Sustainable Indian Party Wear – tips!

I’m the QUEEN of re-wearing my clothes on social media!  I wear the same dresses every summer and take pictures of myself in new places with them (and then post them to my grid).  I will often wear the same OOTD, week after week until I know all of my friends groups and family members have seen it! I do the same with my Indian party clothes.

When you have many Indian events (birthday parties, anniversaries and weddings – which are like 10 events each) it can get expensive and also environmentally unfriendly!  For that alone I try and get a good amount of wear out of my outfits.

Here are some of the tips to make good use of your Indian clothes for all of your events!

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  • Rewear your wedding lengha on Karva Chauth. For us ladies who celebrate – it’s the perfect excuse to re-wear the outfit you thought you would only wear once. I’ve worn my wedding lengha at least 10 times!
  • Switch up your blouses & chunnis! I think this is most versatile way of making use of lenghas. I’ve worn a western dress top as a blouse and also my mom’s vintage 1980’s blouse – it can completely change the vibe of an outfit
  • Learn to open a stitch and use fabric no sew hemming options: your body changes over the years. Being able to adjust your clothes on your own will save you both time and money.
  • Take advantage of dress rental companies: I’ve yet to do this but I think this is a great way of creating sustainability in your community.

Going to weddings with our kiddos

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The last 2 weekends were spent busy with weddings.  It’s definitely a different season of life we are in, as we are attending weddings as parents of two children.

Nowadays, we always come prepared with snacks and dinner (as food is usually not served at kid friendly times).  We usually need to bring a stroller.  Most of the rules we have at home go out the window for the night (i.e.: sure have some more cranberry juice, no veggies on your plate no problem!)  Sitting on the floor to watch the bhangra performance is a rite of passage for a child at Indian weddings.

If you think taking kids to a wedding is a chore – you are right because you can’t really enjoy the wedding.  Well that’s not entirely true sometimes you have friends and family who help out but usually it means you are leaving no later than 11:15pm.  But taking your kids to a wedding (if it’s been approved by the bride and groom of course, usually Indian weddings are) is a perfect opportunity to practice teaching your kids respectful behaviour (i.e.: to be silent during the speeches or sitting still for a little longer than normal).

I personally know this time is FLEETING.  There will come the day when my kids will say “nah we don’t want to come!!”   :roll:

So I’ll enjoy taking them along while they don’t know they have a choice  ;-)