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Radhika Merchant’s bridal ensembles pay tribute to her Gujarati roots; see here

The Ambani bride changed into a lehenga designed by Manish Malhotra just before her vidai ceremony

Sanghamitra Chatterjee Calcutta Published 13.07.24, 02:49 PM

Radhika Merchant wore two custom bridal outfits that pay tribute to her Gujarati roots at her wedding with Anant Ambani on July 12. She donned an Abu Jani-Sandeep Khosla lehenga choli for the marriage ceremony and changed into a Manish Malhotra lehenga ahead of her vidai ceremony. Here’s a look.

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Radhika donned a red-and-white lehenga choli, in keeping with the age-old Panetar tradition, for her wedding with Anant Ambani. The ivory zardozi cut-work outfit featured a flowing ghagra with a detachable second trail. 

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The ghagra, adorned with three glittering red borders, featured naqshi, saadi and zardozi embroidery. Intricate floral motifs enhanced the ensemble, which was embellished with stones and sequins.

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The entire outfit was accompanied by a five-metre-long head veil and an intricately embroidered dupatta. The delicate head veil came with regal zari borders, while the detachable trail was a zardozi marvel of 80 inches. 

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Radhika accessorised her outfit with family jewels worn by her grandmother, mum and sister during their weddings. Vibrant red lips and dramatic lashes rounded off her bridal look. 

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The Manish Malhotra-designed red lehenga that Radhika wore during her vidai featured a blouse with real gold karchobi embroidery. Radhika paired the blouse with a multi-panelled banarasi brocade skirt. 

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A striking red veil and a finely woven banarasi dupatta completed her ensemble, which paid tribute to the rich textile heritage of Kutch.

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