Virushkha stun in traditional wear

After a hush-hush wedding ceremony in Tuscany, Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma hosted a grand reception in New Delhi on Thursday. We saw Anushka dressed in a bright red sari, reiterating the avatar of a traditional Indian bride, while Virat sported a sherwani. During her wedding ceremony too, Anushka chose a pink lehenga, and picked traditional jewellery. 

Anushka dressed in a bright red sari, reiterating the avatar of a traditional Indian bride, while Virat sported a sherwani.

In a social media post, Sabyasachi opened up on why red still remains to be a favourite with brides. “I don’t think Indian brides feel complete without wearing the colour red in one of their functions. Anushka decided to wear red on her reception. And much to my absolute delight, it was a red Benarasi sari. From the by-lanes of Peeli Kothi in Benaras. I was particularly excited about this look because I have seen an entire generation of Bengali women getting married in red Benarasi saris.

The red bindi, the sindoor and the mogras in her hair just made the look more potent and powerful. She chose to wear heritage uncut diamond choker and jhumkas from the Sabyasachi Bridal Jewelry collection. Bollywood can play a major role in spreading awareness about Indian textiles and handlooms. And I must say the occasion couldn’t be better. I know copies of this sari will flood the entire country in the next few months to come, which also means that a million weavers’ children will be back at school. All I can say is thank you Anushka! Virat chose to complement his new bride in a very subtle and elegant manner. He wore a black textured silk signature bandhgala with the house buttons in 18k gold and a white silk kurta with hand-woven brocade churidaar. He teamed it with mojris and a hand-embroidered antique Pashmina shawl.”