Zardozi

Mehrangarh Velvet Bridal Lehenga

₹3,88,000

Velvet takes embroidery badly unless the pile is tacked down first, which adds about three weeks to the making. The hem carries a hidden canvas band so the skirt swings rather than flares, which is how it reads in a low-ceilinged hall.

Fabric

Cotton-silk velvet, weighted at the hem with a canvas band

Craft

Zardozi in muted bronze dabka over a hand-drawn jaali

Atelier

Jodhpur

Colourway

Deep Maroon