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Fashion Tips for Raksha Bandhan

Updated: Aug 6, 2019


Raksha Bandhan is an auspicious festival in India. The festival of Raksha Bandhan is a beautiful festival that celebrates the beautiful and precious bond between brothers and sisters. Raksha Bandhan is an ancient Hindu festival, which means "a knot of protection" The sister ties Rakhi on her brothers wrist and prays for his prosperous future. In return brother ritually pledges to protect, guard and guide her through her thick and thins for the rest of his life and blesses her with good wishes. Raksha Bandhan is one of my favourite festivals as it brings the entire family together and strengthens the bond of love and affection between the siblings. If you're staying abroad, away from your brother, you can send easily Send Cheap Rakhi to India and enjoy this festival.

Such a beautiful festival deserves a beautiful outfit! This Raksha Bandhan, be picture ready with the perfect dress for the festival. Here are some fashion tips to slay your Raksha Bandhan look!

1. Kurta & Palazzo set


Palazzo is trending in India. Palazzo pants are a pair of wide legged trousers flared from waist till the ankle hem. Wear a red palazzo with a long red straight-cut kurta and you'll look perfect for the occasion. Add a dupatta to complete your look. You can even mix and match your kurti with palazzo pants to create new looks for the festive season.

2. Crop top with ethnic skirt


Get ready to be a fashionista this Raksha Bandhan by choosing ethnic long skirts with a crop top. Wear matching accessories to amp your look. You can even drape a dupatta to create a more glammed up, elegant look.

3. Maxi Dress


Are you someone who is in awe of maxi dresses? Then flaunt some ethnic printed maxi dress paired with matching accessories and footwear. A pair of jhumka earrings can be the coolest add-on. Other than that, you can oomph up with a pretty Bohemian necklace or colorful tassel earrings.

4. Salwar Suit


Try wearing the popular Indian wear - Salwar Kameez this Raksha Bandhan. Choose bright and contrast colours and turn everyone's head with your flawless look. Instead of your regular churidar, opt for stylish dhoti pants. Complete the look with oxidised jewelry for a boho-chic look or with a simple necklace and earring set for a traditional look.

5. Anarkali dress


Sisters, you can never go wrong when it comes to an anarkali dress! Look uber chic while you tie a rakhi around your brother’s wrist wearing a pretty, flowing anarkali. You can choose a bright color like mint, pink, orange or yellow. You can style a heavy anarkali suit with lighter accessories like a jhumka or bracelet. If your anarkali is on simple, balance it with a heavy jewellery set.


Now that you've chosen your outfit, lets move on to your footwear. Women footwear include juttis, bellies, mojaris and sandals. These can be plain, embroidered, embellished and come with a close toe or open-toe design. Wear a matching footwear to your outfit and make sure it has at least 2 inch heels to add grace.

Wedges and heels go well with salwar suits and long dresses. If you're wearing an ankle length outfit, go for jootis or bellies.

From a casual kurti with jeans to your favourite salwar kameez, Kolhapuris go with everything that is casual and traditional. So, it's like a "little black dress" of shoes!

If heels are not a comfortable option for you, you can opt for platform heels which look super stylish and chic!

Last but not the least, the colour of your outfit, purse, footwear etc is very important. Choose from all happy and bright colours like orange, yellow, coral, fuchsia (pink), blue and red. Avoid black and purple.

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