Fashion Panache

Well, in the last post, as I was telling about stacking several glass bangles on the mom-to-be in a Baby Shower has a traditional significance. One is that these bangles keep giving a sound which the baby keeps hearing.

However my gynec did tell me that the actual, traditional reason is to keep the villagers (since India is an agricultural nation), and neighbours informed on the whereabouts of the mom-to-be, as the sound of bangles (or absence of it) can also be used as an alarm during labour pain, if there's no one at home! Clever, right??!!!

These bangles are stacked by all the guests, beginning with my mom and MIL. They begin it with a Veppilai Kaapu which is wrapping a neem stalk on my wrist, coz neem is the best antisceptic, antibiotic, insecticide, pesticide product ever! This is followed by a bracelet which has a hook and loop mechanism. Can you guess what this signifies??? It actually signifies the uterus!!!!!!! This is the actual Valai (which means Bracelet) Kaapu (which means Talisman!). This is the talisman that protects the uterus! Once hooked by mom and MIL, its represents the closed, protective environment in the uterus for the baby! Its supposed to be opened up when the mom-to-be gets labour pain which basically signifies the opening of uterus, so the mom-to-be become a mom!!!!!
And yeah, the silver one is what my mom wore when she was carrying me and the golden one is new! That's one more borrowed if you've read my previous post on what else I borrowed. Something Old (the blouse), Something New (bangles & golden kaapu), Something Borrowed (saree, anklets & silver kaapu), Something Blue (few of the bangles)!!!!

The thing with Indian, esp South Indian skintone is that the mehndi just doesn't show up except on the palms! Since I wore the traditional henna on my wedding day, I chose to wear Mehndi on this day. It was done by my neighbour and I wanted her to go minimalist on this with open white spaces. That's us on a sleepy night with my sleepy face, getting the mehndi done!

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Even before TLC came up with the show Something Borrowed, Something New, it had always been my wish to wear my mom's wedding saree on my wedding. However situation wasn't that I could wear it... But then, something more special happened! What's more special then associating with mom when I'm a mom-to-be!!! Yup, I chose to wear it on my Baby Shower.

In India, Baby Shower is very different from west! Its not a party thrown by friends, but its a formal gathering organized by family! Similar to my wedding, with my minimalist ideas, this too was a simple event at home. Its called a Seemandham (Seemandha Kalyanam) or Valaikappu or Godh Bharai. So in simple words, I, mom-to-be, dress up in a saree, the floral ornamentation (poo jadai) of the single braided hair is very special (which I skipped, thanks to my pixiecut) and then dozens of glass bangles are stacked onto my hands. More about this coming up on next post.

Foundation & Concealer: MAC Studio in NC35 & NC41 (reviewed here)

Powder Foundation: Mineral Hygienics in Medium Golden (reviewed here)

Eyeliner & Kajal: Maybelline Colossal Kajal in Black (reviewed here)

Eyebrow: Maybelline Brow Pencil in Brown (reviewed here)

Eyeshadow: Inglot Trio in M3 (reviewed here)

Blush: Makeup Revolution in Hot

Lipstick: Guerlain in Grenade

Nailpolish: Streetwear in Gold Spark

So yeah, I wore my mom's wedding reception saree for this! Its a 32 years old Kanjeevaram Silk Saree!!! That's one 'something borrowed'. The blouse is my own and it was purely by chance that I had a blouse (same as worn here) that has circular designs in antique golden color on maroon base that went perfectly with the circular design border in maroon base of the saree!!!!

The anklets I'm wearing is what my granny wore on her wedding day, so, that's another 'something borrowed'. Also one of the 'Kaapu' (more about this too is coming up in the next post), was what my mom wore on her Baby Shower, when she was carrying me! I bought a Kaapu which counts for my 'something new', as well as the toe ring!!!

So here's my mom on her wedding day wearing this saree. Accompanying my mom in one of the pics is my granny (to whom that anklets belong). Too many pictures already, right? Stay tuned for Part 2 of this outfit post with certain other aspects and significance of the day!!!

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