The bridal look has undergone a radical change over the years. The era of minimalism is happening. “More is more” is the new maxim when it comes to the bridal look.

The modern bride is much more experimental compared to her previous counterparts when it comes to color, cut, design, fabric, and accessories. In the experimental vocabulary of bridal couture, the bride wears off-white, the silhouettes are anything but standard, and the embroidery is edgy.

If you want to nail the experimental bridal look, but don’t know how to do it, we’ll show you how.

Cloth

You can go for velvet, raw silk, satin, chanderi, or sheer. Velvet has a natural sheen and luxurious texture, while raw silk is clean, crisp, and shiny. Satin, on the other hand, has a gorgeous shine. Chanderi covers well and has a shiny, transparent texture. Chiffon or georgette is the best option if you have a summer wedding.

All these fabrics flatter the body and have a beautiful drape. Rohit Bal and Sabyasachi added velvet lehengas to their wedding clothes in 2016. The fabric is pure royalty.

Manish Malhotra, Payal Khandwala and Sabyasachi have created stunning wedding dresses featuring Benarasi lehenga with raw silk bodice. Satin lehengas adorned with aari or zardosi work are also on trend. When you go for a Chanderi lehenga, you can choose a zari border at the base and smaller motifs throughout the chanderi. A chiffon lehenga with zardosi, zari and fine embroidery will look ethereal.

Colour

When it comes to the color of her bridal wear, an experimental bride can think beyond red. You can also experiment with blues, bright pinks, sea greens, off-white, and oranges. Tarun Tahiliani, Reynu Tandon, Gaurav Gupta and Harpreet Narula play beautifully with colors. You can choose a wedding outfit that stands out from any of these designers and makes a statement.

Suitable

You can experiment with Fishcuts, which are flared at the bottom and hug the body at the waist. Manish Malhotra and Harpreet Narula have A-line lehengas, which have a minimum of flares at the bottom and fit at the waist. You can also try asymmetrical lehengas, which have attached drapes or pleats attached to the waist panel for an unbalanced look. For an instant Barbie look, you can opt for a ruffled lehenga.

Accessories

Since your outfit and makeup will be heavy, it is better to go for a heavy necklace and bare ears or vice versa. It can look garish if you wear everything. If you have a strong maang tika and heavy ornaments on your choli, go for minimal ears.

Do not try to match the jewelry with your clothes. Try to wear contrasting jewelry. With a beige suit you can combine an emerald necklace. With off-white and green lehenga, rubies will look good. Pearls and colored stones will go well with a pastel outfit.

To make a declaration

You can experiment with your look by combining your wedding outfit with an eye-catching jewel. An eye-catching piece can be a crown jewel, a tiara, a pair of embellished earrings, or an embellished necklace. You can also add quirky accessories like a sequin belt and a pair of dark sunglasses, to the Kala Chashma.