The Pakistani wedding season is all about festivities and celebrations. The colourful palette of dark and light hues with the shine of embellishments, and the drama of long and flared silhouettes, is how all the magic is created. The festive season is nothing without festive outfits. And for creating such outfits, the choice of fabric and colours matters the most. The right embellishments, such as buttons and lace, are necessary to elevate the look. However, the key to achieving festive wear outfits is to select the right base, the right fabric with the right colours and hues. The fabric choice options out there are:
- Chiffon
- Organza
- Net
- Silk
- Tissue
- Velvet
There are many other similar types of these fabrics in the market, which can be used for festive wear outfits.
See more: What to Wear to a Winter Wedding in Pakistan: The Velvet Edit.
Velvets for formal events: barat & walima
Velvet fabric is an ideal choice for winter festive events. The wedding season requires formal wear outfits, and in this chilly season, velvet does the job for the winter festive lookbook. The velvet fabric has a sheen in itself with a plush appeal, which makes it look royal and regal, appropriate for winter festive wear.
It has the characteristic of providing warmth and comfort while keeping the grace and style intact. It gives a modern and decent appeal, and it is easy to transform, which makes it easy to shape into any style and design you want.
Velvet comes in a wide range of colours as well, from light to dark. Each colour in velvet stands out, and if styled and designed well, it can create a very unique look.
Velvets for barat:
The velvet fabric is a great choice for formal Pakistani events like barat. This event requires graceful silhouettes and decent colour palettes. Unlike mehendi events, this event requires more elegant finesse. The velvet fabric is easy to transform; hence, decent long flared silhouettes on velvet fabric will create a very beautiful look. It will maintain the grace and comfort at the same time.
Velvet shades for barat:
The barat event is a formal event which symbolizes the heritage and cultural values. It requires decent and classic finesse. Deep dark tones are appropriate for such formal events, representing deep cultural roots and traditions. The barat appropriate colours include:
- Deep red
- Burgundy
- Maroon
- Wine
- Black
- Plum
- Navy blue
- Bottle green
These colours are perfect for formal evening events like barat. These shades reflect in golden lights and create a very dramatic effect. These shades on velvet are perfect for the bride herself or the wedding guests' outfits, matching the whole aesthetics of the event, i.e., formal, aesthetic, traditional and heritage.
Velvet for walima:
Since we know velvet is perfect for the chilly season, the velvet fabric holds a classic grace which is perfect for all winter formal occasions. However, velvet fabric for the walima event is also an ideal choice to achieve a classic and graceful look.
Walima events are usually formal and decent ones, where everyone is required to dress formally. Instead of a long flared silhouette, international walima dresses have structured silhouettes that are preferred to achieve that formal and smart look.
Velvet shades for walima:
Hence walima event is a formal one and requires a decent and formal look. To achieve such a look, the colour palette must be kept decent and light. Such pastel tones reflect decency and a sophisticated look. The colours for the walima events are:
- Light pink
- Powder blue
- Mint green
- Burnt orange
- Lime yellow
- Light grey
- Off white
These colours create a very light and decent appearance and lighten the heaviness of the fabric. These colour palettes create softness and a sophisticated look, ideal for winter daytime walima events.
Can I wear red to walima?
Wearing a red coloured outfit at a walima event is no harm, but it will look a little miss. Since it is necessary to understand the events’ dress code, one can dress accordingly. Light colours reflect decency and sophistication, while the bright colours add a dramatic and bold look to an event. The walima event requires a decent dress code, with light colours and minimal styling with pretty, elegant silhouettes.
The difference in hues: dark or pastels
The dark colour creates boldness and creates a dramatic look. Dark and bold colours are perfect for winter evening events like a baraat, for a traditional look. And these colours reflect more in extra lights and enhance the overall appearance.
On the other hand, light and pastel colours reflect in daytime events. Light colours give a sense of softness, calmness and decency, perfect for formal events like walima.
Final Thoughts:
Velvet fabric is an ideal choice for winter wedding wear; however, the choice of colours also matters a lot while creating a perfect look specifically for events like baraat and walima. Velvet fabric holds a luxury appeal, and the variations in colours make it more beautiful and elegant.
Colour etiquette for Pakistani weddings is necessary. The dark colours are appropriate for baraat look, representing traditional charm and heritage look, while the light and decent colours are appropriate for walima look, representing a decent, sophisticated and formal look.
