Ivory Baraat Lehenga Choli with Kiran-Lace Dupatta Borders

Design & Silhouette

This ivory bridal lehenga choli pairs a cropped blouse with a broad, flared lehenga and a long organza dupatta. The choli is tissue silk, with a sweetheart front neckline, a round back and short sleeves that sit close to the arm. Small floral clusters and reflective points cover it densely, gathering most compactly across the upper chest and along the lower edge. It ends above a narrow, ornately embroidered lehenga waistband, leaving a clear division between the two ivory pieces.

The tissue silk lehenga is built from 14 kalis with panels and cancan, giving a wide, floor-length ghera without a trail. Elongated floral and paisley-like formations repeat up the skirt in tall vertical sequences. Each holds small pink and red blossoms, green leaves, curving stems and gold-toned scrollwork, and a thin strip of open ivory separates one from the next. Toward the hem, the repeats give way to several densely embroidered horizontal bands that mix scrolling patterns with compact repeated ornaments.

The single 3.5-yard dupatta is matching ivory organza, sheer enough for the layers beneath to show through. Fine branching vines with small blossoms and spaced leaves are scattered across it, leaving generous open ground. Its kiran-lace border is built in layers: a slender bright trim, a broader maroon band worked with pale gold interlaced ornament and tiny reflective accents, and a dense gold-toned kiran fringe. The same finish runs along both long edges and the lower curved ends.

Details

• Pieces included: choli (blouse), lehenga and dupatta
• Fabric: tissue silk choli and lehenga, organza dupatta, silk lining
• Embroidery: heavily embroidered in gold, antique gold and multicolor, using resham thread work, zari, dabka, kora, salma sitara, sequin work and pearl work
• Embellishments: kiran-lace, gotta work, sequins, beads, multi-sitara and tassels (latkan)
• Closure: concealed zipper with hook-and-eye fastening
• Weight: around 7 kg
• Stitching and sizing: custom stitched to your measurements; standard and custom sizes; full custom design available

Ivory inside a maroon margin

The firmest line on this dress belongs to the dupatta. Its maroon border, set with gold latticework and kiran fringe, runs from the head down both sides. Inside it, the sheer ivory organza sits like an old miniature within its painted margin. As the deepest color in the outfit, that edge draws the eye up toward the face.

The field itself stays open: thin branching vines, plenty of clear ground. Below, everything tightens. A short, closely worked choli ends at a narrow embroidered waistband, a clean break that gives the broad ghera a definite starting point. Tall floral-paisley formations rise up the skirt in vertical rows, their pink and green held inside metallic outlines. Slim strips of plain ivory between them keep all that gold from merging into one sheet.

Near the hem the verticals stop, and several horizontal bands stack like the ruled lines at the foot of a page, giving the full skirt a weighted base. Color stays rationed throughout. That restraint keeps this ivory Baraat lehenga choli composed rather than loud.

Occasion & Styling

The Baraat is this outfit’s first setting: the full ghera, heavily worked hem and head-framing dupatta suit the formality of the day. It also sits well at a Walima, where the ivory ground and sparing color strike a softer note. Explore more Baraat dresses and Walima dresses for both events.

Wear the dupatta over the head so the maroon border runs down both sides of the face, then let its length spread over the skirt. Gold-toned and pearl jewelry echoes the gold in the border, and a small touch of deep red or maroon ties the look back to the dupatta edge. Jewelry, the handbag and other accessories in the photographs are for styling only and are not included.

Browse more bridal lehengas or the wider Pakistani bridal dresses collection.