Wearing a saree best for Diwali festive?

Wearing an Indian saree during Diwali is one of the ageless traditions combining elegance, culture, and festivity. As one of the most iconic Indian dresses, sarees may sometimes dress you up elegantly and charmingly at Diwali. Diwali is more or less a celebration of light, joy, and prosperity.A saree worn with matching blouses and traditional Indian jewellery makes a perfect garment that conveys your style as well as pays respect to the cultural roots of this festive occasion.

1. Selection of Perfect Indian Saree for Diwali

Rich in texture and colour are the Banarasi and Kanjivaram silk sarees, perfect for formal Diwali celebrations or family gatherings. For more casual settings, chiffon, georgette, or cotton silk works well as they allow for easy movement while still exuding grace. There is nothing more exciting than a saree done with intricately woven zari work, embroidery, or sequins that would make you look elegant and ready for any Diwali celebration.

2. Matching Blouses to Create the Perfect Garment

 A saree is never complete without a matching blouse for its beauty. While the saree forms the central part, the blouse provides everything else to make it complete and looks good with it.Provide contrast shades, be it in a blouse, which helps in adding an excitement to your Diwali costume or matching coloured blouses, blending with the saree for that perfectly cohesive and polished look. For a modern twist to your traditional Indian dresses, you can have blouse designs with boat necks, off-shoulder, or backless styles.

3. Indian Jewellery as Accessories

Indian jewellery forms an integral part of every Diwali saree attire. It adds that royal glow to your clothes and the festive fervour. Indian jewellery offers you diverse varieties beginning from heavy jhumkas to mere necklaces. Traditional gold jewelry works great with most of the sarees, whereas kundan or polki sets give you a royal look, especially when teamed with silk sarees. Bangles, anklets, and nose rings further add to the ethnic vibe and the allure for your Indian dresses.

4. Different Ways of Draping A Saree

 As the drape style varies from region to region, you get to try out new styles here. The most common drape style is Nivi, wherein pleats are tucked into the waist and the pallu rests on the shoulder. The Gujarati or Seedha pallu style is made by draping the pallu over the right shoulder and thus makes a perfect outfit to display intricate designs. You can be versatile with such different styles in your saree, thus making them perfect for wearing during the different events of Diwali.

5.  Coordinating with Indian dresses for family events

Diwali is generally a time when people meet families, so coordinating with the Indian dressing of your family members gives a fabulous and harmonious look. You can choose the same colour palette of saree as your spouse wears in kurta or sherwani.  Besides, coordinating colours and fabrics may also help you stand apart as a well-dressed family unit, making the joy of celebrating Diwali much more ecstatic to all.

6. Hair and Makeup Makeover

A neat bun works great with silk sarees and heavy ornaments, whereas loose curls tend to give a casual look to the light fabrics. The makeup usually goes for a dewy look, bold eyes, and red lips to go with the vibrancy of Indian sarees. Ensure that your make-up matches with the attire you are wearing, and avoid over-accessorizing-beauty is in less accessorised make-up adorning the face elegantly.

7. Sarees in All Diwali Functions

Indian sarees are versatile, which works in favour during Diwali events. You can wear different sarees to different functions. For more intimate gatherings, you can choose light, soft silk or cotton sarees that are comfortable yet stylish. Heavy silk sarees are best for grand parties. Casual get-together friends wear light materials with almost no decorations so that they can be active and still dress festively.

Pick your fabric; match the blouse; accessorise it with Indian jewellery, and you have a complete saree ensemble, which is, after all, a timeless tradition for the celebration of the festival with elegance, grace, and confidence reflecting the splendour of Indian dresses.