How to Find the Right Kurti Style for Your Bridal Trousseau by Cuts and Designs
Did you know there are over 30 kurti styles to choose from, each one competing to show you in a new light! Team with the right bottom wear and you are on a roll for your wedding trousseau!
There is a kurti style to match every occasion, mood or description across the wedding celebrations leading up to the grand finale. Walk with élan, elegance, flamboyance or whichever adjective suits your mood for there is a kurti style for each of them. Decide what styles suit your personality, your body shape and height and there is a multitude to choose from varying in length, cuts, flow, tradition, look, flairs and designs.
Kurti styles are as important as your wedding sarees, Ghaghras or other dresses forming the trousseau. Not only is it a more convenient form of dressing especially when the occasions are not very formal but also gives a welcome break from the heavy weight of traditional wedding dresses. So think of different days before and after the special day and mull over different kurti styles that look equally glamorous and dressy but are more fun and lighter to wear. Here is an exhaustive list to consider from…
Kurti styles by cuts
1. Tail cut
Tail cut design is suitable for taller and slimmer body frames. This asymmetrical design has a longer cut at the back, has jagged or uneven hemline and goes well with leggings/churidars.
2. High-low cut
The high-low cut is another asymmetrical cut but the hemline is not uneven but a straight, defined curve. Goes well with jeans so buy a pretty, silk one and wearing it for your fun moments like wedding shopping excursions etc.
3. Short kurti
One of the earliest and most popular kurti style is the short kurti. Typically ending above the knees or at the knees, this style is versatile – wear it with your favourite torn denim, calf length leggings, silk straight pants or pretty much any type of lower wear.
4. Front slit kurti
The front cut or front slit kurti competes with the more commonplace side slit kurti. Goes best with palazzos or even flared skirts.
5. Straight cut
Long kurtis or straight long kurtis are without cuts almost till the ankle-length and can be worn as is or with bottom wear.
Choose your kurti design
The design of the kurti style is also important – the flair, the look and the origin. So here are a few classics to see and consider.
1. Anarkali
The classical and long-standing Anarkali seems to never go out of fashion. This is one kurti style that can be made as glamorous as needed depending on the embroidery, print and fabric.
2. Flared Kurti
Add the flared kurtis to up the chic antenna in your style mantra. Opening up at both sides, the resultant bounce gives the flared look giving a smart and trendy look.
3. Kaftan style
Then there is the uber-cool Kaftan style or poncho look which ideally needs a slightly taller frame to carry off. Team it with parallel pants or leggings for a cool, airy look.
4. Angrakha style
Another classic which has been around almost as long as the Anarkali kurti design is the Angarkha style. Typically seen on Kathak dancers, the Angarkha style is created with a single side sweep of cloth tied at the side. Embellish the tying part with tassels, ribbons or any delicate pair of strings to create a pure ethnic feel.
5. Shirt style
If you have had enough of the traditional & ethnic look, how about a little modernistic shirt kurti style. Though mostly informal, it can give you the much needed contemporary relief in the midst of the traditional.
6. Tunic style
Feeling a little playful but want to look elegant too – tunic kurti style is the perfect answer! Pair them with capris or jeans for a casual day outing or dazzle with the sensual pairing of a black palazzo and embroidered tunic kurti.
7. Overlay style
Overlay kurtis flatter your shape with flowing georgette layered one on another, usually an embroidered or printed side overlapping a transparent inside one.
8. Jacket style
Style quotient is instantly enhanced with the unusual jacketed kurti – as the name suggests, round necked or V-necked one on a thinner inner layer. Wear it like a dress or palazzos.
9. Princess style
Princess style kurtis are stitched with seams that will make you look even more shapely. The seams usually from armhole till the length of the kurti gives a flatteringly slim look on the wearer.
10. Double layered style
Double layered give an interesting edge to the normal long kurti by adding an additional layer towards the end of the length.
By now you must be convinced that there is indeed a kurti style suited for any occasion, mood or impression that you want to create. Evening kurtis ranging from traditional Anarkalis and Angarkhas to the modern day time wear of short kurtis, tunic kurtis or shirt style kurtis, giving the wedding trousseau a new look. Team them with the right palazzos, skirts, leggings or jeans and you will be incomparable. Not to the lighter relief from heavy sarees and Ghaghras!
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