7 Celeb-Approved Ways To Layering Your Traditional Outfits: Looks To Steal For Winter Weddings
Tailored blazers, cute jumpers and sophisticated trench coats—winter season serves you ample opportunities to style your outfits. There are so many different colour palette and textures to work with that you can create a new outfit every day. However, it is all fun and games until you have a winter wedding on the cards. Although you do get a lot of options in Indian wear that are apt for the cold weather, mostly styles that feature a cape or jacket, thick fabric like velvet or simply full-sleeved blouses that keeps you warm and stylish at the same time, but if you are thinking of repurposing a summer wedding outfit the only clever option is to layer it aesthetically with a trusty and fashionable outerwear.
Styling your Indian wear outfits with winterwear may seem tricky and slightly outlandish, but there are multiple ways to do it and we are going to show you how. In fact, these looks demonstrate how your winter staples can turn any traditional outfit cooler and chicer. Have you ever thought of teaming your sarees with a statement jacket or your lehenga with a trench? Combining winter-friendly clothing with your ethnic ensembles don’t emphasise the elegance of your occasion wear, rather accentuates the look.
From lehengas to sarees to salwar suits, you can make any traditional outfit winter-ready by layering it with the right piece of outwear for a wedding or any celebration happening in the sweater weather. Here are 7 wedding wear looks layered stylishly with winter staples, courtesy Bollywood celebrities. Take a look.
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- Anarkali + Trench
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A fashion merger we never thought could turn out well. An Anarkali kurta set with a trench coat is the perfect way to wear the classic Indian wear in winters. Plus, this look is dropped by a fashion plate of a celebrity, Sonam Kapoor so you really don’t need to think twice before copying the look.
- Saree + Blazer
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A saree is the ultimate wedding MVP and the only thing that stops us from sporting one in winters is that jackets and coats takes away from the essence (read sexiness) from the timeless piece. Why don’t you style it with a blazer that complements the colour scheme of your 6-yard drape? To give it some chic edge, modify the pallu style and add a belt.
- Skirt + Jacket
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An elongated tailored jacket would be the last thing on your mind while hunting through the options to wear with your tradition skirt but take a look an Sonakshi’s outfit and you would regret not giving this winter piece a chance. Layer a solid flitted jacket with your flowy skirt and top set and wear some chunky Indian jewellery to complete the look.
- Saree + Stole
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Wearing the right outerwear can make or break your winter look and while a shawl may be a bit of a gamble to pair with a saree, Kangana shows how it’s exactly done. She wore a Himachali shawl with her Sabyasachi number in the same colour palette as the saree and it added royal aesthetics to the look. Alternatively, you could also throw on a velvet embroidered shawl that looks equally gorgeous with a saree.
- Fusion wear + wrap
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If you are going for an Indo western outfit, you basically have a plethora of options since your ensemble is already gravitating towards the contemporary style. You can play up the look with a stylish coat or a brocade blazer but if you want to step out of the comfort zone, here is a fresh look that features a cape-style wrap with an fusion outfit that you can steal.
- Indian Outfit + Statement jacket
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Another cool way to make your Indian outfit incredibly avant-garde is dress it up with a statement jacket. This striking winter add-on can make even the most basic of your Indian wear instantly glamorous and super stylish. There are a bunch of embroidered and handcrafted textured jackets that you can get from your local market and enhance your wedding wear in a jiffy.
- Lehenga + overcoat
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Lehengas are the definitive fashion pick for every girl for Indian celebrations, whether it is festivals, weddings or any other celebration. For the winter weddings, try swapping the dupatta for an overcoat that perfectly enhances the style, without detracting it’s grace. This works for every lehenga style and makes for an offbeat piece to add to your wedding wardrobe.
