#basically the same thing just a lot more lace and frills and embroidery

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gothic lolita machete came to me in a dream

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fashion queen! which nct era has the best fashun in ur opinion?? and if u were a designer which neos would u pick as ur models?

I was so excited to answer this that I wrote several pages and it basically turned into a style analysis for each unit so I sure hope you have some time on your hands to read everything I’ve just written! (I did not reread so sorry for any typing mistake)

NCT is known to be experimental in their music and that’s also the case in their styling so there’s a lot for me to get into even though sometimes it’s a miss. One thing I will say though is that when it comes to the styling in mv/teasers, what’s around the clothes is super important because if you have a very specific styling concept, your set design or graphic design needs to complement that and give the audience more clues on how to read all these elements together (the cherry bomb era is a great example of that with all the added graphic elements and the predominance of the colour pink) and recently I’ve found that the creative team has not really gone further than just putting nct in an outfit in front of a basic background so it makes for a pretty underwhelming result

But let’s move on to my favourite styling eras. I’m going to do this per unit (I’ll finish with NCT U) and define an era by its teaser pictures and the mv (and not go through all the performance looks during the promotion period)

I’m putting this under a read more because it’s reaaally long (I put pictures so that it’s not just one big chunk of text)

NCT 127

Easily the most experimental unit when it comes to fashion, especially in their first years where they would wear mix of sportswear, grunge references, avant-garde fashion and a lot of layers. When it comes to their debut “Firetruck”, I think it fitted the song really well but that it didn’t fit all the members equally (especially the younger ones, for me Taeyong and Taeil pulled it off the best – it’s expected of Taeyong but I also think that Taeil always stand out when they go for edgy/unconventional look, I think it really suits him).

Anyway, just to say that they were off to a very strong start and then I’m just going to kindly ignore the Limitless styling and move on to Cherry Bomb!

One thing nicely done for CB is how when you look at a group picture they’re clearly all following the same concept but they’re not necessarily matching or giving off the same vibes if you take them individually. I love the use of the colour pink which brings a) a great visual impact (you don’t ever see that much pink at once – especially on men) and b) an harmony despite the shapes and styles of their outfits being so vastly different, you’ve got ties, tousled, shirts, little frilled collars, stripes and all-over prints, sportswear and formal wear… (ex: taeyong’s short jacket is reminiscent of something a little luxurious, even maybe historical/noble with the little added embroidery-like details, it reminds me of these boleros jackets worn by toreros that are often red/gold VS doyoung’s overalls is an outfit that has a much more recent origin as it was first worn by factories workers, it’s usually blue or grey and is meant to be practical rather than pleasing to the eye -> here it fits very well with the general setting of the mv in what looks like an empty industrial storage space)

This second look is more of a game on how to deconstruct formal wear (there are less prints and no bold colours, their hair is less messy…) but they don’t just add sportswear like the bomber jacket, you can find rock or more “modern” elements with the leather jackets or the jean jackets. All in black and white so great contrast with the previous looks, although that mix and match concept is still there. My favourite elements are the checkered ones (worn by taeyong, taeil and haechan) as it reminds me of the strategy element of the chess game which fits pretty well with all the weapons and other arms visible in the mv (a bit like a nod to the game battleship)

This one I love that they developed their own print, especially since it’s another graphic element used elsewhere (see their album cover), because it’s a great way to really introduce their identity as a group, through the different visual elements they put out in a comeback, it’s like a logo but as a print. And all the teasers and the mv did a great job at mixing 2D/3D contents so that’s another nice way to be cohesive. It’s not my fave look out of the 3 (especially because I do not approve of that belt-suspenders-bag they gave Johnny, it’s like everything you don’t want to put a dancer in and it’s ugly as well) but I still like the fact that’s it’s another nod to the battle/strategy aspect of this comeback, like they’re on a mission to hit the stage and conquer it

Then fast forward to my other favourite one, Simon Says! (No teaser pictures here because they don’t show anything or they show not enough lol)

First of all THE MASKS

Oh how I wish they could’ve been shown more (imagine teasers with the members wearing them!!! I would’ve loved individual teasers based on each of the masks concepts) Once again, a great to have group concept without making everyone wear the same thing. They’re all super different and full of details. Haechan’s is the only one from what I could who’s mask is actually a mask and not a fully covering hood. The materials and techniques used on these are either evocative of “fragile” things like glass and flowers but theses elements have their own hidden strength. Some others are covered in lace, pearls, fringes or fur…all these things are usually considered to be precious or even luxurious but it covers their faces and their identity and they throw it away in rebellion (and I think it’s also super interesting how Taeyong who takes off his mask first has the least ornamented one)

Then the outfits themselves. Simon Says in an interesting MV because unlike most others they wear one outfit for most of the MV (the second one appears quite late in the mv and is lit and staged in a way that makes it less visible). It’s a mostly grey/white set of outfits which is usually a colour combo for office wear or maybe factory workers, it’s not something that can seem very exciting or edgy. The styling in these outfits reminds me of the works of Japanese designers who came to Paris in the 80’s and kind of shook the whole high fashion system by bringing a different type of shapes, aesthetic and purpose to fashion (Rei Kawakubo, Yohji Yamamoto…). These designers  went on to become super successful and inspired another wave of “avant-garde” designers nicknamed “the 6 of Anvers” (Anvers is a city in Belgium), this group includes Martin Margiella, Dries Van Noten…And to me the outfits in Simon Says really fit into this aesthetic. Unconventional fits, various layers, it’s not so much mix and match than a work on contrast between structure and fluidity (Yuta’s half skirt with un-trimed edges, Haechan’s long shirt with the long bow and the fitted jacket, Mark’s top with the various see-through layers of different lengths…).

An other interesting details (which to me calls back to the mask and that tension in the song/concept of letting go/being free of expectations), is the way they all have thick strings tied on their feet/ankles. Not holding them back because their feet aren’t tied together but there’s still this clear restriction of the garment itself, a reminder that there are tied to something and not completely free (also an interesting choice when dressing dancers who would need to have no added weight or discomfort in their outfit to dance but visually something is holding their ankles)

Honorable mentions:

Kick It– they managed to create very memorable outfits while taking inspirations from already well known elements (both for the fighting/training outfits and the bomber jackets). The black and white outfits especially are very original as performance outfits/dancing clothes since the og garment they’re inspired by has already such a strong identity outside of the performing arts and I don’t think I’ve ever seen it be used as a stage outfit? Or concept? It’s a nice exemple of how you can take inspiration for something designed to be useful and to be efficient (in fighting) and turn it into an aesthetic.

Truthfully, martial art training outfit was already an “aesthetic” on its own but they made it a performance costume and now I do feel like it’s one of these looks that everyone will remember (like if there was a “most memorable kpop outfits” list it could easily have kick it’s black/white fits). The rest of the outfits for that concept weren’t as memorable/original to me although I feel like it showed a new approach to the styling of nct 127 as a group since they all had very similar outfits this time (especially when wearing the jackets).

Also, interestingly,  that shot of Jaehyun that had everyone go “wow” ? Well it’s impactful because it’s him and he looks like that and it’s shot in a very specific way, but it’s also even more impactful because he’s the only one who gets to wear that kind of outfit in the mv. Everyone else has 3 sets of outfits (black and white, shiny black, red jacket and black pants) but he has 4 and that suit is only used in that shot which makes for a greater impact!

And I feel like Kick It in terms of styling opened a new era for NCT 127 has it kind of broke their usual mix and match/edgy concept. This time they were clearly referencing something already well known (either martial arts, the 90s…), and the members were all matching and they kept on doing that with the military jackets in punch, the other 90s concept in nct 2020…

Touch – for the way the outfits match the sets (in all their individual sets their outfits have a detail in a matching colour), the focus on colours !!! You can see that this whole concept was designed with this colour game/colour progression between the outfits and the set in mind. It’s just very pleasing to the eyes and a great contrast to their usual stuffs (also I wrote my graduation paper on colours so I am really into creative use of colours like this)

OK now moving on to Dream!!

The interesting thing about Dream compared to NCT 127 is that from the beginning although their outfits had to match the song an the concept of the comeback it also had to match their age. Dream’s a group that had to look young when debuting (to the point where they wore outfits that made them look even younger than they were which is rarely done for boy groups) and then they had to transition into adulthood, and all of that had to be made visible. In that aspect, I really like the styling for We Young and Boom (especially when you look at them at the same time).

For We Young, the styling is meant to be reminiscent of school/boy scout uniforms but with a marine vibe. It makes for playful outfits that aren’t too childish but that also aren’t grown up. I prefer the “seaside” outfits as I don’t really like school uniforms as a concept for styling and I think it’s really a choice that suited them and the song so well, it really fitted their energy. It’s playful but it also has a vintage touch to it as these outfits with their stripes and their squared flap at the back date back to the XIXth century (I just found out that it all started with the queen Victoria dressing up her kid in an outfit inspired by the royal navy uniforms for a painting after a cruise ).

Boom on the other side is their first proper “grown-up” concept. We go up was already more grown up but still very “teenager-ish” and although they were mostly teenagers when they did Boom it was clear that this was supposed to be their first entry into “adulthood” as a group at least. And although they did wear a sportswear/casual outfits which is something that isn’t related to age (and I really like the black and white “skeleton” set which already feels more grown-up and more “stylish” than the other casual outfit) , they wore two other “grown-up” elements: suits and all-jean outfits.

And yeah teenagers, and kids wear jeans too but a full jean-on-jean outfit is more of a “grown-up” fashion choice and it makes them look like young men rather than boys. As for the suits, I just really love when stylists play with the codes of that garment (length of the jacket, tightness of the pants, the way the shirt is tucked in…).

Notice how Renjun has a really short jacket, Chenle’s pants are wide, Jeno has a tail…Once again, a really interesting aspect of Kpop is the variations of the same concept based on the members. In the mv, there is a tension between their more grown up selves (the one in suits, the one with a craft/a path) and their young selves (the one running around in the field, the one laying down in the flowers and eating a cake). And there is also in these outfits and the contrast between them this tension, this contrast…which path should they go? The jeans are the more laide back, innocent outfits, whereas the suits come with responsibilities and status (and you’ll notice that in the scene where jisung is left alone to blow his candle it’s when he’s wearing jeans not when he’s in the suits).

Now on to WayV!!

WayV are different from the two in the sense than when they debuted they couldn’t have an “age” concept or an edgy concept because 127 and dream had already taken those and I feel like for that reason they’re still looking for what makes them stand out visually from the others (and in my opinion it’s not in whatever they were wearing for turn back time!). WayV’s concept is space and time travel, it’s building a new life, a new worl, going beyond anything! In my mind, they’re either supposed to feel a bit “otherworldly” (either spectacular or literally like they’re from another world/another universe, a little bit futuristic maybe?) or to look like explorers/travellers (they have a lot of travel/transportation “gears” references in their outfits). Their MVs also have a very different production than the other nct mvs (the scale and the way it’s filmed, the sets…it’s a different approach and it’s usually much more “grand” for their title tracks). The great thing about WayvV styling is usually that they match the outfits well with the world that the mv is set in (like in Moonwalk for example you get a sense of the world they’re in and the fact that it’s not ours or at least not as we know it now through the way they dress – you can’t really say oh it’s inspired by this era or by this or that because -at least- to me it immediately gives me a vibe of something that could be worn in a sci-fi movie, almost like a costume) or that they allude to travel in their styling.

When they debuted with Regular they went for a very sleek and high fashion look which worked really well for them! Even their more “casual” looks were a bit striking and I think that’s very “wayv-like” to me.

Same goes for Take Off where they mix the individual styles (and I don’t like ten’s leopard fur sleeveless jacket at all) and the group concepts – the “flying” outfits and the “racing” outfits (that last one is my favourite! I love the silhouette it creates with the tight pants and the larger tops with an emphasis on the waist).

There’s something a bit extra to WayV - which is why some of their outfits remind me of costumes more than fashion while at the same time they’re the most “high fashion” unit– like the “flying” outfit in Take Off are recognizable as “flying gear” but you can’t really tell what they’re flying, it feels once again like something that they could wear in like star wars or a similar kind of story.

Imagine a movie about 7 men on another planet trying to come together to overcome the dark forces or whatever’s bad on their planet in a futuristic society with a mix of “traditional” and “trendy” outfits? That’s WayV. The movie the 5th Sense? That’s WayV but on steroids. They’re also the only group with actual characters in their mvs, they’re all supposed to have a backstory or an individual setting and find a way to get together in their mvs.

Anyway all that to say that it’s hard for me to pick an era for them because they’ve only had a few and they still feel like they’re looking to solidify their concept, and since moonwalk and turn back time really set the styling in different worlds than ours, you have to look at how they fit in that world rather than ours and I think Moonwalk does it best since it’s the most cohesive one visually. But then I think Regular had the best individual styling!

Okay this is super long but we’re finally getting to NCT U!!!!

Number one favourite:

The Year Party outfits!!!! I’ve already talked about this but I love when they say we’ll put them in suits and then since they have to make a different one for each of them they cut bits an dpieces of the suits here and there, play with lengths. It’s not a revolutionary concept but in terms of searching for a shape, searching for variations of an already so famous, so well-known garment (everyone has seen a suit, and so many designers have already deconstructed it and then put it back together and so on) it’s so nice, it’s almost like a full collection given how many members there are and it’s just a good tailoring work.It almost feel like an exercise of how many variations of an outfit can you think of? And it looks fun to do! It’s all about the details and the way the layers are set together.

The accessories add to the “formal attire” aspect of it. It almost has a ceremonial look to it. A bit of royalty with the futuristic vibe usually associated with WayV. The dark blue suits were pretty classic, the most interesting details (for me at least) were on the light blue ones. Especially since it’s a rare colour to find in formal wear or in ceremonial wear. In general, I feel like it’s a pretty rare colour in fashion outside of like shirts and baby clothes? I think it was a great styling choice for a content like the year party although I do wish they (either NCT or WayV who’ve touched upon this kind of outfit a bit already) would do a full comeback with this kind of styling (like the lighter version of the black and green outfits in SuperM’s One). It’s not revolutionary but it was something new for NCT and I really hope they use that elegant/futuristic concept once again.

Also in these outfits, the jewelry is super important and adds to the “grand” aspect of these outfits. The concept is that these aren’t ordinary outfits for ordinary men, we’re witnessing something “special” and so they aren’t wearing their usual jewels either (of course the big chains are still there but differently look at that necklace jaehyun is wearing)

Honorable mention:

Boss & Baby Don’t Stop (they’re different but they go together in my mind lol). Look at them in their uniforms! And also they had doyoung wearing these sunglasses

Ok I think I’m done, if you’ve made it this far thank you so much and I hope it was a nice read!!

As for who would I chose as my models…it really depends on what I’d make them wear tbh for menswear the things I’d like to design would either be something like formal wear or knitwear – I’d pick Lucas, Taeyong and Doyoung (I think they’re the most model-like members and could pull off pretty much anything even my non-edgy concept because I can’t do that lol and they pose very well) and then depending on the concept I’d pick between Winwin, Jaehyun, Kun, Jungwoo, Taeil, Haechan and Shotaro (the way I struggled to remember all the members at once…there are too many really)

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Droopy Sleeves and Tiny Bonnets: Watering Down the Romantic Aesthetic in BBC’s Les Mis

I wasn’t exactly blown away by the costumes in the BBC production of Les Mis, and Cosette’s in particular, cute as Ellie Bamber is, were thoroughly “just okay.” But I didn’t put much more thought into it...

Well, not until Gentleman Jack--set in the exact same time period--blew BBC’s Les Mis out of the water with its costume design. Then more recently, when I started researching the fashion of the early 1830s, all the ways in which poor Cosette’s costumes fell short became glaringly obvious.

Disclaimer: I am not as much of a stickler for historical accuracy in period drama costumes as this little essay is going to make me out as being. I’m not a Frock Flicks kind of gal; I just want to be entertained and look at pretty clothes. So as far as I’m concerned, as long as the basic silhouettes are there and the costumes are nice to look at, I’m there. (I find the wildly inaccurate costumes of The Tudors a lot more visually appealing than the ones in Wolf Hall. And everyone knows Sofia Coppola’s Marie Antoinette was highly stylized, but those costumes are to die for and still embody the rococo aesthetic very well.)

That said, Cosette is a character who’s very invested in fashion, and the general look of the 1830s isn’t unknown to English productions, being the setting of Queen Victoria’s adolescence, Jane Eyre, Wives and Daughters, and many a Dickens adaptation among others.

So where did they go wrong?

Being honest, most of the Les Mis productions from the past two decades or so failed to put Cosette in high-fashion or even noteworthy costumes. Only the 2012 film for all the ways it failed her as a character hit it out of the park. Cosette gowns were damn near perfect--and they were actually pretty to boot! Unfortunately in the actual film you can’t even see the floral gown and you can barely see the blue one...thanks Tom Hooper.

The belts/buckles, the enormous sleeves, the delicate floral prints and embroidery, the lace collars...pat the costume designer on the back! (Her wedding dress was also on-point, but we’ll get to that.)

Claire Danes and Virginie Ledoyen had passable-and-sometimes-good costumes, too. Though Claire Danes’ were generally not very pretty, their overall silhouette was correct. Virginie Ledoyen gets a couple of knock-out, very period-appropriate gowns; the rest sort of fall into the nebulous “well, I guess you tried” category without being unattractive.

But the BBC production just...dropped the ball for reasons unknown.

Now, in the book Cosette overhears some ladies calling her “pretty but badly dressed.” She’s shocked, because she thinks she’s ugly but well-dressed. She then goes on a charming quest to become the best-dressed woman in Paris, and the BBC adaptation even has a scene where she goes to the seamstress. It’s really cute. Too bad that the dresses are...really not.

Here are some fashion plates from 1830-32.  Keep in mind that Cosette lives in Paris, of all places; she would be aware of what was and was not fashionable.

This is the height of Romantic fashion: giant (“gigot”) sleeves and bonnets, full skirts with hems at or just above the ankle, lace accents, silk stockings and slippers, elaborate hairdos. The 2012 costumes, again, capture this quite well. 

And even if the BBC designer had taken liberties and had fun while preserving the overall aesthetic--think what Sandy Powell did in Cinderella, set in roughly the same period--I wouldn’t be making this post. But there’s curiously little 1830s to be found in Cosette’s wardrobe at all.

I guess we should start with the BBC’s Good/Accurate Stuff. This coat Cosette wears is, apart from the deep fur-lined V-neck, almost a carbon copy of the extant coat on the right. And she has a bonnet!

Cosette’s best/most accurate dress is, naturally, the most difficult to see and has the least screentime of all her costumes:

From what I can tell, the sleeves, though delicate and sheer, are very full, as is the skirt, and the whole thing seems both pretty and en vogue...despite the questionable neckline. It’s also detailed--embroidery on the sleeves and with pleats (?) to create visual interest at the shoulders and on the bodice!

Here are a selection of other short-sleeved gowns from the period for comparison (both extant garments and costumes/reconstructions).

Tbh Ellie’s costume should be as stunning as the blue gown (far left) that an extra wore in Cinderella, but...maybe someday, in some Les Mis production, that gorgeous Sandy Powell creation will reappear. *sigh* (Virginie Ledoyen’s best Cosette gown is on the far right, btw.)

Anyway, that’s...that’s about it for the “Good” category.

Next up: her teal/turquoise dress(es). (She also wears a red one that looks exactly like this.)

Someone didn’t tell the costume designer that Cosette was supposed to be a fashionista, I guess. During my research, I did find a couple of dresses that resembled these two...but they would both be several years out of date by the time Cosette was going on her fashion crusade:

Even the yellow dotted dress has more style and “oomph” than what poor Cosette got stuck in--her sleeves look comparatively small, deflated, and underwhelming, all the more so when compared to actual 1830s gigot sleeves.

In the interest of being fair, some extant gowns from the right dates also look somewhat like these two.

But they all look, well...better. They all make me wish Cosette’s gown had bigger sleeves, a more-defined neckline, less wrinkly fabric...anything that would take it up a notch. (Also of note: as plain as some of these dresses look, they would not have been worn alone--accessories like wide belts, shawls, bonnets, etc., would have been part of the outfit when they were actually worn.)

And when it comes down to it, Cosette--who wants, after all, to be wearing the most fashionable gowns, like those in the fashion plates--should be wearing gowns more like...

The detailing, the fabric choices, the tailoring, and (sorry) the size and position of the sleeves makes all the difference here. A little more effort, even just padding for Cosette’s poor limp sleeves and a belt, would be enough to bump her looks from “kind of sad” to “something I believe this character would really wear.”

My personal favorite gown in the production was very pretty, flowing and delicate--and look: I’m willing to accept that Cosette wouldn’t always be wearing a fashion plate while chasing butterflies (something no film Cosette has, tragically, ever done...) That said, it still wasn’t very 1830s.

This purplish gown is the closest extant I could find to something like what Cosette wears here, but once you look at the details of both--fabric, neckline, whatever is happening around waist--all you get is “???” A lovely dress, but one that doesn’t make much sense.

So finally we come to what ought to be the showiest of all Cosette’s costumes: her wedding gown. 

This costume ought to be Stunning for a lot of reasons. The “Fauchelevents” have money! The Pontmercys have money, and they have society friends! Cosette is a fashionista, and she’s head-over-heels in sweet young love! And one an assume that Valjean wants to send off the light of his life, if send her off he must, in style--he’s heartbroken but also knows, from this moment, that he will never have to worry about her safety or well-being again.

With all that in mind, this is what Ellie’s Cosette wears...

Oh. Okay. Is it her freaking wedding day, or is she just going to a church picnic???

At least she IS wearing a bonnet in this scene, but it’s the same color as her hair (?!) and it’s tiny...just like her sad, deflated sleeves. The necklime and waistline both are at least accurate here, but like the sleeves, the skirt isn’t voluminous. Not a single thing about the dress makes a statement...unless it’s a shrug. The impression is, once again, “meh?”

At least a veil (which some women did wear on their wedding bonnets) would emphasize the “wedding day” vibe. How about, if they weren’t going to give it any volume, some detail on the gown...any detail...floral embroidery...a BELT...a contrasting color or fabric (lace, hello?!)...anything??? It’s just so plain and low-key. Just like everything Cosette wears in this miniseries.

Here are some period wedding gowns, two of which Cosette wears in other adaptations. They all have the wow factor this dress lacks.

Big sleeves! Lace! Belts! Veils! Lush fabric! Frills! Different colors/fabrics to create visual interest! Hairstyles that pop instead of blend together! These are the kind of gowns that say “I’m the bride and this is my day.” Not “I’m going to the church picnic.”

I want to reiterate that, after ALL that rambling...my big issues are that a) these dresses are not--by and large--attractive or interesting and b) that they fail to embody Cosette’s love of fashion. The fact that they’re so inaccurate for the time period is secondary. However, paying more attention to the fashions of 1830-32 would, I think, have helped make the costumes prettier and more suited to the character. How you dress a character is also a factor in how their character is perceived and can be a subtle means of character development. No chance of that here. (Post-marriage, Cosette wears such a blase dark blue coat that, sans fur trim, looks identical to her previous one. Yawn.) 

I’m just a fan, yet it still took me only three days of basic research to put this post together. Expecting a costume designer to put in at least a few days of light research is not a huge leap. I’m going to venture a guess and say that this designer did not bother to do that. And it shows.

It’s a shame, because Cosette gets a lot more screentime here--for the first time since the 2000 production--and she deserves so much more than shapeless gowns and barely-styled hair.

And also more than Andrew Davies...but that’s a rant for another time.

[amphtaminedreams]

Paris Haute Couture Week 2019: Favourites at First Glance

Hi to anyone reading,

And before we start...let me clarify.

Listen, I’m not Luke Meagher. I didn’t go to fashion school. I did history, philosophy and ethics, and psychology at A-level. Not a trace of even textiles experience in sight (I mean, I did it until we picked our GCSE options but I don’t feel that counts, lol). The only “fashion” knowledge I have is from coffee table books, youtube videos and twitter. AND I LIKED MARIA GRAZIA’S 2019 DIOR HAUTE COUTURE COLLECTION.

I think Haute Couture week is probably one of my favourites of the year because I’ve always been good at spotting a pretty dress I’ll never be able to afford and to be honest, not much else. And to me, the Dior collection is everything. Sure, it might not be the most groundbreaking or technically advanced thing ever, and yes, some of the shapes might not be the most flattering, but the best pieces (picked out above) are classic Dior. See, I’m not sure what my idea of “classic Dior” is actually based on other than a vague cultural knowledge but I feel this year’s haute couture collection fits in with that schema a lot more seamlessly than Grazia’s 2018 or 2017 collections, as much as I enjoyed them too. The colour scheme, the lace, the netted veils, the heavy eye makeup; these are dresses for turning up to the funeral of the rich husband you just secretly poisoned in/Eva Green would’ve worn in Penny Dreadful and I’m here for it. The spiked feather detailing that crops up a lot gives me Natalie Portman as the Black Swan and regardless of how flattering they may or may not be (because I'm kind of tired of fashion being thought of as a way to showcase a woman’s figure), I like the Edwardian inspired two pieces. I may be a bit biased, chokers, berets and some kind of netting are 3 of my favourite additions to an outfit, but I do think that as a collection, it all comes together beautifully and I commend Maria Grazia for that. I think now that she seems to have found her footing in terms of producing looks that are recognisably Dior, we only have increasingly creative efforts to look forward to.

Similarly, I adored the styling at the Schiaparelli show. As weird and wonderful as ever, you can see the influence of nature and possibly the visuals of flowers in bloom on Daniel Roseberry’s designs and styling. My favourite thing about this collection was its presentation: for his debut show, Roseberry took a seat in the middle of the runway and sketched out his designs as they appeared on the models in real time. I can’t think of a better way to introduce the fashion world to your vision and creative process.

Moving on from the Schiaparelli collection, it only feels right to talk about Guo Pei next, whose collection also has that characteristic organic feel, almost like the designs could’ve grown right out of the ground of a Tim Burton film. My favourite is definitely the second from the right on the top row, which wouldn’t have been out of place at the 2018 Met Gala. Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination is without a doubt my favourite theme of the last few years. Ornate as ever, each look displays a renaissance painting level of intricacy and craftsmanship; not that a plunge that deep would ever be remotely flattering on me, like there’s a reason I feel a certain type of way about belly button piercings and low rise jeans, but I am obsessed with the detailing of the dress on the far left of the bottom row. That being said, I don’t love this collection quite as much as Guo Pei’s 2018 haute couture offering, however, I think that’s just down to the colour scheme and structures of the latter.

Next is Chanel’s haute couture show, which right off the bat I’ll say I was a big fan of. Surprisingly, I’ve seen a lot of people say they don’t like it but I think it’s a welcome departure from the past few collections which (in my very design naive opinion) were beginning to get a bit monotonous. There’s only so much unnecessarily prissy detailing I can take before it gets a bit like...did they run out of ideas? I think for Virginie Viard’s debut show this is a return to the fresh, clean, functional and even slightly androgynous looks that I think we forget Chanel was originally known for. We still had a couple of the classic elegant dresses too, as seen in the two middle shots I chose, which pays homage to the haute couture collections of the past couple of years. Again, as with the Dior collection, I love the Edwardian/early 20th century influence and the library setting is a fucking perfect backdrop to the collection.

It probably feels a bit contradictory, me going on to praise this year’s Armani Prive collection considering I just criticised the past Chanel collections for being unnecessarily decorative but I see a clear direction with these looks. And yes, I generated a meme to describe how I probably sound right now:

Alternatively, I could’ve just put “how I sound right now”, semi colon, and then insert a photo of a clown underneath, but I’m clearly into 2018 memes, okay? 

I’m not going to lie, the basic bitch in me loves these looks because I just know how good they are on the red carpet. Very Disney princess and I’m into it. I’m easily pleased: pastels, faux fur (I hope it’s faux though to be honest, I’m not quite sure), sequins and satin and I’m calling it a masterpiece. So it’s probably best to move on before I expose myself for just how much of a high fashion novice I am, if I didn’t already do that in the first paragraph by praising Maria Grazia. For the same reason, I was obviously a big fan of these looks from the Georges Hobeika haute couture 2019 collection:

And of course, all of these beautiful Ralph and Russo designs:

The dress on the right end, second row from the bottom is honestly probably my favourite of all the 2019 haute couture looks. Like frills!? PASTEL frills!? TIERED, PASTEL FRILLS? Fucking sold. Giambattista Valli is obviously the king of this:

Though I think I’m right in saying that the slightly more unconventional, exaggerated nature of Valli’s dresses elevate them in the eyes of the fashion community that little bit more. Personally, I love the touch of the black bows and the Elizabethan style neck collar of the look second from the right on the top row. Next is Zuhair Murad:

If I'm being brutal, I was a bit disappointed with this collection. I always love Zuhair Murad and love his dresses regardless but I found myself getting a bit bored with a lot of the looks this year considering how excited I was to see them. Though these are my favourites and they are still stunningly elaborate (clearly a lot of work went into the embroidery and stoning), I don’t feel as if any of them, apart from the green and silver jumpsuits, are really anything I haven't seen before. I thought the tribal/nomadic elements of some of the looks could’ve been slightly more conceptual. Like, I get that Zuhair Murad’s dresses, at face value, aren’t really about telling stories but I think if you’re going to go down the mildly culturally appropriative route, you should do it in new way. I read that he was inspired by a trip to Marrakech and I do see that, but it more seemed like an afterthought of throwing these details onto his usual style of dresses rather than the observations influencing the very basis of the collection. Elie Saab’s 2019 haute couture collection is, in my opinion, a good example of how to do this right:

Everything about the construction of these dresses from the padded shoulders to the Mandarin collars draws on the dreamiest possible incarnations of the wardrobes of Chinese royalty, and to watch that translated onto the runway in such a stunning way I hope is a pleasure to see for those who do consider their culture’s past to be a part of their identity today. The jewell tones, the baroque-like patterns, the defined silhouettes, the hair and makeup, I am in awe of EVERYTHING about this collection. I’m glad that Saab had so many East Asian models showcase his designs too; I don’t think it would’ve been right any other way.

Talking of structure, next is Iris Van Herpen:

Like, I need to know the SCIENCE behind these dresses, because I know there was a shitload (lol jk, I really don't want to know anymore science unless I have to). I mean, aside from a few more unconventional, bubble-like shapes that I wasn’t necessarily such a fan of, I can’t fault this collection at all. It really speaks for itself; every part of each design is as mesmerising and as hypnotic as the next, from shape and structure to the colours chosen. Even the more “simple” numbers such as the golden dress second from the left on the bottom row looks like it’s permanently caught in the wind, and I can imagine it on the statue of some Greek goddess whose name I cannot in this moment be bothered to check I’m not pulling out of my arse. You know, Aphrodite, Athena...one of that lot, lol. Finally, let’s talk about Valentino, Givenchy and Fendi, starting with my least favourite of the three, Valentino:

It’s not that there weren’t some wonderful looks. Of my favourites above, the white kimono style dress on the left of the bottom row, the blue dress with the cape and the green floral coat with the matching mesh dress underneath are the stand outs. It’s just that this collection isn’t particularly my style as I’m not much of a fan of block or primary colours; it’s personal preference and that’s not to say it’s a bad collection by any means. I can still appreciate that more thought and work and general energy than I’ve probably ever exerted in my life went into it.

Next is Givenchy:

LOOK at that dress on the right on the row second from the bottom. LOOK AT IT! The pastel pink cape! The layered houndstooth dress! The feathers! The neckline of that top on the right, second row from the bottom! The MENSWEAR! I want it all. It’s modern and it’s cool and it’s wearable but it also looks like me or you could never bloody afford it and that’s how you know it’s Givenchy, lmao. It’s not hard to see why this collection was so popular within the fashion community; it really is a masterclass in less is more which takes a lot to admit because I’m usually a more person. 

However, overall, my favourite collection of the three has to be Fendi:

The 70s are my favourite decade for fashion and so this collection is absolutely delicious. I love the warm tones contrasted with a splash of almost metallic cools or pastels every so often and throw some faux fur (again, I don’t know if it is faux?) over anything and it immediately looks 10x more glamorous in my opinion. Half the looks are giving me groupie to a rock band and the other half are giving me bored Hollywood movie star in her Beverly Hills mansion, walking round with rollers in her hair and a pornstar martini. As you can probably tell if you’re still reading, outfits that give me a story are the ones that I love the most, lmao. The perfect balance between opulent and effortless, in an ideal word I would absolutely own and wear every single one of these outfits, regardless of where fashion critics stand on them, and feel like a badass bitch.

And to kind of round off the post, isn’t that what’s most important? That an outfit makes you feel empowered and like you could dramatically slap the shit out of anyone who disrespects you (FEEL being the keyword here, I’m really not recommending anyone goes round slapping every person who disrespects them)? I definitely do want to be more educated on fashion and its history, after all, I’ve always been a history student, but at the same time, I don’t want to suck the fun out of it for myself. Most of the time I don’t want to look at a dress and compare it to every single collection of years past or scrutinise who did what better, I just want to marvel at it. I think one thing that bothers me is that within something as relatively harmful as fashion, it seems kind of elitist and hierarchical to categorise opinions as good and bad based on how much education a person might have on the topic. Let’s be real, fashion isn’t really a realistic career path for most of us. The average person hasn’t always got time to research the history of a fashion house before they make a statement about one of its pieces. They’re working, lmao. If your career is in fashion, lucky you. But in a lot of cases, as within a lot of creative industries, luck is really just privilege, connections, money, leisure time and choice and only a select few people have those things, and I don’t think we should let those people dictate who has style and who doesn’t. These things are subjective. Let people like what they like without equating that love of something to a lack of taste, you know?

In a broader sense (and I really don’t know how I got off on this tangent) something makes you feel beautiful and YOU think you look hot af, WEAR IT! 

It’s a bit of a cliche as a closing statement but if anyone read until the end, I hope you enjoyed the post. I am always totally open to hearing other opinions and points of view so feel free to send an...ask? Message? I’m not sure what it’s called in 2019, lol. Anyways, feel free to do whatever that function is called nowadays and rant away.

Lauren x

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Things you like:

Sheer with a touch of mystery: you don’t need me to tell you that you like sheer clothing, but you bend in a sophisticated direction with it. Rather than go for mesh or a jewel tone you can see through, you seem to gravitate towards sheer garments that have complicated themselves. Someone gets a sense of the body beneath, but the cut or the movement or even just the riotous detail of the garment obscures a direct view. It’s sensual, and adds mystique to even the simplest outfit. I was especially struck by the high-necked white blouse under the black blazer in the picture you sent. There’s so much to catch the eye, jacquard and velvet and lace, that you don’t notice her naked skin until you’ve looked for a good long time. I love that. I wanted to hunt you up a similar blouse, and settled on this one from Free People. There’s volume/movement in the sleeve, which I’ve noticed you like, and two options of color, although I think the pink makes the feathered lace more interesting.

Embroidery: wow we have really similar taste when it comes to embroidery! Beautiful, intricate, and lots of it. your chosen shapes and silhouettes are super varied, but you do seem to like a midi or maxi skirt, which is a solid instinct vis a vis intricate embroidery. Not a hard and fast rule of course, but it’s much easier for shorter dresses to become overwhelmed by detail, and that doesn’t do anyone any favors. We’re going for “arresting”, not “attacked by hummingbirds”. That said, I’ve found a few shorter options that I think land really boldly. I’ll drop them in the “pieces” section below. Now, there is a specific kind of embroidered maxi dress that ticks all your boxes: it’s trendy, sheer, delicately detailed, and has a beautiful raised element to it. Unfortunately it’s also a dress that everyone has. Like, fashion instagram went wild for this dress in the spring and it’s all over the place. I don’t want you walking around looking like everybody else, so I found you a maxi dress that has the same elements, just applied in what I think is a more unique way. Now, these are on the more expensive side, but I feel comfortable including them as some of your “splurge” options. Sheer garments always veer into cheap-looking faster than others of the same quality, so I’ve found they’re worth saving up for. There’s this beautiful cream option with a line of flowers that follows your curves, and then its sister in blue and red. I liked that the colors of the second one echo the ones in the pull-over coat you included.

Clothing in 3D!!!: yeah I know all clothes are technically in 3D, but a lot of details you sent are raised. They don’t just look touchable, you could literally run your hand over them and feel the change in height and texture. As a result, I really like jacquard for you. It’s such a lovely, arresting material, and it adds dimension to any garment. This blush blazer is fantastic, and it has those nice notched lapels that featured in some of your pictures. You could wear this over lace or more silk, or even over an embroidered dress. The goal here is to place different fabrics side by side, or on top of one another, it’s playful and about the most visually appealing thing I can think of. A fun game: stick with one color family and try to see how many textures you can use to break up the viewer’s eye.

Sample outfits + pieces + advice!

You have such a cohesive style that pulling outfits for you was the most natural thing in the world; I think most of the photos you sent have elements that mix and match beautifully. Take for example that amazing striped pink and black dress. I wanted to find some pieces to help replicate the feeling of that outfit without copying it entirely; like, you could wear that out, but let’s be real, even leaving money aside, we need to get as much work out of individual garments as possible. So. This black satin high-necked top (I own it in green, it’s such a good basic), layered under this pink sequined pleated dress. The pleats mimic the printed shapes on the designer dress, and the whole outfit would have that slightly loose, silken look too. Toss on these dope blue embroidered mules, and add some shimmery green eyeliner, and you are off.

Like I said up top, I’ve snagged you a couple options for short embroidered dresses, since they’re usually much cheaper than maxis. These picks have a ton of texture and detail, you could wear either of them with strappy sandals or booties, depending on what look you were going for. I adore the rich crimson of this one, and the bell sleeves look so elegant in motion. Some spare gold jewelry and a brown lip would really sell this. Here’s another one, in black sequins. I think it’s a great dress to wear on a night out; it would positively glitter under low bar lighting. The key to super detailed mini dresses is to let the garment do the talking; accessories should take a back seat or risk becoming overwhelming.

Aaaaaand miscellaneous pieces:

These are mostly accessories, because they can be hard to select for statement outfits. First, one more pair of shoes: I think these spider mules are just the coolest, and I want to give you the opportunity to think so too.

Also, actually, I don’t usually do jewelry in these, but for you I’d definitely like to! The textures and layers you’ve given me to play with are so fun, I want to round out your looks with pieces that are understated but not forgettable. I guess what I want is to match the details of your style with a more graphic, streamlined accessory, like these yellow chime-looking earrings, or these pink mismatched ones, which I think are just the coolest, and have actually been eyeing for myself. These last hinged ones would look great with that pink ensemble we put together in the outfits section too. I like the clean shapes against the baroque shoes. Moving towards the look you want is all about balance, and I think you’re off to a great start. Happy dressing!

ALL ITEM RECS

Black sequinned dress with floral embroidery (zara, $50)

Red velvet embroidered flare sleeve dress (asos, $111)

Navy and red sequin maxi dress (frock and frill, $214) // Sheer cream embroidered maxi dress frock and frill, $269)

Feathered lace top (free people, $48)

Blush jacquard silk blazer (free people, $128)

Pink sequin pleated dress (zara, $80)

Black satin high-necked top (zara, $70)

Blue embroidered mules (jeffrey campbell, $100)

Spider mules, spider mules, uses all those spider tools (zara, $40)

Yellow fringe earrings (asos, $13) // circular mismatched earrings (zara, $20) // hinged earrings (asos, $10)

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How To Wear Saree:Trendy Saree Wearing Styles

We know you love sarees! This post covers not just important pointers on how to wear saree but also talks about different saree wearing styles that you’d love to try out! We start right from how to tie a saree to how to wear saree for a wedding! Read this post and fall in love with the saree all over again!

How likely are you to ask the question ‘how to wear saree’ unless there’s an occasion?

We at Bewakoof believe that sarees are trendy, gorgeous and modern and can be worn on both casual and formal occasions. Wearing a saree is quite uncomplicated! You just need to know the correct saree wearing method to drape any type of saree. This article will help you understand ‘how to wear a saree.’ We also go on to discuss how to wear saree to look slim and tall, which is an essential section for all saree lovers.

How to tie a saree- Step by Step Tutorial

The first step to acing any saree style is understanding different styles and drapes. Which is why, you need to know how to wear saree step by step. Each step is important! We understand that saree wearing might not be as easy as slipping into a pair of denims or pulling over a trendy t-shirt, but trust us; everyday practice can make it easier than it looks. Plus, a win-win for the Indian beauty that you’ll look.

Breaking it down, with this guide, you will learn how to wear saree perfectly and how to wear saree step by step -

Arrange all that you need to begin before you start wearing a saree- safety pins, accessories, petticoat, footwear (preferably, heels), blouse and of course, the saree. When you’re figuring out how to wear saree neatly, these little things become important.

When you have all of this, start of by first wearing your blouse and petticoat. Among tips to wear saree perfectly, you must keep this in mind. Ensure that your petticoat or underskirt matches the color of your saree especially if it is lace, raw cotton or sheer. For more glam sarees, you could also go for a shimmer petticoat.

We come to the third saree wearing step. Once you have your petticoat on, tie it firmly because your saree is going to be tucked onto the skirt and you do not want to be in a difficult position, adjusting it if your skirt is loose. Wear your heels. Figure out the fall on the saree and from the other end; begin to twist it around the waist, slowly tucking it into the petticoat. Maintain the right length so that at any point the saree does not get stuck under your footwear.

Once you’ve twisted it around once and tucked it in, with the extra fabric start making pleats using your thumb and forefinger, one pleat at a time. How to wear saree neatly with pleats? Try and gather as many pleats without disturbing the tucked in saree and tuck the pleats neatly into the petticoat on the right side of your navel.

Once you have your pleats in place, ensure they are in place by making it even and straight. Tip: If you are wondering how to wear a saree neatly with pleats, just pin those pleats together and they won’t budge.

With the rest of the length of the saree, twist it around your waist again from left to right. When the saree comes to your front, bring it over your shoulder and adjust the size of the pallu in a way that it reaches the back of your knee. Firmly secure the pallu with a safety pin on your shoulder to ensure it doesn’t fall.

For your pallu, you could either pleat it the way you pleated your saree or you can leave it open according to your liking.

Wear your makeup, accessories and do your hair.

That’s not a step! You look gorgeous! You’ve answered your question of ‘how to wear saree’! We’re sure these saree wearing tips will help you immensely!

From different saree styles wear what suits you best!

The different types of wearing saree and the fabric can also make a lot of difference such as wearing a kanjeevaram saree to office on a casual day won’t be appropriate, similarly wearing a simple cotton saree for a wedding also might not work.

Here is where you need to know which saree to pick for different occasions.

There are also various saree wearing styles like the Mumtaz style of draping, Marathi style of draping, Kerala style saree drape, lehenga style saree draping which suits different occasions.

Every drape serves a different purpose, and looks different and thus is fashion forward. Here is a low-down on how to wear saree in different style step by step.

Marathi Style Saree

Want to know how our peeps in Maharashtra style the saree in India? This awesome Marathi  style saree is also known as the Nauvari saree drape. Among regional dresses, this dress highlights a lady’s curves. If you’ve seen Vidya Balan dancing on ‘Mala Jau De’, you’d have an idea about what this dress looks like.

These are few steps you should follow to wear the Marathi Style Saree correctly-

Take around one meter fabric in your hand and loop it around your back, while the rest of the length lies on your right.  The bordered edges of the fabric are to be tied securely at the waist.

Gather your pallu and bring it over to the front from the back, and fix it over the left side of your shoulder, like for any normal saree style. In the next step, we’ll take care of the loose length that needs to be out of the way.

Start pleating with the loose fabric! Make 4-inch pleats. Settle in on around 8 to 9 pleats. Tuck these in at the navel.

Thee pleats now need to be taken from between the legs to be tucked in at the back.  There’ll be a double borderline at the back.

The last step is to drape the pallu elegantly. Take it from the back to cover the shoulder and then it has to be strategically tucked in at the waist on the left side.

Gujarati Style Saree

Ever seen Gujarati saree draping styles? If you’re familiar with bright colors and gota embroidery, you would know plenty about Gujarati sarees as well. Read on to know how to style the gujarati saree-

Tuck the end of the saree at the right side of waist and from there, take the loose length of the fabric around the waist to the back side. Tuck it in fully.

Tuck on the left and the remaining fabric should be taken around and brought to the front.

Take the pallu and make pleats. The pallu should flow from back to front. That is basically the Gujarati style. Secure with pins on blouse.

Remove the tuck and make box pleats. These pleats need to be tucked firmly at the waist. Pin it using safety pin.

You can turn your attention to the pallu. Take one of the pleats and drape it over the bust so that the entire area is covered. Keep the fabric tightly stretched and secure it with pins.

How to wear saree in South Indian style

Your Kanjeevarams will not look good stowed away in your closet. Wear sarees in beautiful south indian style by following these basic steps-

A 6 yard saree will do for this style. Take 1 meter of the fabric, take it around your frame rest and tie a knot at the centre at your waist.

Take shorter length of fabric and make pleats. Take it between the legs and tuck only one edge of the pleats at the back. The rest of the width should be taken to the left side, and the last pleat should be tucked at the front.

The saree at the front should be bunched again and taken at the back, between the legs. The border edge at the back could be tucked in and the rest of the saree should be brought to the front.

Drape pallu over left shoulder and  drape it across the front from the right so that it could be tucked at the waist. The borders on the right and left side of the saree should be at the same length. And you’re done!

Latest style of wearing saree- Modern take on the versatile saree!

With the popularity of sarees,  modern saree draping styles are being looked up now more than ever, and we can safely say that the Indian saree style is continuously evolving.

How to Butterfly saree draping style

If you’re curvy, the butterfly saree draping style would be an amazing pick. This style would be further complimented if you choose a silky fabric which could define your pleats like the iridescent wings of a butterfly. In this style, the front pallu does half the magic.

Here is how you can ace the butterfly saree draping style in steps-

Wear a petticoat, embellished blouse, and strap on your favourite sandals. Tuck your saree into the petticoat. Make pleats at the waist and fix them at the centre. Wrap the saree around you in one round, and drape it across your chest. Now take it to the back and wrap once again. Pin the sari to your blouse.

Bring the pallu to the front, and start pleating it. Keep its length short.

The portion of the saree that’s draped across the chest should be pleated and pinned at the centre. The would result in two front flaps, that would resemble the wings of a butterfly.

How to wear saree in fish cut style

The fish cut style saree is distinctive majorly because of its petticoat. This petticoat is fitted at the waist and flares at the bottom, which highlights your shape. As you may have already guessed, it is the petticoat that steals the show.

You could choose fabrics for the petticoat from satin, silk and cotton. With an adjustable drawstring and no extra frills at the petticoat. This is why the fish cut style will make you look like  a pretty mermaid in your alluring chiffon saree.

Indo western saree draping styles

Off-late, many innovative saree draping styles are coming into focus. That’s because the need to reinvent the saree has always been on the mind of fashionistas. For saree styles for farewell, the indo-western saree can be a pretty choice.

To make your saree look indo-western, these are tips you could keep in mind-

Wear a shirt blouse. A striped shirt blouse with a smart  collar could keep you picture perfect on a great day in the office.

A crop top could be a hip choice to go with your choice of saree fabric.

Your pallu could be placed to the side when you’re doing up your saree. The pallu could also be draped around the neck. In another move, you pallu could be draped from the back and can fall vertically on the blouse.

How to wear saree to look slim in steps

We're real people and real people have different types of bodies. You really don't need to lose weight or be of the ideal height to look great in a saree. You just need to know how to wear a saree to look slim.

How? Well, there are many saree draping styles to look slim and many saree materials to look slim. We’re here to tell you exactly that! Let's get started on how to look slim in saree….

The first and foremost thing to keep in mind is to choose the right fabric. Do not go for fabrics that are difficult to manage.

Tuck the saree neatly and properly at the waist so that it doesn't add up any volume at that part.

Do not go for too many pleats. Remember that you need to to know how to wear saree neatly to look slim! Pleats sure do look good, but it also adds up a lot of unwanted volume to your look.

To achieve a slim and a tall look, drape your saree tightly all over. Moreover, keep the palla of your saree open and let it fall. When you let the palla fall from your shoulders, it hides all the unnecessary bulges and gives an elegant appearance.

You can also go for an all-black look, which never goes out of style. Other ways to understand how to drape a saree to look slim and tall  are putting the pallu on the front, the mermaid styled saree or the double layered pallu.

Saree Draping Styles To Look Slim

We all know, draping a saree to look slim is not easy. And wearing it with poise is even more difficult. A drape can change the overall look of your saree attire. When we’re learning how to drape a saree to look slim, we need to first figure which type of saree can be incorporated in our fashion statement. In this article, we’ve included a little bit about  saree draping styles to look slim. This will help you understand how to wear a saree to look slim step by step.

If you're someone who's on the heavier side, we suggest you should opt for lighter fabrics such as chiffon, crepe, georgette or a light blend of silk. This an important tip when it comes to learning how to tie a saree to look slim. Choosing a specific saree material to look slim will considerably help matters.

Try avoiding a heavy bordered saree and also a heavily embellished saree, these things only make you look bulky! This is one of the most important saree draping tips to look slim.

Don't give up on prints, rather choose smaller prints or embroideries.

Lighter colors won't do much when you want a slimmer appearance.  Opt for darker colors, as they seem to give a slimmer illusion to those who look at you.

Wear a straight fit petticoat and not the flared ones or the loose ones, for a flattering look. When you’re wearing a saree that emphasises your curves or slimness, choosing a fabric that frames your body beautifully is what will help you when you’re stuck on how to drape a saree to look slim and tall.

Have you ever wondered hard about what to wear under saree to look slim? It’s rather important to decide which blouse style would suit your body type. To understand different saree wearing styles to look slim, you need to know exactly how to look slim in a saree blouse. If you have fuller arms, then a full-sleeve blouse with a deep neckline might work well for you. If you’re on the chest is a little on the heavier side, a bandhgala blouse might be a good pick. The bandhgala looks very elegant. If you’re conscious of flabby arms, try wearing a blouse with net sleeves. Sounds good, isn’t it?

How to wear cotton saree to look slim

Cotton is one fabric that every woman swears by. Be it the scorching summers, or the chilly winters, cotton can be worn any time of the day with ease.

So, how to wear cotton saree perfectly to look slim?

Try choosing for a lighter cotton fabric that is easy to carry, falls beautifully and doesn't get cramped way too early!

Don't go for the heavy south cotton or pure cotton saree. Instead choose blended cotton fabrics which will help you nail your look and will make you look slim, elegant and breathtaking.

How to wear a Silk Saree perfectly

Silk does look absolutely stunning for a saree but it is a stiff fabric that adds volume due to the pleats and its stiff fall.

Then, how to wear silk saree to look slim and tall?

If you really are a silk saree lover, wear a cotton-silk saree, a silk-georgette saree or an Italian silk saree. The right silk saree will give your body a balanced shape, and they will draw away the attention of others from your problem areas.

Choosing a darker color and smaller border will also help accentuate your look.

How to wear a saree for a wedding

Sarees can be worn everyday, but when you’re dolling up for a wedding your saree can be your secret weapon to nailing a great wedding look.

For the main wedding event, it would be valuable for you to know how to wear wedding silk saree. A silk saree can add a lot of glam to any elaborate event. These expensive but gloriously attractive sarees come in handy especially in the wedding season.

Saree Draping Styles for wedding reception

Tips that can add some glitter to a huge wedding affair-

As a wedding guest, you could be rest assured that you needn’t play it up as much as the bride! Since the occasion is pretty fancy, make sure you select some rich wedding wear. By rich, we mean rich in details.

Your blouse could be elaborated sequined. That surely looks very refined and sophisticated.

Apart from this, the pallu of your saree could be draped differently across your body for great results. To bring your blouse in view, the pallu could be taken over the back and can be fixed length-wise on your shoulder.

You can add a jeweled belt across your waist to make your saree attire more elaborate. This can lend a fancy touch.

Saree Wearing Styles For Parties

For parties, you could emerge out of the ‘safe zone’! Your saree can embolden the diva in you. This is actually effective when you’re figuring how to wear saree in different styles for party.

Try the beautiful mermaid saree style. Try a saree fabric that shimmers but is subtle and not loud in terms of colors. Probably you could try net fabric for a translucent effect. Her is where it will help for you to know how to wear a net saree to look slim.  

You could try an off shoulder padded blouse, drape your diaphanous saree across your shoulder and you’ll love the combination.

If it is an evening event, try smoky eyes! The smoldering look of your eyes could match the boldness of your saree, and it’ll surely be a hit!

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