reads, `Let the prints rain' and these prints have blessed the cholis. From animal and block to tribal and floral, cholis have received a fresh makeover of prints this year. While floral adds a sophisticated peppiness, ajrakh print lends a refined traditional feel. Prints, according to the type selected, have long been known to endow a young and fresh touch to one's attire.

Fashion tip Team printed cholis with solid ghagras or vice-versa. It is advisable not to opt for prints on both the choli and the ghagra.

BRIGHT COLOURS

The festive season is ever brimming with colours and brightness; let the same reflect on your costume. Black is not the only flattering colour on the palate. Shed inhibitions and stand out in bright colours like red, green and yellow that suggest youth, energy and liveliness. However, layering of these bright shades with complementing hues is one thing that should be taken care of. Experts suggest matching bolds with neutrals such as brown, tan, neutral or grey or with darker solid shades.

Fashion tip Wear a ghagra-choli that is in complementary bright colours or in completely contrasting ones. Bright shades can also be experimented with in fabric prints as well as in accessories.

MANDARIN COLLAR

Boasting of simplicity and elegance, this close fitting upright collar has taken the festive season by storm. The deep neck, square neck and the round neck is for everyday but the mandarin collar is what the ladies as well as the men are indulging in this season. It is best advised that mandarin collars be used with plain, simple self-fabric.

Fashion tip Ladies Customise your cholis with a mandarin collar and long sleeves. Match it with minimal complementing accessories. Apply `the less is more' theory; a pair of studs is more than adequate. Guys Opt for mandarin collared kurtas to team with your dhotis or simply go bold with mandarin collared keriyas (traditional Gujarati men's jacket) paired with simple dhotis. Colourful turbans The turban has always been in vogue and the trend continues this festive season as well. However, the Gujarati safa this year comes in all imaginable bright colours.Experts suggest that the trend has been revived by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his array of coloured turbans. Though turbans can instantly light up one's attire, a small mistake can break the look. The trick lies in pairing your coloured safa with the correct complementing coloured kurta and dhoti. Fashion tip A bright coloured pagadi should always be teamed with neutrals or darker shades.

DENIM KURTAS

Speaking about the latest fashion trends, could we leave the favourite denims behind Obviously not. This year, fashion designers across the nation have mixed the indispensably chic denim with the traditional kurtas to lend a modern twist to the traditional Indian attire. An instant ramp way success, these denim kurtas are available not just in the basic blue but also in beige and black denim fabric. The fabric is made light to allow ease and comfort.


Source: Times of India

BDST: 1650 HRS, OCT- 25, 2015
Edited by:  Sharmina Islam, Lifestyle Editor