Eid ul-Adha: Styling Tips For 3 Days Of Eid

Eid ul-Adha is around the corner, and so is the excitement to dress up for the occasion. Eid ul-Adha is a symbolic celebration of sacrifice, kindness and generosity. The three-day celebration bonds families and friends over food and fashion.

Here are some styling guides and tips for the 3 days of Eid that might help you decide your outfits for the occasion.

Styling for Eid: Day 1

1. Comfort is the key

A styling guide for the 3 days of Eid should start with the very basics: comfortable yet chic. There are always two kinds of people when it comes to choosing dresses for festivities — the ones who go for comfort over anything and the ones who aspire to everything from a dress. Taking account of the heat and humidity, one can go light on colours and fabric.

Summer colours like shades of pastel are always a smart choice for your body. Dresses in breathable fabrics are also preferred accordingly. When it comes to breathable and airy fabric, nothing is better than lawn. If you think lawn suits are too mainstream and everyday-ish, you need to check out the luxury lawn collections of different brands. From intricate embroidery to elegant laces, you have it all. An embroidered shirt with flared sleeves or balloon sleeves with palazzos would give a chic look for the day.

2. All glammed up

Styling for Eid cannot go wrong with glammed-up looks. One can choose classic colour combinations like black and white, or just some darker shades, for the last-minute fix to your never-ending search for a perfect dress for the evening party with families and friends. Some contemporary designs like animal print and tribal print make you stand out from the crowd. The use of pearls and beads on your dress gives an edge to your look. Crochet stitches, tassels and silk threads with contrasting colours are also a big hit when it comes to a glammed-up look for a night party or get-together.

What should be kept in mind while going for such detailing and designs is to keep the bottoms as simple as possible. Narrow-styled palazzos or cigarette trousers are advisable when there is so much detailing going on the shirt and dupatta, to channel all the attention in the right direction.

Styling for Eid: Day 2

3. Bringing white to life

The best thing about a white dress is that it can be styled for any occasion, and there is hardly a chance that it will ever disappoint you. You can go all white, from shirt to bottom as well as your dupatta, or use some colours to break the monotony — there are no rules. Accessorising the dress with silver jewellery and colourful footwear is all you need for brunch with your girlfriends. Some hints of ocean blues and magenta pinks in the embroidery will make the statement the dress needs.

If you want to pair your dress with a colourful dupatta, make sure it has some vivid colours like the colour of bougainvillea. One can go for the same colour of dupatta as the embroidery of the shirt, but make sure it has some texture in terms of embroidery or print of its own.

Styling for Eid: Day 3

4. Banarsi for the win

A styling guide for the 3 days of Eid has to include Banarsi dresses. When you are tired and run out of ideas for dressing up, you can go for a Banarsi dress without an iota of doubt. As evergreen as it is, one can never go wrong with Banarsi. Either choose a plain shirt and straight or layered palazzos with a contrasting Banarsi dupatta, or go for an all-Banarsi dress; it does not matter as long as it is Banarsi. If it becomes challenging to carry an authentic Banarsi dress as it is a heavily textured fabric, you can opt for Banarsi print on any fabric you like.

All you need to do is keep the accessorising subtle and toned down, as Banarsi is a heavily textured material and demands all the attention to itself.

5. All is well if it’s lawn

It is almost the end of Day 3, and if all you can think about is a lawn suit, then go get it. The texture, its lightness and its durability are unmatched. If you want to keep it simple and yet polished, then this is your best bet. Go for simple and elegant prints and keep it accessorised. You can choose to make a statement with flared or balloon sleeves and culottes, and voila, you are good to go!

– Posted by Maliha Tabassum