Shyamal & Bhumika - Lakme Fashion Week- The Royal Procession | Full Show | Dia Mirza

Bringing forth the “Royal Procession” a collection inspired from the splendor of India’s regal kingdoms depicting the designers’ interpretation of 16th century royal couture. Shyamal & Bhumika’s collection has been influenced by the blend of rajput and mughal cultures of the royal era. The sub continents weather, cultural exchanges through rajput-mughal royal alliances including weddings played an important role in developing a unique silhouette, craft and couture. In this collection one sees elegant kalidaars with overlap jackets and ijaar pants, floor length princess gowns with trains, jaama inspired cholees, fitted bias churidaars, lehengaa saris, collared blouses, short jackets & shrugs inspired by the traditional 'kotis', contrast color saris that have exquisite placement motifs, multi paneled lehengaas with sequined layering and velvet applique, teamed up with flowy scarlet dupattas. Persian inspired embroidered jutees add a glamorous finish to the bottoms. An immaculately crafted menswear collection of hand woven silk bandhgala jackets teamed with traditional bottoms, elegant sherwanis for men, contrasting turbans and sequined bottoms in matt tones. This design collection is an alluring coalescence of colors, silhouettes & embroideries inspired by the regal era but designed for modern day weddings making it a collectors treasure and a wearers fantasy come true. Inspired by palace carvings in true royal couture fashion each embroidered motif has been custom desi