“There is a real power in a good dress.”

Hola Guys!

India Fashion blogger team is back in Goa after a fortnight long holiday spent in Uttarakhand, travelling around, exploring places, attending functions and what not. I surely had a hell lotta fun. Talking of function, I am so psyched to show you what I wore to a function in Haldwani and how I gave a traditional look a new makeover! So let’s wait no more and get started on the look!

Indo-Western Outfit:

First things first, the outfit! It was my sister-in-law’s engagement and so I was on a lookout for an outfit that is A) Traditional enough to fit in B) Contemporary enough to stand out! And I have been utterly lucky to find this beautiful exquisite indo-western piece by Pranjal Kadkade!

This beauty is from their latest collection the Holy House and is fully hand-painted and crafted with breathtaking floral zardosi work. Bonus point for it being in sunset hues, which are by the way the color of this season! What I like most about this outfit is inspired by south Indian culture and how beautifully  it depicts fusion. The layered blouse which goes all small and sexy at the back over a plain ghagra swept me off my feet. I have tried so many fusion looks before and most of them required a lot of effort with the outfit to convert it into indo-western but this one here is so effortlessly fusion! And you can see it is a one sleeve dress, so checking all the right boxes!

Enjoy the pictures –

Accessories:

Outfit done! Time to accessories! Now this outfit is so heavily embroidered that I dint want to over accessorize it so I went with minimalistic pieces. I inculcated fusion in my jewellery too so I wore a pair of Rajasthani kundan bell earrings and a big diamond hand-cuff. Since the dress got one sleeve so to balance out the other hand I put on henna going all up on the arm, giving it a perfect mix of traditional and western!

Make-up:

You guys know I don’t like to smother my face with make-up be it any event. So I went with my signature heavily kohled eyes with dramatic liner and mascara and neon retro peachy pink lipstick and a bit of illuminator for the glow! I also used a bit of primer, light foundation as usual. I used the entire product from MAC because it was a family function and I wanted the makeup to stay in place for a long time! Now I wanted my hair to be sass! Thus I experimented with bohemian braids with curls and guess what it turned out to be perfect! (and so fusion)

This is all for today folks! Tell me in the comment below what do you think of the look. Until the next time, stay stylish, stay beautiful. XOXO

Picture credit – B Joshi Photography

Dress – Pranjal Kadkade collection