Women's Dress Lehanga Choli is a very popular dress for party and weddings among women in north India. This dress comes in three parts – lehanga, a long skirt reaching the ankles; choli, a blouse up to bust length; and dupatta, a long rectangular scarf. Blouse has sometimes open back with string for tying. The dress is made colorful through patchwork of multi color fabric, applique and embroidery. Mirrors are also used embroidered in both lehanga and choli making the dress even more colorful. In Rajasthan and Gujarat, women of all ages wear this dress on every festive occasion. In the month of October and November, during Divali festival, women wear lehanga choli and dance through the night for full nine days.
This dress goes very well with Indian shoes – juties and ankle bracelets in silver. Women also wear silver armlets along with choli. In order to make the dress look even more dazzling, women sometimes also wear silver belly chains.
Wedding day is a special occasion in an individual's life. This day is special for not only for the couple , but also the whole family of both the bride and groom, as well as the relatives and friends. No wonder, since time immemorial wedding fashion is about the most expensive clothes, along with the jewelry. The bride is dressed to look like a queen.
According to Hindu philosophy and mythology the Gods and Goddesses also attend the wedding. This adds to jubilation attached to a marriage. No wonder brides-to-be spend months together searching for the perfect wedding dress. Not only her, but even her family members and closest friends spend a long time searching for what they should wear on the wedding day.
It is not limited to just the bride, well even the groom is particular about what he is going to wear on the wedding day. He is also aware about his clothes and accessories. Like in case of the bride this extends to his immediate family and friends. Such excitement exists in both the houses.
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