Salwar kameez now have become so versatile and is also much modernized in terms of silhouettes or patterns which also have no dupatta and are known to be the latest styles so far. Yet we do love flaunting dupattas, especially during occasions and weddings to add more of the Indian ethnicity to our outfit looks.
Here’s how you can select dupattas to match your salwar suits as per the right occasion with fabrics, colors, type of pattern, and more.
How to Choose Dupattas as Per Pattern
Floral print dupatta only looks appealing on plain kurta kameez or one which has a solid color on the torso section and may have the same print on the bottom hemline of the kameez. These are best for casual day-to-day wear Punjabi suits or churidar suits. You can also wear these with palazzo pants in fabrics like chanderi silk, chiffon, or georgette print dupatta to get a more formal look.
Bandhani print or dyed dupattas are the rage this season and work best for festive dressing or wedding occasions. Bandhani dupatta in silk or georgette in bright tones will suit plain beige or nude Anarkali dresses or Punjabi suits as well as indo-western styles. Work borders on these dupattas can add more of the wedding wear touch and can be paired up with your stylish plain or solid kameez tops.
Figure prints or quirk prints dupatta is one of a kind and will look super stunning for Parties and events. Pair these up like the Masaba print dupattas in silk with light-colored or contrast light shade salwar kameez style, in churidar suits, or Indo western long tunic style dresses.
How to Choose Dupatta as Per Fabric
Banarasi Silk Dupatta can be styled on simple plain silk dresses or anarkalis in solid hues, in contrast, to give a royal look at weddings, festivals, or parties. The dupattas will add the grace of gold weave and stunning silk weaves like banarasi silk with golden weave motifs, patola silk dupattas, or the lovely raw silk dupattas with broad golden silk weave borders.
Georgette dupattas in plain or shaded color in dye patterns or with embroidered buttis scattered all over the dupatta. This fabric is the most used and reliable type to use on salwar suits for any occasion and event. You can choose this dupatta in pastels, solids, the embroidered effect of resham, or sequined motifs too. Borders in gotta, thread work, heavy metal embellished borders, or cutwork would suit this dupatta to pair it for heavy salwar suits.
Chiffon dupattas are very delicate but pretty and give a natural look, dyes and shaded color patterns dupattas are best for casual wear salwar suits and to get a heavy or party look, the small pompom or tassel laces or beads and pearls laces work best to pair with party wear salwar kameez.
Net dupattas are the one and best kinds of party wear and wedding wear salwar suits. They hold embroidery and embellishment best giving a rich and stylish look as well as the fabric of these looks appealing on the plain as well as heavily embellished salwar suits too. The best way is to pair a contrast net dupatta with kameez. Dupatta can be plain with a sequined border or contrast as well as can have small buttis or all over white resham work in jaal embroidery for a heavy look. Pair these with Anarkali or Masakali dresses as well as sherwani salwar suits and palazzo suits too.
Crushed Semi Silk Dupatta are the best look for aligning salwar kameez or Anarkali dresses which requires a further focus on the dress rather than the dupattas. These are best found in solid colors and can be worn o straight-cut dresses too.
Cotton Dupatta is normally the classic kind that works for formal wear or office wear as well as casual day-to-day wear and some for party wear. Prints on these are common and tie and dye bandhani cotton dupattas are the right choice for Punjabi suits or Patiala suits. Printed cotton dupatta in figure prints or weave patterns is cool to style over palazzo suits or straight-cut salwar kameez.
How to Choose Dupatta as Per Style
Stitched dupatta on salwar kameez itself as a draped look is quite the new edgy styles today. You can select a flowy matching dupatta to style and get it pre-pleated for a fresh look by getting it pre-draped and pre-pleated on your kameez top.
Stole Dupatta or Scarf Dupatta can be in the cotton crush, georgette, chiffon, or soft silk in prints or plains which are shorter or thinner in rectangles or square giving it a modern look just to drape around the neckline or at nape level as a scarf. Wear these over tunic style salwar suits, printed or plain salwar kameez too.