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The Perfect Mini Dress To Slip Into For Your Wedding After-Party
After a series of super heavy lehengas, the after-party outfit should come like a breath of fresh air!
Deepika Padukone's reception dress had a detachable train, which she removed for the after-party for a cute mini dress lookInstagram
The most fun part of an Indian wedding, in our humble opinion, is dressing up. Lots of drama, meticulously-done intricate embroideries, and exquisite jewels flanked on stunning silhouettes like shararas and ghararas, opulent lehengas, and sleek saris! As much as we love the beauty of these Indian silhouettes, we can not deny that it is a lot of hassle walking around in 20 kg lehengas or having to survive the night when the embroidery on your outfit keeps poking you. Especially if you're the bride. Granted that probably might have deal with your super heavy outfit for the wedding, or the reception night, but there is no reason not to change into something comfier for the after-party. It will involve a lot of dancing after all! Take the after-party as your opportunity to tone things down a little, while still keeping it glam.
And when we say “tone things down” we mean keeping the drama and the beauty of Indian craftsmanship intact, but making the look feel more contemporary. A great way to do this is by sticking to traditional intricate embroidery, but amalgamating it with a super easy, comfy silhouette, like a super cute mini dress. Another great way to do this is by bringing together the aesthetic of a chic mini dress with a rich fabric like brocade, or traditional embroideries like chikankari or zardozi.
Our Picks For Mini Dresses To Change Into For Your Wedding After-Party
You absolutely can not go wrong with a bodycon mini dress with an off-shoulder neckline. Exhibit A: this super cute dress from Rizmim Dadu. It's chic, feminine, and super glam. Not to forget, how stunning is the color!
A strapless mini dress with fabric manipulation? Yes please! Not only is this Amit Aggarwal dress super chic, but also gives you a lot of room to have fun with the jewellery.
The craftsmanship on this strappy Shivan & Narresh dress is *chef's kiss*. The perfect dress to slip into for a wedding after-party!
If you want to keep the rich Indian craftsmanship intact with the surface ornamentation, but also have some fun with the embroidery, we suggest going for something like this flared Ritu Kumar mini dress. It's somehow both opulent and super chic.
A super cute mini dress amalgamated with the age-old art of Pichhwai? Consider us obsessed. Anita Dongre bring together two of her signatures—easy sihouettes and Pichhwai—in this super cute mini dress.
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