Ethnic Print Dress

High on Prints

Let’s admit it, heavy embroidered lehengas and sarees no matter how beautiful and breathtaking they are, it is very heavy and difficult to carry them. Who says rich class is always in heavy embroideries or hand embellished craftsmanship. Well, there is something that can beat the heavy embroidered drama with its subtle, elegant and chic appeal. And the word is “Prints”. If you want to ditch the bulky embroideries and yet look high on fashion with your trendy styles then prints are the way to go. They look stylish, up on the fashion radar, pocket friendly and easily are enhanced with any accessories.

Know What’s Your Kind of Print

Trends and styles are never meant to be followed strictly, but one needs to make sure the style that you chose suits your personality. If you are a very girly in nature prints like floral, paisley, butterflies and polka dots are you should go for. If you are an elegant chic with a dramatic and classy call prints like stripes, animal prints & geometric are your friend. Different prints give different looks to your personality, is something you should never forget.

Prints on High Alert

For an outdoor sangeet look those who wish to ditch the embellishment and wear something lighter than floral printed lehenga is an option you could go for. While you could also go for dhoti suit or a crop top palazzo with jacket in printed hues or buttis

Prints have become a popular pick for wedding seasons. Bridesmaid today prefers wearing a lehengas in abstract, geometric and temple print with gold or silver foil print all over. Yes, you heard it right a printed bridesmaid lehenga is the latest trend of the season.

The age-old technique of tie & die also known as Bandhani print is considered very auspicious and Indian women in the north often wears bandhani sarees and lehengas on weddings and festive occasions. Some other traditional forms of prints that are popular are lehariya prints, batik prints, ikkat prints, patola, kalamkari prints, etc.

Prints in Fashion: Styling Tips to Wear Different Types of Prints

If you wished to go for a traditional look with print than the following styles are some options you could go for.

• - A lehariya printed sharara suit for a festive look
• - A Bandhani saree with contrasting embroidered blouse or a handloom block printed saree as daily wear
• - Long kurti with ikkat or batik printed buttis all over
• - A patola printed tunic as a casual wear for a day out
• - A printed long skirt top or lehenga choli with floral or abstract or graphic prints