If you’re ever left wondering what to do with dome-like heavy lehengas, and exorbitant pieces that come with a wedding trousseau, let Alia Bhatt be your guide in all things festive and practical. For the second time , Alia Bhatt has shown that heavy can-can lehengas don't deserve to be hidden in the confines of your wardrobe. At Manish Malhotra 's Diwali party she rewore the pink patchwork lehenga from her Mehendi ceremony.
‘Recycled the up-cycled’, reads stylist Ami Patel's caption alluding to approximately 180 textile patches, block prints, and intricately embroidered swathes of fabric that went into crafting this custom MM look. The look is sustainable and a repository of unique craftsmanship in more senses than one. Made out of 3000 hours of dedicated labour by Mijwan women, the lehenga stands emblematic of inimitable chikankari and Kashmiri embroidery.
Instead of crafting a garment from scratch and sourcing specific fabrics, the lehenga is a diverse mix. Bandhani , banarasi brocade, jacquard, Kaccha resham knots and bits and pieces from Bhatt's previous pieces are woven into the lehenga, giving it a bohemian appeal. The subtle detailing such as the coins and specks of tassels add to the lehenga's intricate richness, representing both Bhatt's taste as well as a stream of work from different corners of the country.
Reworking the piece two years later, Bhatt switched up the loose beachy tresses for a more swept, half-messy updo. The jewellery took a similar recourse, .
