Sabyasachi Lehengas Through The Ages – Wedamor
It is every bride’s dream to wear a Sabyasachi lehenga for her big day. Sabyasachi is, without doubt, one of the most admired and most renown designers in the country. Based out of Calcutta, his designs are deeply rooted in Indian history and heritage. Even if your budget does not allow you to purchase one of his lehengas, you can always take inspiration from his creations. And for that purpose, we have here for you some of our favourites from his various collections.
Moss Green Lehenga
This lehenga from his ‘KesriBai Pannalal’ collection is quite a head-turner, and several brides chose this for their big day. This silk lehenga features intricate silk thread embroidery, beaten gold bullion and is embedded with semi-precious stones. The bride has paired this with temple jewellery with guttapusalu detailing from Sabyasachi’s Heritage Jewellery collection which includes an oversized Chaandbali maang tikka, a two-layered necklace and statement earrings.
Neon Lime Green Lehenga
Alia Bhatt wore this vibrant lime green lehenga to Sonam Kapoor’s reception, and it proved to be quite a head-turner. This creation is a mix of organza and silk, which is hand-embroidered with floral motifs in silver thread. The half-sleeved and round-necked blouse gives her a sophisticated look. A sheer dupatta of the same colour and matching border completes the look. She chose a statement choker from Sabyasachi Heritage Jewellery and sat very well with the high-necked blouse. Considering the high necked blouse and elaborate choker, the actress has decided not to wear earrings, and it sure looks like she made the right choice.
The Dil-Guldasta Lehenga
If we had to pick the most original and eccentric design from Sabyasachi’s collection, then this would be it. This is one of the pre-wedding looks of Deepika Padukone and amongst the one that was the most talked about. Elaborate thread work in red, pink and green cover every inch of the lehenga. The lehenga itself is made of Bordeaux silk and features hand-dyed appliques, gold and silver thread work and embedded with crystals and rhinestones. The look was rounded off with an emerald choker and gold kadas. What really brought the look together was the crown braid adorned with red roses and her midnight blue smoky eyes.
Mustard Yellow Ifsahan Lehenga
The yesteryear royal costumes inspire the Ifsahan collection, and the costumes are a combination of velvets, organza and muslin. Here, the lehenga and choli is made of velvet and features decadent zardosi work, This is paired with a double dupatta made of organza and featuring embroidered designs.
Floral Raspberry Lehenga
This lehenga is a sight and behold and makes you want to stare at it forever. It features floral print all over the shawl and lehenga paired with a sequined blouse with mirror work. A choker necklace and a simple maang tikka complete her look. All this makes this a great look for a morning function and can be worn to your engagement or Sangeet.
Coral Blue Nargis Lehenga
The Nargis collection features lehengas in unusual colours such as this and features intricate embroidery in floral motifs all over the blouse and lehenga. And this has been paired with a sheer net shawl which also features golden thread work.
Black & Gold Chowk Lehenga
Jacket style blouses which are decorated with distinctive patterns inspired by the rural textiles of the country is the highlight of the collection . This particular piece features a relatively simple lehenga with intricate multi-coloured embroidery at the bottom.
Hasn’t this made you fall in love with Sabyasachi designs all over again? Let us know your favorite in the comments.