Shehnai

Description

👗 Dress Details and Description

This appears to be a formal South Asian (likely Pakistani/Indian) wedding or formal wear ensemble, styled as a Heavy Bridal/Formal Gown, Anarkali, or Kalidar Peshwas.

1. Color & Fabric

2. Style & Silhouette

• Silhouette: A very voluminous, floor-length, flared silhouette. It looks like a Kalidar Peshwas (a full-length, highly paneled dress) or a heavy Bridal Anarkali Gown.

• Bodice/Shirt: Long-sleeved (full-length), High/Round neckline (covered by jewelry). The sleeves appear to have an attached sheer fabric (like net/organza) or are slightly flared at the cuffs.

• Skirt: Extremely wide flare, suggesting numerous kali (panels) or heavy structuring to achieve the A-line/Farshi (floor-dragging) length and volume.

3. Embroidery & Embellishments

• Workmanship: Highly intricate, traditional Zari (metallic thread) and Tilla (gold thread) work.

• Stones/Sparkle: Heavy use of diamanté, kora, dabka, sequins, and cut-dana (beads) providing significant sparkle.

• Design Placement:

  • Bodice: Heavily embroidered with motifs that look floral or Mughal-inspired.

  • Daman (Hemline): The skirt features a heavily worked border (the widest band of embroidery) running along the entire circumference, often incorporating Pani (watery/wavy) patterns or delicate floral vines.

  • Sleeves: Coordinated embroidery on the cuffs and sometimes all-over motifs.

4. Duppatta (Scarf)

• Color/Fabric: Appears to be a delicate, sheer fabric (like Net, Organza, or Chiffon) in a similar light pink/champagne shade, contrasting subtly with the gold.

• Work: Likely features a thin, ornate border on all four sides, possibly with small, scattered motifs (chann work) across the main fabric.