Lehenga - Ghagra Choli
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The Lehenga is one of the most famous dresses to come out of the Indian subcontinent. Lehenga is a three-piece ensemble consists of the actual lehenga, a long ankle-length skirt, a well-fitted blouse top known as the choli, and a scarf to drape around the outfit, known as the dupatta. Women and girls of all classes and ages love to adorn their beautiful bodies in beautiful lehenga dresses. The dress usually features several patterns and styles and designs that may often be indicative of the outing or event for which it is worn. This post details everything we know about the lehenga from the history to the making, styles, trends, as well as how/when to wear a lehenga, among other things.
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Fabric & Embroidery
There are different types of lehenga fabric for different seasons, events, locations, and more. Some of these are highlighted below;
Silk Lehenga: Silk fabric lehenga fabrics are classy and beautiful, they are great for weddings, winter, and more.
Brocade Lehenga: These lehenga types have a vibrant, traditional, and rich vibe to them. Pink, orange, and red brocade fabric are super great for weddings too!
Velvet Lehenga: Lke silk, velvet lehengas are perfect for winter weddings. Because the velvet fabric is a rich material, even minimal embroidery and handwork will look very much mesmerizing.
Lace/Net Lehengas: While these are commonly used for weddings, net lehengas seem to be more common. Both of these are light and suitable for when you don’t want heavy lehengas. They are great for women with most body shapes since they’ll hardly add more to their volume.
LEHENGA EMBROIDERY WORK
Since lehengas give room for virtually unlimited style and design options, you can easily choose from embellished or embroidered lehengas as well as from lehengas with handwork.
Whether it’s a wedding or something else, you might also be able to incorporate or combine several design elements to make your dress stand out even more.
Heavy fabrics like silk and velvet are always the best if you want heavy embroidery. Heavy embellishments like beadwork and zardosi, however, might not be that great on light lehenga fabrics like chiffon or georgette, especially when the designs are highly detailed.
There are many variations of the lehenga choli. However, the three (3) most prominent types include the
• Sharara,
• Ghagra, and
• Lacha, among others
While the sharara includes a lehenga ensemble made up of a kurta, dupatta, and a long blouse that’s fitted till the knee length from where it then spreads out like a skirt, the lacha’s main variable is its blouse that’s often designed to go down to the knees.
The ghagra style of lehenga choli is more common in Gujarat and Rajasthan.
While the regular lehenga is usually designed to fit the body, the ghagra usually has many creases and might often feature vibrant embroideries, beads, crystals, and mirror-work, among others.
That said, below are some of the most prominent styles and designs of the lehenga choli as we know it;
Saree Style Lehenga: This style of lehenga is usually flared and the dupatta is draped around the outfit in a way similar to a saree.
Straight Cut Lehenga: This style of lehenga comes with a lehenga skirt that’s designed to be straight, without any flare. They pair very nicely on diverse body types and even with designer blouses and crop tops.
A-line Lehenga: These lehengas are popular at parties, sangeet, haldi, and other types of occasions. They are cut in an angle that looks like the letter “A.”
Sharara Cut Lehenga: Sharara lehengas usually feature long skirts fitted to the knees and then flared out and might also include nicely designed palazzos as well.
Jacket Style Lehenga: This style of lehenga adds a jacket (usually long and loosely flowing) to the jacket. The jacket often features fine detailing and light embroidery.
Paneled Lehenga: These lehengas include panels added at the hemline usually to add volume to the lehenga’s flare.
Fishtail Lehenga: This is also called the mermaid lehenga because of its flared-out fish-style design in the lower end. Great if you’re looking for a lehenga to accentuate your curves!
How do you wear a lehenga? For what occasions are a lehenga most suitable?
This section answers these and more questions regarding how and when to wear a lehenga for the ultimate killer look.
You can decide to wear your lehenga in several ways depending on the occasion and whatever look you’re trying to achieve. A lehenga with a shirt, for instance, can be a great fit for sangeet parties, birthday parties, and other casual or festive occasions.
It’s also possible to wear your lehenga with a jacket and Kurti, with crop top and jacket, peplum tops, and more. The dupatta can also be styled in a variety of ways from adding a belt to it to pinning it up in a variety of ways.
Also, you can pair your lehenga with the right accessories and pieces of jewelry to match. Just don’t go overboard with accessories.
Lehengas are perfect for most occasions whether it’s a Sangeet, Indian wedding, or Nikah, graduation, dinners, casual outings, etc.
