Cultural Influence: How Global Trends Impact The Colour Choices For Lehengas

Lehenga choli is a timeless tradition of India that acquired sustenance from Mughal and Rajput gharanas. While it is considered as an essential wedding outfit for most Indian women, the lehenga choli also serves as graceful festive wear. For a long time, it was confined to the celebration of our rich Indian traditions, but with the growing influence of global fashion, the gorgeous three pieces of lehenga choli adapt and manifest global trends as well. The process of influencing works both ways, as you can see several modern American brides walking the aisle in stunning lehengas while the global fashion trends have been significantly contributing to the Indian brides' taste for lehenga. 

The Predominance of Red Lehengas 

Traditionally, the red colour is considered to be auspicious and is thus utilized in manifold Indian wedding rituals. Starting from sindur, bindi, chura to bridal saree or lehenga, you will find this colour ruling over all other shades. Besides these, it reflects the blend of coyness and innocence of a newlywed bride pretty smoothy and hardly any other tone could bring out the playful shyness of an Indian bride that well. Therefore, for centuries, red and reddish tones were the first and only choice of women for their wedding lehenga.Even today, for a large portion of people, it still is the primary choice since the influence of the colour in the context of bridal lehenga or saree is timeless.

However, with the emerging influence of globalisation and world fashion trends, girls are now more flexible and experimental with the colours of their lehengas. As a result, a wide range of shades are in play and you would be mesmerised by seeing how gracefully these tones can enhance a bride's beauty without compromising on the anticipated traditional look. 

The Entry Of Pastel Shades Into Lehenga 

The budding popularity of soft pastel colours in wedding lehengas is the fruit of global fashion trends, and those who have embraced it did not go wrong. Various shades of pink and peach are ruling the recent Indian bridal fashion trends, along with maroon and classic red. While dark tones like maroon and red have always been popular for matching the grandeur of traditional Indian weddings and the rich appearance of the bride, softer shades are now stealing the show with their aesthetic appeal and a touch of sophistication. If you are planning to get hitched anytime soon, considering these trendy elegant shades for your bridal lehenga may be a great idea. Let’s have a look at the off-beat hues that you may love for your wedding dress. 

Aesthetic Pink 

For the past couple of years, aesthetic pink has been the favourite shade of Indian brides, and it got the deserving hype since many Bollywood actresses flaunt their gorgeous bridal look in this shade of stunning lehengas. Starting with Anushka Sharma, a famous Bollywood actress who tied the knot in a dreamy aesthetic pink lehenga in 2020, many renowned personalities as well as girls have chosen this colour to walk down the aisle in. If you want your wedding appearance to be out of the box, pick aesthetic pink for your bridal lehenga. Trust us, it will reflect your aura in the most sophisticated way. 

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Peach 

Just like the fruit, the colour looks awesome, especially when matched with jewellery and great designs tastefully. For those who want their bridal appearance to be unique and memorable, peach is the perfect colour for them to choose. While the shade matches best with diamond and platinum jewellery, minimalist gold pieces can also match perfectly. If you want to flaunt your charm most elegantly on your special day, try the hues of peach for your bridal lehenga. 

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Beige 

Before you discard it as a boring colour, wait a moment! Once you look at the shade "beige gold", your conventional idea about the colour will be changed. In your golden hour, what can be a better hue to wrap yourself with than hues of beige gold? The colour is soft and elegant and offers a very unique touch of grace, and most importantly, it compliments gold jewellery like fine wine. So, sweetheart, there's no reason to turn your back on this amazing tone, rather give it a shot while you take a trial of your wedding lehenga. We can bet on this, you'd fall in love with the image in the mirror.  

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