No bling and shimmer for a
wedding dress? That’s rare! But for Genelia D’Souza's
wedding ensemble, the ace fashion designer Ritu Kumar has created a
regal, elegant dress which is a far cry from the usual glitzy,
over-the-board wedding attire.
The veteran designer, who likes to blend
tradition
with modernity, and uses the rich embroidery heritage of India for her
bridal collection, has once again visited history for Genelia. Ritu
wanted to avoid the usual bling and shimmer for Genelia’s wedding
trousseau because she didn’t want clothes to overshadow the actress’
vivacious personality. “The silhouette which I designed for her
(Genelia) is simple yet elegant and chic,” says Ritu Kumar.
Ritu Kumar has designed two dresses for Genelia, and for the wedding
day, Kumar has designed a lehanga, choli and odhni in gold and indigo
blue for Ritesh Deshmukh’s bride. The blouse is made of indigo blue
velvet with antique dhapka embroidery, while the lehanga has antique
gold weaving with zardozi embroidery. According to the designer, the wedding ensemble of Genelia resembles a 19th century archival piece.