The delicious reds, oranges and pinks of Leela’s wardrobe popped on screen. Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s love of vibrant colours is infectious. Get inspired and use mirrors as an unusual accent for formal wear this wedding season. A subtle mirror edging to an off-white blouse works just as well as mirror work enhancing colourful embroidery. The costumes in Ram-Leela use mirror work in a variety of different ways. The play of colours, textures and embroidery was sublime and this is a technique that should translate well to kameezes. Dabka, zari and mirror work were used on different patches. Banarsi fabrics in various colours were placed against silk and cotton. Sadaf Malaterre’s lehengas had a certain Ram Leela touch although the embroidery and detailing was missing. Expect to see multiple versions of the lehenga-choli at every wedding in the foreseeable future. Our tailors, bodies and sensibilities may not be able to carry off the sexy, backless cholis Leela wears in the movie, but with less-revealing blouses, this is a trend that is going to have wings. The decision to dress Deepika Padukone (Leela) entirely in ghagra-cholis may have been an exercise in authenticity, but as a result, the signature Gujrati costume has never seemed more desirable.
Designer Anju Modi has created some wonderful costumes and the film is full of style inspiration for fashion lovers. Ram-Leela may have its faults as a film, but style-wise it’s a winner.
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