Your Complete Guide To Embracing Androgyny As A Wedding Guest
Ladies, sometimes, a boxy bandhgala trumps a sleek sari!
While we love a sexy sari or an opulent lehenga, it's hard to deny the sheer charm of a woman in a sharp bandhgala set. Or a beautiful sherwani. A simple, classic, and crisp bandhgala, paired with a multi-layered statement polki necklace is all you need for an impeccable wedding guest look. If you too, would like to hop onto the androgyny bandwagon this wedding season, here’s how to do it.
Here's How You Can Wear An Androgynous Look As A Wedding Guest
For a blatant approach
If you want to dive head first into the androgynous aesthetic this wedding season, we suggest taking pieces directly from your husband/boyfriend/brother/father's wardrobe. Because when an outfit is designed for men, it reflects in the tailoring.
Wear a classic bandhgala set or even a sherwani for a strong, impactful look. If you want to embrace androgyny in its truest, more unadulterated form, keep things classic, and wear the complete set—kurta, dhoti pants, bandhgala together, as opposed to mixing them with pieces from women's clothing. Keep things very sharp and masculine. You can extend this to the jewellery as well, with studded brooches and cufflinks, or add a layer of femininity through the jewellery, with pieces like cocktail rings, chic necklaces, and head jewellery.
For a more subtle approach
If going for an out-and-out androgynous look sounds too OTT for your liking, and if you would like to adopt a more subtle approach to androgynous dressing, we suggest you mix and match, as opposed to going for a full menswear look. For example, you pairing your bandhgala jacket with a lehenga, or a sharara will add just the right amount of androgyny to the look, without it being too out-there. As opposed to investing in a menswear look, you can choose to test the waters by pairing the skirt of your lehenga with a jacket borrowed from your husband's wardrobe.
Our pro-tips for androgynous dressing:
Go for a minimal, clean, and polished, outfit outfit with a classic silhouette and minimal embroidery, and balance it out with exquisite, chunky jewels that add a pop of color.
As opposed to having that outfit fit you like a glove, opt for an oversized, boxy fit for more gravitas.
For a truly impeccable androgynous wedding guest look, keep your accessories masculine—pocket squares, brooches, beautiful cuff links etc.—except for the shoes. Pair the look with a pair of pumps. The shoes will give you the stature that the boxy fit might have taken away.