Reinvent Your Bridal Charisma with These Red Bridal Dupatta Designs and Drapes
Red is the colour of love and hence a classic favourite of Indian brides. Get some smashing tips and ideas on red bridal dupatta designs and how to drape them in style. Read and learn more about your bridal dupatta fashion.
A bridal dupatta is not a mere part of attire. There is so much more to a dupatta especially on the wedding and pre-wedding occasions. Whatever clothes you choose, a red bridal dupatta somehow completes your whole persona as a bride. Interestingly, a red dupatta is every woman’s favourite as it can be styled with almost every outfit. Whether you wear a wedding kurti with a lehenga as your engagement dress or a drape a designer saree on your Cocktail, just throw in a red dupatta for that extra dose of oomph factor! If you want to know more ways to fashion different designs and combinations of red dupatta to go with your dresses, keep reading!
1. Bordered Net Dupatta with Red Saree
A plain net head-dupatta with broad golden borders is the quintessential favourite dupatta among brides across the country! Pair up your red bridal dupatta with a Benarasi or Kanjeevaram silk saree or a lehenga. If you’re doing the red, go all the way!
Ideal occasion: Wedding.
Where to look: Frontier Bazar (Delhi), Nidhi Boutique (Chennai), India Sari House (Mumbai).
2. Contrasting Red Dupatta with Peach Lehenga
Sport a red bridal dupatta contrasting with your silver embroidered peach lehenga. You can go for diamond or white gold jewellery with this bridal outfit. If your lehenga has heavy embroidery on it, choose a rather light dupatta with thin borders and minimum designs. The stark colour contrast of the lehenga and red dupatta is what enhances your whole look.
Ideal occasion: Wedding.
Where to look: Odhni (Delhi), Adaa collections (Pune), Kanchan Boutique (Vishakapatnam).
3. Red Dupatta Saree with Red Lehenga
Drape a dupatta saree in style and rock your wedding day! Go for an all red outfit with golden embroidered red lehenga. Drape your red bridal dupatta like a saree pallu over your shoulder. Make sure your saree dupatta has broad borders to make it look like a saree. Choose your head dupatta in the same colour but lighter and without much work on it.
Ideal occasion: Wedding.
Where to look: Lehnga house (Delhi), Liberty skills (Bangalore), Heena Boutique (Ahmedabad).
4. Red Dupatta with Beige Anarkali Suit
For your pre-wedding events, take inspiration from the stunning collection of Sabyasachi Anarkali dresses and suits. Team up your red bridal dupatta with a beige or a golden Anarkali suit with Gota embroidery. A golden Passa, Jhumkas and bangles would be just ideal jewellery to go with your outfit.
Ideal occasion: Engagement, Reception or Roka.
Where to look: Kaaisha by Shalini (Delhi), Raasa (Mumbai), Varuna Jithesh (Hyderabad).
5. Handloom Dupatta with Mustard Lancha and Kurti
Brighten up your Haldi with this cheerful combination of outfits. Throw in a handloom red bridal dupatta along with your bright mustard coloured Lancha and kurti. The delicate work of the handloom and the playful colour of your Lancha together would make your pre-wedding outfit look like a happy dream.
Ideal occasion: Haldi, Mehndi and Sangeet.
Where to look: The Family Cottage (Delhi), Ohaila Khan (Mumbai), Shri Ram Sarees (Lucknow).
6. Net Dupatta with Blood Red Lancha with Kurti
Another way to sport your red bridal dupatta is with your bridal Lancha paired up with a red kurti. If you’re opting for a Lancha instead of lehenga on your wedding, carry your red dupatta on your chest falling back. Flaunt the broad borders of your dupatta with heavy embroidery and zari work.
Ideal occasion: Wedding.
Where to look: Trends Boutique (Bangalore), Neha Chavan (Mumbai), Kapila and Bharat(Delhi).
7. Red Dupatta with Golden Kanjeevaram Saree
Are you having a south Indian wedding and simply can’t wait to flaunt that uber gorgeous Kanjeevaram silk saree? Well, how about donning a red bridal dupatta with scattered Gota all over to go along with your silk saree? Dial up the grace factor with some stunning South Indian jewellery.
Ideal occasion: Wedding and reception.
Where to look: Maaya’s (Hyderabad), Nyara (Delhi), Ratanshi Kheraj Sarees (Mumbai).
8. Red Dupatta with Ruffled Sharara
If you’re up for trying out some Indo western styles for your pre-wedding occasions, here is an idea. Team up your red bridal dupatta this time with a pair of ruffled sharara and a red sequin kurti. With this ravishing combination of your dupatta, kurti and sharara, you can be assured to slay your Cocktail or Sangeet night.
Ideal occasion: Sangeet, Cocktail, pre-wedding photo shoot, engagement and reception.
Where to look: Arpita Mehta (Mumbai), Lebama Style (Mumbai), La Fantaisie (Delhi).
Now you know, a red bridal dupatta can be sported with a variety of outfits on different occasions. Just by changing the colours and draping styles, you can even repeat the same red dupatta on multiple occasions. For example, you can wear a handloom red dupatta on your Haldi with a mustard salwar kameez and wear the same dupatta with a sharara on your pre-wedding shoot. Think out of the box and mix and match your dupatta with different dresses because, at weddings, you can hardly ever go wrong with a red dupatta.
So, which was your favourite outfit combination with a red dupatta? Tell us in the comment section below.
