This festive season, keep it subtle and blingy
Live MintIt's time to ring in the festivities with some chic festive essentials steeped in freewheeling weightlessness. Designer Shruti Sancheti suggests blending bling with understated pieces and opting for silhouettes like sharara pants, wide-leg trousers, co-ord sets and kaftans. "Metallic colours or dopamine hues that denote festivity like pop pink, alphonso yellow, saffron, parrot green, along with perennial favourites, the neutrals, will set the mood for the parties. Invest in timeless traditional embroideries with a modern twist like danka work, ek taar, mirror work and pearl embroidery," she says. Festivities signify heritage values so one can sport something traditional, but I'd suggest add an impossibly contemporary element like a bomber jacket over a pair of sharara pants or a harness over the sari blouse or a trench over palazzo pants," she says.