Delicate, meticulous and dreamy, Chikankari is a heritage embroidery technique that originated from the royals in Lucknow. The cotton embroidery technique only a few years back only had its presence felt in the Indian subcontinent, but with passing years has taken the West by storm as well. In today’s times the elegant Mughal embroidery is often times mixed and consolidated with other traditional embroideries. Its beauty lies in its radiant simplicity, but it wins our heart because, its simple characteristics and light weight feel makes it a summer staple – our B-town celebrities quite agree too. Ahead are some of our favourite B-town celebrity looks in a chikankari ensemble.
by Deesha Bondre