A Gharara is a traditional Lucknowi garment that is worn by Muslim ladies. You will often find Muslim brides wearing heavily embellished gharara designs for their wedding or other wedding-related functions. However, it should not be confused with a sharara.
The basic difference between the two is that a traditional gharara design is fitted (can be loose or tight) from the waist down to the knees followed by a flare. There is generally a thick band (traditionally silver gota) at the knee and is mostly worn with mid-thigh kurtis and dupatta.
Whereas a sharara is a loose, flared, wide legged bottom starting from the waist till the toes. It can be worn with long or short kurtis or even anarkali.
Even though it’s common to see gharara being worn by Muslim ladies, the fashion is also being taken up by the general female population as well.
If you want to go a different route for any party or wedding function, you should try out some of the below gharara designs.
1. Elegant Geometrical Pattern Gharara Design
Ethnic wear made from any shade of white looks elegant on any woman. This off-white gharara dress with a geometrical pattern on the bottom and heavy dupatta will look very beautiful for any event. The golden border on the hem of the kurta, gharara and dupatta compliments the white embroidery on the kurta. Pair it with pearl or polki jewellery, light makeup and golden heels to complete your look.
2. Minimal Embroidery Gharara Design
Go the traditional way with a red gharara dress with minimal embroidery on the kurta. The print border patch and matching golden lace on the kurta, bottom, and net dupatta support the minimalist style of the overall dress. This gharara design can be worn for any pre or post-wedding function.
3. Multi-color Patchwork Pink Gharara Design
Pink is always one of the favorite color of girls for any function. If you’re a bride-to-be, you can wear this beautiful dress for any pre-wedding or reception function. The best feature of the gharara design is the multi-color patchwork on the flare portion of the gharara. With elegant golden embroidery and a light net dupatta, you’re sure to make heads turn.
4. Heavy Embroidery Angrakha Gharara Design
This heavily embroidered angrakha style kurta with simple leheriya style golden stripes on the gharara will make you look hatke in any function. You can pair the beautiful gharara design of the kurta with a simple net dupatta so that the work on the kurta gets highlighted.
5. Gorgeous Pearl Embroidery Gharara Design
This new gharara design with heavy pearl and golden embellished work on the entire dress makes it the best choice as an Indian bridal dress or a bride’s reception dress. The golden tassel on the hem of the kurta and sleeves is the unique feature of this costume. Wear the dupatta in style by using a belt and become hassle-free for the entire event.
6. Silver Embroidered Bridal Gharara Design
Another bridal wear with a different color. The wonderful silver embroidery on the entire dress is the perfect dress for any Indian wedding ceremony. The use of contrasting pink for the dupatta makes it a hatke gharara design. Pair it with silver-based jewellery to compliment the embroidery.
7. Elegant Golden Gharara Design
Or you always go for the gold option. The plain kurta and gharara is complemented by the printed dupatta. A long necklace with kashmiri jhumka will work best with it. It is the perfect gharara design for any party or Indian wedding function.
8. Asymmetrical Kurta with White Embroidered Gharara Design
Give a modern touch by wearing this new gharara design that has a plain asymmetrical full sleeves kurta and white embroidered gharara. Even if you don’t wear a dupatta with this one, it won’t look like an incomplete dress.
9. Bridal Shimmering Gharara Design
This gharara design can be chosen as your bridal wear for the wedding ceremony. Even though there is so much going on in the dress, it doesn’t look tacky. The use of colors in the neckline, sleeves, and gharara flare gives it a nice character.
10. Beautiful Tasseled Gharara Design
After golden, silver is another option the Indian brides choose for their wedding dress. If you’re not one to go for over the top-dresses, go for this silver gharara design with embellished and embroidered kurta and self-print gharara. The golden embellished border with matching lace and tassels gives extra bling to the dress. Wear golden jewellery with a dull finish to complete your look.
11. Royal Silver Embellished Gharara Design
Another shade of pink that is being used quite widely by the Indian bride. This gharara design uses satin fabric that gives a nice shine to the dress along with the heavy embellishments on the kurta and gharara. Use matching jewellery with pearls to make you look like a pink princess.
12. Shiny and Attractive Gharara Design
The printed orange brocade kurta with orange and red gharara design is another different option you can go with. The heavy work on the kurta and the gharara are complemented by a wonderful beige dupatta. There is nothing better than pairing golden-beige with a dark color.
13. Actress Shilpa Shetty’s Indo-western Gharara Design
Shilpa Shetty gave a very modern twist to this traditional attire. She wore a form-fitting light beige and gold gharara with a belt designed by Manish Malhotra. Take inspiration from it and create your own indo-western gharara design for the next party.
14. Party Wear Velvet Gharara Design
Velvet also works very well when you have to make a wedding or party dress. This plain maroon velvet gharara design with minimal golden embroidery and white net dupatta will steal the show. Pairing it with antique jewellery and dark makeup will do wonders for your party look.
15. Hatke Gharara Design for Haldi Function
Here is yet another modern latest gharara design with no bling or shine. The vibrant colors of yellow and orange with multi-color patchwork makes it a ready to wear party dress. Or rather, why not wear for a haldi function? This gharara design will work great for any day function.
16. Alluring Princess Style Gharara Design
If you want to give a twist to the traditional gharara design, ditch the medium length and go for a long length kurta. Wearing this ivory gharara with heavy golden work will work best for your engagement or reception. You can wear polki or any dull finish golden jewellery and it will go well with the golden work of the dress.
17. Actress Kiara Advani’s Vintage Gharara Design
Kiara Advani wore a Rimple & Harpreet Narula ensemble at a wedding. The ivory gharara set had zardozi and gota-patti embroidery. The light-weight dupatta and A-line kurta is the highlight of the gharara design. She topped it off with a polki chocker and embellished potli bag.
18. Lovely Floral Gharara Design
This gharara design can be worn for any family function. The light and flowy material of the cloth with amazing colorful prints, the black and red gharara set paired with a tasseled georgette dupatta is a must buy. With the use of antique jewellery, you’ll surely make a style statement.
19. Pretty and Light Gharara Design
You still don’t have a dress for your haldi function? Why don’t you opt for this very lightweight gharara design. The frock style medium length kurta with silver work will be an ideal dress for this fun-filled event. You can either opt for a full sleeves kurta or ditch them completely. Pairing it with flower jewellery is the best to compliments the mood of the function.
20. Mix and Match Vibrant Gharara Design
The colors yellow, pink, and blue is one of the versatile color combinations. The gharara design shown in the picture below looks very elegant with the floral prints on the border of the gharara and the yellow color brings together the whole outfit. You can wear a meenakari or kundan jewellery to compliment the colors.
21. Actress Sonakshi Sinha Dark Red Gharara Design
Sonakshi Sinha wore this amazing ruby red gharara with tasseled dupatta designed by Manish Malhotra during her movie Kalank trailer launch event. This new gharara design can be worn for any night party.
22. Vibrant Multi-color Golden Work Gharara Design
Wear this beautiful gharara design for your engagement or reception ceremony and look dazzling. The wonderful vibrant colors of this ensemble with a light blue dupatta makes it an Indian wedding outfit.
23. Actress Kriti Sanon Lime Navratri Gharara Design
Kriti Sanon wore a Sukriti and Akriti lime gharara dress for a Navratri event. This beautiful color with subtle use of pink and the peplum style top is perfect for any day party.
24. Actress Ananya Panday Party wear Gharara Design
Manish Malhotra has designed this elegant silver lacework reddish-pink gharara which was worn by Ananya Panday for a function. This yet another partywear is a good option for you if you want to look different.
25. Actress Deepika Padukone Navratri Gharara Design
Deepika Padukone wore a Sabyasachi gharara for Navratri function. The gorgeous golden embroidery on the kurta pops out due to the light work done on the bottom and plain dupatta. Don’t want an OTT look? Go for this style and be a fashionista.
26. Shamita Shetty Hot Pink Gharara Design
27. Amyra Dustra In Crop Top Saree Style Gharara
Did we make the cogs turn in your mind? Have inspired you enough to take on a challenge and try the gharara way for any of your wedding function? You can also wear some of the light work gharara at a friend’s or family member’s wedding.
Let our @VenueMonk team know which was your pick and for what function you’ll be wearing it.
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