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Rakshabandhan – Lehenga looks Decoded

Rakshabandhan is round the corner. Come celebrations and we all want to deck up. The innate desire to look good and feel festive looks for aesthetic dressing options, pieces of jewelry, and everything to pull in together, and pull –out a great look. Well, honoring the desire is our prerogative and we love ourselves more each time it is done. My favorite (I guess everyone’s) is elegant attire that is easy to wear and carry and is comfortable to be worn the whole day long, without me feeling like getting out of it the moment Pooja is done. I love to dance in it, flutter around, take innumerable selfies, steal a few laddus from my brother’s plate, put the Rangoli, and feel every bit of a Divine diva the whole day long. And a lehenga stands true to this every bit. Elegant, Easy, Comfortable, Sassy, Festive, Celebration-ready, and makes feel like a diva. It gives me the feet to steal the laddoos and dodge the chase by my brother in an attempt to get the booty back.

Well you know I am already thinking of the lehenga for the attire this Raksha Bandhan. Hell Yesss! That’s been on my mind lately and I have been scouting women's wear sites for some time, for going to shops and a mall is so passe. While with the sites flaunt intimidating variety, it is such an eye-tonic to look at beautifully crafted lehengas with no guilt attached. Thanks to technology, sites are displaying the products via reels and videos on their social media handles. I realized making a choice has become all the easier. It also helped me to create a look easily (and copying it is the easiest 🫣). It is easy to gauge the fabric, the fall, and the overall look via a reel or video.

There are so many types of lehengas that you could pick this RakshaBandhan and the array of festivals and weddings on cards. I fell in love with some really simple ones, elegantly embroidered lehengas in paper mirrors, sequins, and zari, while some digitally printed ones with sequins work or light embroidery done on them made me drool. Super light and breezy these would let me breathe and enjoy while being able to move around with ease. Easy to maintain is another point in favor. Others took me in trance and I was already feeling like a diva. The heavy ones, with thick borders and also the ones with thinner borders and lovely craftsmanship all over the lehenga, were the ones with magic woven in them, esp. on the borders.

Borders, I feel are the highlight of any lehenga. Usually at the hem of the lehenga, at the periphery of the dupatta, at the endings of the Sleeve, and sometimes at the neck hem, this defining technique has come a long way and has been beautifying the lehenga since the time of yore. The versatility of borders makes it easy for it to fit on any aspect of the lehenga and still hold the command. Made in a variety of ways like embroidered stone work, zardozi, gotta-Patti, cut work, laces, sequins, thread work et al, this piece of most sought-after detailing is a dedicated and romantic partner to the lehengas or sarees. This is also a huge chunk of lehengas that come with borders in one of the placements, and we love them all.

Dedicated and romantic partners to the lehengas are also the jewelry, bags, and great pair of shoes. Put them together in a tasteful mix and you come out with looks that fetch compliments. The best bags that compliment a lehenga are undoubtedly Potli bags and Batuas. Well, Clutches too. However, Potli bags, Batuas, and metal Box bags ooze traditional vibes and get along so well with lehengas. Pay tribute to your lehenga twirls with the flirty frills of pearls on your necklace and danglers that catch your laughter in their sway. Austrian Diamond jewelry on the other hand tends to hold space for a graceful, dignified look. Then we have the Rani Hars, the long neck pieces that would end in intricate pendants, or the chokers that would happily sit on your neck, contouring your face and highlighting it. If you’re a lover of colors, the variety of jewelry will boggle your mind. Well, whichever look you choose, heels are going to pump the whole style game up. These are a must unless you are a comfort freak like me and prefer platforms or mules for the happy-feet experience.

It's time you buy the lehenga of dreams and match it with the jewelry, bags, and other accessories for your festival look and dazzling you. The key is not only finding a flattering style but also the perfect fit. Unstitched lehengas are a boon in disguise as you can stitch them specific to your requirements. Whereas, readymade lehengas are your answer to last-minute shopping and saving rounds to your tailor ahead of a festival. Festivals are already upon us. So you go girl, scout sites like Odette, etc, and get yourself a gorgeous lehenga and matching jewelry, bags and shoes, and everything else. Click pictures and be all over social media and the hearts of your loved ones. Don’t forget to tag us when you share your pics on social media. Happy festivities!

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6 Yards of Sheer Elegance - Sarees

You ask me one elegant traditional attire I am going to wear this festive season and I say, Saree. The drape that defines elegance and exudes divinity, accentuates the figure and drips ‘traditional’ in every thread. To most of us, this is the garment that instantly connects us to our moms and grand-moms. And to most of us, the favorite saree fabrics are the ones they draped in for years for festivals like Ganesh Chaturthi, Diwali, KarwaChauth, and a whole array of festivals. The sarees they collected, maintained, and passed on to us as heirloom pieces.

I have memories of Kanjeevarams, Banarasi silks, Tussar silks, Paithanis, Organzas, Mysore Silks, Narayan Peth, Chanderis, Net, Chiffons, and Georgettes. Of course, the humble yet compelling cotton cannot be forgotten. We have a legacy of very distinct weaves and fabrics that varies between states. Here’s throwing some light on these and celebrating each weave in its spirit.

Starting with the king of all weaves. As famous Banaras is for its Banarasi paan, as it is for its distinctive Banarasi silk sarees. The unparallel richness of this fine silk woven with gold or silver zari on handlooms or embroidered in natural silk threads is among the exquisite heirloom sarees of India. This sacred weave in the most favored saree for a bridal trousseau comes from the holy city of Benaras or Varanasi. Moving East to textured raw silk -Tussar or Kosa, as it is called- sarees exude the untamed spirit of the wild silkworm. The earthy textures on natural colors are delicately accentuated with a dull gold sheen, to create a warm ethereal-looking saree and an experience to match. Since it is a natural silk fiber it keeps warm in winters and cools in summers. Cool isn’t it?

While Banarasi and Tussar silks are on the delicate side, on the extravagant side are the Kanjeevarams and Pathanis from the South Central part of India. In the case of Paithani sarees, traditional motifs like peacocks, circle paisleys, elephants, birds, etc. are woven on heavy silks in rich gold threads or zari. Kanjeevaram sarees rule wedding trousseau in Southern India like Banarasi silk does in the northern part of India. Kanjeevaram owes its richness to the lustrous Mulberry Silk and the golden or silver zari. Latest in the coterie is the bronze zari work that is catching up like fire.

Creativity cannot be contained, and so was the case with Saree. It slipped out of silken hands to newer realms and into flow-y nets and georgettes, and luxurious organza, chiffons, and chanderis.

Nets are one of the sensuous sarees and a favorite for light dresses. Usually combined with satins, silks, and a few other materials or as heavily embroidered standalone these are lightweight, highly comfortable, charming, and sophisticated drapes and mostly maintenance-free (love that part in a saree ). Fitting in the ‘easy-on-maintenance’ frame is also the lovely georgette. Easy to drape, this saree is gracefully sheer, lightweight, and silky finish, and no wonder is a popular choice for young girls. A great investment, for the days when you do not want to wear a heavy saree.

Now if your choice lies in charisma, subtlety, and delicateness then you can choose between organza, chanderi, or chiffon. All three are known for light weightiness, and crispness and they have been seen in royal wardrobes during medieval times. Chanderi sarees have roots in the Mahabharat era and are evolved in the way they are woven. They are produced from pure silk, Chanderi cotton, and silk cotton threads and patterned with traditional coins, peacocks, floral designs, etc using fine silk, and gold and silver brocade or zari. The transparency of this fabric and its sheerness makes them sensuous drapes.

The semi-sheer chiffons are the super light fabric that falls beautifully on your curves. We all remember Kajol fluttering her chiffon pallus on icy mountains. It is that easy to maintain and handle. If you aim for a classy, feminine, and elite look you are looking for Organza. The fabric that looks soft outside is quite a tough one. With the firm fall and a see-through surface, the fabric has a Victorian feel and brings together the old-world charm with the modernity of today’s world.

Well, it cannot end here. There’s so much to our rich culture and its weaves that this cannot end here...but for the time being. Meanwhile, the festivities have already started in India and we are all buying our dream drapes. These are all available online. Our recommendation is to buy your sarees only from a trusted website store. Odette is one such trusted brand. Get your saree now, shine in it and then pass it on to the generations and let the tradition of heirlooms die not.

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Perfect Gifting Options This Diwali

Diwali is one of the biggest and most awaited festivals of the year. A time for togetherness, feeling of love, gratitude, and appreciation for the people around any case Diwali, the festival of lights is incomplete without sons and daughters returning home for the festivals and coming together to clean, make sweets, shop, burst crackers, light up Diyas and send gifts to the loved ones. After all, it is the people around us who make the festivities joyful and worth enjoying.

When our tribe is so important to us, make them feel special and let them know that they lighten up your life just like the diyas. The tribe can be your family, your house staff, relatives, friends, employees, stakeholders, or businesses. Corporate Gifting is seen as an important corporate gesture to acknowledge and strengthen ties with fellow businesses and employees. In many companies, the employees look forward to Diwali gifts as much as they look forward to Diwali itself. As much as we love to gift people, finding the right fit is tedious. So we took this chance to introduce you to some gifting ideas for everyone.

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