In Jigyam
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Sonam attended a wedding event wearing a lehenga from Jigyam made from a vintage benarasi rangkat sari. Now, while the lehenga was absolutely droolworthy, the fact that a vintage sari was cut up to make this outfit that for Ms. Kapoor is most definitely a one-time wear really breaks my heart. I hope she proves me wrong and wears this outfit a whole lot more cuz it sure deserves plenty of rewear. If not, she can pass it on to me! You know I love my rangkats uncut! 😛
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Sonam Kapoor
Photo Credit: Viral Bhayani
Her jewelry deserves some shout out too…..she is following her mother’s footsteps of collecting antique pieces….they say Sunita Kapoor has quite a collection….the lehenga was breathtakingly gorgeous and fabric has my whole heart. 10/10 for me.
It’s beautiful no doubt but she’s drowning in all that fabric… it’s difficult to see the cut of the dress… like a little too much of a good thing.. love her jewelery tho… gorgeous!
Yeahhh! I am surprised this is considered a good look
That outfit needed definitely more than one rangkat sari!
Unlikely that outfit could have come from one sari. And a real vintage sari might not survive being cut up, they work well as draped fabric and even then they can be fragile at the borders/pallu – to cut it up and subject it to the stress of stitching and wearing – I’d be surprised if this was truly vintage.
I agree! Tried to do something like this with an old saree I owned and it was a disaster ?
All these posts on traditional weaves is making me want to get into saree wearing in a big way – I loved how you paired your saree with the Rimzim Dadu!
Now if only I can get out of my body image issues and lack of traditional blouses (I live outside India)…
Same, I just saw her post as well! On the lack of traditional blouses, if it helps, see if you want to pair your sarees with crop tops (not crop t-shirts but literally tops of a cropped length or a standard well-fitted shirt). I tried this recently and it neatly doubled up as saree blouses and the pairing was a lot more fun (and cheaper) than what would have cost me to get stitched from a tailor.
Just saw this, thank you for your kind reply and useful suggestions – I shall definitely try the options you’ve suggested 🙂
She looks the best in traditional Indian attire …. … she looks stunning
I absolutely agree with Payal. Cutting up a gorgeous vintage saree for one wear is not sustainability at all. Priyanka Chopra did the same too.
There is no one who can come close to Sonam, her choices in indian wear are always impeccable. She has given the most memorable looks in indian wear in the last 2 decades. Incredible.
Gosh so beautiful.. love it n she looks superb
Sonam sobhitha kangana and jhanvi are the only ones who put an effort in wearing ethnic wear. And I really appreciate it love sonam for her choice of clothes
Jhanvi? Jhanvi kapoor?
She Wears mini Bra with a lehenga skirt- placed as Low as possible on the hips.
Mostly.
She’s looking so over the top.
Also, props for actually repurposing a classic and making it wearable. I’ll take that any day over admiring something while it sits in storage forever. Wishing for rewears and or passing on forward as well 🙂
It would have been wearable without repurposing too . Just saying ?
But I think it looks gorgeous both ways . But saree feels more versatile . You can experiment with the drape
This is classic sonam! Love it and hope she has found her groove again
That Sonam whose clothes made us drool is back …. Even if momentarily. Maybe the saree was torn or something and converted to a lehengas… let just believe that 🙂
My wedding saree from almost 2 decade ago was an exquisite rangkat….. my father choose it and when I asked my mom about it she said ‘rainbow colour’. Years later I learned the name Rangkat. ….. and corrected my mom…
Just came here to say Payal you look drop dead gorgeous! Your outfit is a great blend of classic meets chic
Thank you!
Can someone identify the bag or is it silver custom done?
The bag is from the same brand as the lehenga.
Love this look! I’m literally drooling over the silver jewelry. The vintage jewelry is gorgeous.
I had to lookup rangkat.
Sonam is back to draping herself with meters and meters of fabric and proclaiming herself fashionista. meh