Sari Style
Vidya attended the Kolkata Film Festival panel session wearing a red and black Bomkai sari (an Odisha weave). I, obviously, have a bias here being from Odisha. But, we can agree, she looked lovely, right?
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Vidya Balan
Photo Credit: viral Bhayani
Gorgeous! Just wish she’d worn something in her right wrist — a cuff or a bracelet.
She looks really lovely. Beautiful saree
what an amazingly beautiful saree! color combo is delish and Vidya wore it well.
At the film festival she mentioned that this saree was a gift from her Bhaalo Theko director from 20 years ago! Classic weaves never go out of fashion.
Thanks for sharing..
I’ll be the objective one here, Payal. 😉
Vidya looks superb and the saree is gorgeous! The look would be 10/10 even without the oxidized jhumkis and gajra.
Beautiful
This is NOT a Sambalpuri saree. This is a Bomkai from Sonepur with an extra weft weave. If you call yourself an Odiya who writes a fashion blog, you should know at least this much. Sambalpuris are Ikat sarees and this one has zero Ikat.
You are right, it is a Bomkai. Doh! Definitely a big fail on my part! I should’ve known given I have multiple Bomkais with these kind of pallus that I have ID’d many times on my own IG profile. Odisha has a lot of weaves and Bomkai is the name that always escapes my brain with so many others like Khandua, Kotpad, Sachipars…
Why do you have to be soo snarky? It’s okay to give feedback, but don’t have to be rude.
GOSH – people just lose all kinds of common decency with anonymity
What a stunning sari in a flawless color combo. The black and red combo is incredible on her. Saris are Vidya’s strongest suit. They really suit her body frame. She should just stick with them.