With the conclusion of India Couture Week 2024, in New Delhi, the highlights of Indian fashion especially celebrated the bridal attire of the year. The event spanning over eight days and elaborating fourteen shows exhibited an apparel of chic and elegant trends that establishes the mood for the knocking wedding season. The noteworthy, evolving trends primarily Indian traditional wedding clothing were put to highlight, hat tip goes to costumiers like Tarun Tahiliani, Gaurav Gupta, Jayanti Reddy, and so forth. Still the grand finale ended by the designer duo Falguni and Shane on July 31 brought the bold and creative trends to notice. While the Bridal, traditional wear collection set the show on fire Kunal Rawal assured the maximalist groomswear trends was becoming a hit trendsetter.
Gone were those days, when picking up groom’s costumes was itself a family event. Sending the message loud that Indian clothing craft is just not about the bride anymore. Grooms too sparkled and stood out with elaborate chunky jewels and vibrant colour palette adding life and soul to the festivities.
Understanding Maximalist Groomswear Trends
With inception to the concept maximalist is the new sexy and shutting less is more. The men’s maximalist fashion is embarking a statement with over the limit exorbitant coupling. The trend draws its
inspiration from the 1960s art movement, through manipulating vibrant colours, idiosyncratic prints, bold statement metallic pieces.
The whole lockdown scenario has enabled us to revise the standards set for men’s styling. After staying indoor and then stepping out in playful attire, that uplifts the vibe compared to the regular casual outfits.
If the urge to adopt to this renewed demand forces you to showcase your taste and pick and upscale your clothing from minimalist to maximalist, then faster your belts, as the tips below, would drive you to explore a new word of fashion and stand out.
1) Secret to Maximal Fashion – Boost your Colour theory
Step out of your comfort zone, pair complementary colours to try something fun and fresh. For instance , an achromatic duo with a stand out shade is a streamlined approach to rock the style, these shades blend profusely to add juxtaposition to your appearance.
2) Risk your game with Texture play
Look for fabrications like velvets, corduroys and silk that add depth and richness to the look. Mix and match patterns like checks and stripes to display your uniqueness, opt for a velvet blazer over a cotton T-shirt that establishes a hooked look. Experimenting with embellished jackets over a silky shirt sets another louder layering options.
3) Finalize with bold accessories
Adding rings, a neck chain with a statement pendant binds the look towards. completion. Ending with a footwear of choice with options -Canvases, sneakers or leather shoes will boost both your look and confidence from head to toe making you ready to take on the world.
Designers at ICW 2024 made sure that traditional wear for grooms is all set to trickle down the available choices. Talking about Tarun Tahiliani’s latest collection, featured models walking the ramp, wore sherwanis styled with double dupattas.
To add vibrance, designer Jayanti Reddy not only juggled with colours but used stoles to amplify the richness. And not to miss the traditional groomswear accessories that went bold and elaborate this season with Falguni Shane Peacock and Kunal Rawal.
The Collections Launched by Kunal Rawal were truly insane. From shehras studded with jewels to brooches grabbing the attention, everything was a lit. Kunal’s dark theme with the vibe of ‘Mumbai Meri Jaan’ won the hearts of many, relieving people from narrow range of choices for menswear specially groomswear.
