I found my sangeet lehenga at Aumbre. Yup, it’s done. After searching in too many places to count – all the way from the expensive Frontier Raas, to the bright colors of Eveva Love and the big ghera at Ole Couture – I finally found the one I loved the most. This is how it happened:
Remember that blue top I’d placed an order for a few weeks back at Aumbre (Hauz Khas Village)? I had been procrastinating going there because there was always something more important to do for the wedding. I finally took out some time and decided to pick up the top. I dragged my mother with me, explaining to her that in case the top didn’t fit I’d need her help to make them understand what kind of alterations were required.
I tried on the top when I reached Aumbre, and it was perfect. I loved it!
Meanwhile, my mother was browsing the new stock at Aumbre and found a very contemporary looking black and beige anarkali that she promptly handed to me. I tried it. And…loved it. Placed the order! (there are some clothes at Aumbre that are actually reasonably priced)
Then, a lehenga caught my eye. It had the kind of big flare I wanted. It didn’t have the kind of bright colors I was looking for, but I thought – what the heck, just try it! But it was just a skirt, without a blouse. Saw a sari which had a blouse that would match the lehenga somewhat. Took both into the trial room.
I came out, and guess what? My mother and I loved it. Was this going to be my sangeet lehenga? This plain looking skirt with a blouse that actually belonged to another sari?
The answer came easily to me – YES. The colors it “should” be didn’t matter anymore. It looked good on me – as is. Why does anything else have to matter?
I placed the order, and expect it by mid-September. I will add embellishments to the lehenga if required, once this “first draft” is done. So relieved, and so happy to have found something I loved.
In other major news, my wedding lehenga finally arrived from Om Prakash Jawahar Lal at Chandni Chowk. More on that in the next post.
what color is your lehenga??? sangeet and wedding both!!
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Can’t tell you here as the fiancé also reads (ok, glances) at the blog. I’ll send you a mail 🙂
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Awesome! Must be such a relief.. I picked up my sangeet leenga in a very similiar way.. Went to a million places n didnt like anything there.. Tried on a lehenga coz i thot the dupatta was cute n bang! Loved the whole thing on me.. Mine is a shaded crinkled georgette skirt with a beautiful broad border.. Am thinking of getting it embellished as well.. The raw silk choli n dupatta r perfect as it is.. :))
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Congrats on finding urs! Where did u get it from?
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Heritage.. got lucky coz they had a 60% discount on rakhi!! Sheer luck that I went that day:)
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Even I got my sangeet lehenga from a place which looks (rather IS) expensive but my lehenga is not all that expensive.
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Would luv to see some pics, all of your stuff sounds really exciting 🙂
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