Fashion designer Pawan Sachdeva designed the timeless ivory sherwani for Raghav Chadha on his wedding day.
In conversation with , fashion designer Pawan Sachdeva spoke about designing politician Raghav Chadha’s wedding looks.
Raghav Chadha complemented his gorgeous bride Parineeti Chopra by adorning a tailor-made ivory sherwani designed by renowned menswear designer Pawan Sachdeva. Pawan who also happens to be Raghav’s uncle, had created an array of stylish ensembles for Raghav, that celebrated his simple style.
According to Pawan, he designed around 15-20 outfits for Raghav and the groom’s wedding ensemble took him 15-20 days to create. “Raghav wanted to wear an ivory sherwani for his wedding. Ivory is one colour which is perfect and complements all the colours the bride chooses to wear. The ivory in the sherwani and dull gold colour in Parineeti’ lehenga complemented both their outfits,” says fashion designer Pawan Sachdeva.
Raghav’s sherwani featured intricate quilting technique which added a subtle texture to the ensemble. He paired the royal look with a kurta, churidar, textured stole with a dull gold border, tan mojiris and a turban in dull gold to match Parineeti’s gold lehenga. “Raghav doesn’t like any embroidery, embellishments or bling. So, we opted for quilting, which was intricate and made the sherwani look rich. We added gold buttons. We also added a dull gold turban t o match her lehenga and completed the look with a textured stole with a dull gold border.”
Speaking about Raghav personal style, Pawan adds, “Raghav prefers subtle, well fitted classics. He doesn’t like embroidery or embellishments or bling on his ensembles. His wedding look was designed according to his taste and choice. And he wore it so confidently. Raghav looked like a prince.”
Parineeti and Raghav kickstarted their wedding festivities in Delhi with a sufi night and then went on to celebrate their big day in Udaipur which included ceremonies such as haldi, mehendi, sangeet, wedding and reception.
Pawan Sachdeva also shared with the stylish ensembles he designed for Raghav for his wedding festivities.
Here’s what Raghav wore:
- Sufi Night: A dark navy asymmetrical kurta with dagai (texturing with twisted thread) paired with a blue cape with thread texturing.
- Mehendi: Beige mata silk bandi paired with a kurta and pants.
- Haldi: Tie-n-dye kurta in ochre and green colour tones. An ochre bandi with tone on tone fabric detailing and paired it with off white pants.
- Sangeet: A black bandhgala enhanced with criss cross pintex techniques. Front open long kurta with straight pintex.
- Reception: A black tuxedo with a bow and pocket square.
