Lehenga Style Sarees — The Latest Fashion Craze

Swarnali Kanjilal
Sep 5, 2018 · 3 min read

There are some words which are used these days by almost everybody very frequently. Amongst those, combo and hybrid are very common. Now lehenga saree is a combo of saree and lehenga. This may be called a hybrid apparel which is designed by very creative designers and considered as very trendy as well as a convenient option for the wearers. These are normally a bit dressy attire which is worn by ladies mostly in evening parties to look glamorous.

Lehenga saree has got a very distinguished feature that is the division of two different halves. This is definitely a combination in which the upper half is like Indian saree and the lower half is like a lehenga. The lower half of the dress is like pre-pleated flared skirt type and the upper half is like a long pallu draped over the shoulder.

The aesthetic appreciation of glamorous lehenga saree lies in the combination of two halves which is very eye-catching for the wearer as well as viewers. Lehenga saree is made of silk, chiffon, brocade, crepe and brasso material. It is worn on special occasions such as festivals like Diwali and functions like engagement, wedding reception, sagai and so on. The special person on her special day looks both fashionable and traditional with a draping of lehenga saree. For women, it is difficult to change into heavy outfits like saree quickly and still look the best. Hence wearing a lehenga style saree which is much more user-friendly may enable ladies to look gorgeous, glamorous and beautiful even if they are not spending much time on dressing up. So as a whole, it may be said that lehenga saree within and beyond Bollywood would make its wearer stand out in the crowd for any occasion.

The most interesting point is this that lehenga saree overrules time crunch which is very vividly existing in everybody’s life nowadays. It does not take much time at all to drape it in any occasion. It is very easy to wear and carry off. It is not like a traditional saree which will take a very long time for pleating and draping. In fact, it can be worn in a minute like any other western outfits. The user only has to tuck the skirt on the waistline and spread the pallu over the shoulder.

Most of the style in the fashion world comes from one single place, that is Bollywood. Heroines of the present age are changing their style off and on and following the fashion world is also changing the style of its apparels time to time. In fact, the style of wearing lehenga saree is evolved by the designers to cope up with the demand of Bollywood fashion world. Different heroin has a different style of wearing a lehenga saree. The bottom part remains the same but the draping of pallu and choli changes from person to person. Lehenga saree is used by Indian models while walking on ramp also. A famous designer said that the whole idea is to make it look sexy without looking vulgar. Many of Bollywood stars have worn lehenga saree on the event of their very special occasions. Since lehenga saree is so much suitable with today’s busy lifestyle of a lady, its demand will grow high up with passing days undoubtedly.

Swarnali Kanjilal

Fashion Designer and Indian Ethnic Dress Expert

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