Winter in Pakistan is in full swing and so is the festive wedding season! Picking out that perfect wedding dress or bridal outfit is as important for the anticipated guest list as it is for the bride, and we cannot emphasize that enough. Everyone is in pursuit of that unique yet affordable blend of luxury and elegance, one that steals the show!
2020 was a landmark year in the revolution of wedding trends. From destination weddings to intimate affairs and demure color palettes, everyone was experimenting, taking risks and breaking rules. As the year wraps up, let us look back at some of the most loved, envied and coveted wedding trends of 2020.
A Velvet Visage
Because of its luxe feel and glossy appearance, velvet has been a popular option in this relentlessly cold winter wedding season. We witnessed a timeless range of contemporary silhouettes, luxurious embellishments, and daring cuts, whether it was the heavily adorned lehenga of the bride or the traditionally minimalistic outfit of the bride’s sister.
Keeping up with the latest wedding trends and retaining its dedication to luxury wedding outfits, Lussoro offers are wide-range of velvet ensembles, in both pret and semi-formals. One of the most popular choices is from the Irtiqa collection, called Uroos-e-Khaas.
Uroos-e-Khaas is a romantic velvet silhouette, exuding an aura of sophisticated opulence, bound to stun every evening wedding you step foot in. The outfit is heavily encrusted with a shining filigree of embroidery, kora, dapka and precious stonework, all on an exotic black canvas. The shirt is teamed with gold jamawar trousers, making it a winning combination of hues. Make a more contemporary statement, and pair this outfit with beaming gold kitten heels and dramatic smokey eye makeup. Uroos-e-Khaas will not only make you look like a goddess, but it will also make you feel like one.
A Sheer Shadow
There is no greater way to elevate your boring ‘shaadi clothes’ than by incorporating this delicate yet lush fabric, famously known as sheer, that comes in every color under the rainbow. Sheer fabric like chiffon, georgette, gauze, and voile has overtaken the wedding trends of 2020.
But we must admit that using sheer fabric is adventurous. It accentuates your best features by strategically placing the cutwork that offers suggestive glimpses of skin while keeping you fully clothed in traditional attire.
At Lussoro, we love to experiment with a variety of fabrics and textures when it comes to wedding outfits for women. ‘Jahan Ara’ from the Irtiqa Collection is a luminous blend of a variety of sheer fabrics, meticulously intricate work and a dreamy color palette. ‘Jahan Ara’ is a beige chiffon ensemble adorned with Luknowi inspired details of glistening mukaish, paying an ode to subcontinental tradition and fashion. The light, airy shirt which elegantly reveals certain elements of the body is worn over a dull gold, jamawar blouse to maintain a flair of rich luxury. It is paired with a shimmer-textured fabric that is punctuated with a beautifully detailed border of crushed tissue. The color palette transitions between soft pastels, golds, and silvers, giving the wearer an ethereal glow.
A Color Comeback
While more and more newbie designers are sticking to the same cookie-cutter “pastel approach”, there are many well-established designers who dared, this year, to play with bright, vibrant and deep-hued tones. This timeless reminiscence of traditional color palettes, not only revolutionized the wedding trends of 20120, but it also breathed new life into archaic color combinations to add a hint of luxury. From sapphire blue to emerald green and mandarin orange, this year’s formal wear and wedding clothes were tailored to be both bold and beautiful.
Our designers at Lussoro, have also participated enthusiastically in this comeback by showcasing a myriad of bright hues including yellows, oranges, and reds. Feel like nothing less than royalty in Lussoro’s latest tangerine-hued, ‘Sultana.’ ‘Sultana’ is a regal, 2-piece ensemble bejeweled in the luxurious hues of gold embellishments, complemented with an airy, net dupatta. The embellishments are an exciting filigree of semi-precious stones, gota, and dapka that crawls romantically on the sleeves and the hemline. ‘Sultana’ is the perfect spin on funky and festive. Pair the ensemble with elegant kundan earrings and you have yourself a showstopper!
A White Wonder
Gone are the days when a typical Pakistani wedding was a kaleidoscope of crimson, blood-red or hues of scarlet. The cosmopolitan woman is now experimenting with muted tones, pastel undertones, and nude shades. One of the most timeless specimens of this artful experimentation is white-on-white. Glittering silver Swarovski, ivory pearls, and cream-colored beadwork, creates breath-taking ensembles that embody the wearer in an ethereal spirit, making you look like an angel that has ascended from the heavens.
Lussoro’s most coveted white-on-white is ‘Adaab’ from the Irtiqa collection. Be prepared to leave a timeless impression of elegance and heavenly grace in ‘Adaab.’ It is a seraphic, ivory, floor-length peshwas fully encrusted in a celestial web of glittering white and silver filigree, sequins and embroidery. Panels running down from the waist to the hemline are filled with silver sequins to emanate a sparkling, radial pattern. The outfit is draped with a simple, pearl-colored, organza net dupatta, to keep in line with the white-on-white wedding trend. Complement this outfit with a pearl neckpiece to a look like a seraphic masterpiece.
Conclusion
If you had your wedding in 2020 or attended one, chances are you stumbled upon one or more of these wedding trends. We would love to hear about your wedding experiences, experiments, and escapades. If you liked any of our outfits, you can buy them here now.