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Famous Indian Designers Shyamal & Bhumika Come to NYC!

The Sari-Clad Bride team loves pretty things and we went ga-ga over all the gorgeous bridal ensembles we saw at Shyamal & Bhumika’s NYC showcase on Thursday, April 22nd. Shaadi Studio (a wedding planning studio for South Asian-Americans) teamed up with our friends over at CitySaheli for a “A Night of Glitz & Glam with Shyamal & Bhumika” last night where brides (and non-brides) in New York City had the chance to to preview Shyamal & Bhumika’s gorgeous 2010 bridal collection, sip on cocktails, munch on some yummy food (vegetable manchurian, anyone?), get free makeovers from BridalGal and meet the designer up close and personal.

clothing Colors, Colors, Colors!

BridalGal founder, Lilly Rivera giving a guest a pretty new makeover

About the Designers
Shyamal & Bhumika are a designer husband-wife duo that took the Indian fashion scene by storm at Lakme Fashion Week in November 2006. Bhumika’s training at the National Institute of Fashion Technology and Shyamal’s research of Italian Design in Milan led them to create amazing bridal couture and pret collections. They are based in Ahmedabad and Mumbai, India and showcased their designs for the very first time in the United States this year. According to Shyamal, they are looking for opportunities to open up retail stores all over the United States, mainly where there are large South-Asian American populations, so American brides might have closer access very soon!

FarahShyamlal The Sari-Clad Bride editor, Farah, with Shyamal!

Shyamal’s Bridal Fashion Tips for Fall/Winter 2010

Velvet is everywhere this season.
Muted Indian colors such as beiges, icy blues, muted pinks, greens and yellows are a hit.
Traditional bridal colors such as reds, rani pinks and mustards will always be in.

The Sari-Clad Bride team absolutely fell in love with Shyamal & Bhumika’s Indo-Mughal collection. When we asked Shyamal where the influence for this collection came from, he told us that he researched South Asian history (particularly the Mogul era) in order to come up with this collection. “I spoke with nobel families, went to museums and talked to curators”, explained SShyamal.

“But, my real inspiration is the modern girl/woman on the run”, said Shyamal. “A woman who is always juggling a lot.”

maroon-lehenga

redlehenga

orangelehenga

redsari the perfect red bridal sari, from the “gaam collection”

blackgown

The event was a total hit with brides-to be’s, mother of brides and fashion lovers alike, all rifling through the amazing collection. We found a particularly enthusiastic bride, Sonalee, from Edison. New Jersey. Sonalee is getting married on July 21st, 2010 and came to the event to shop for a Garba outfit for her Rajasthani wedding event.

“I’ve been following Shyamal & Bhumika for the past couple of years” gushed Sonalee. “I’ve been eying this lehenga-choli since the runway show!”

Sonaleeshopping Bride-to-be, Sonalee with a gorgeous Lehenga Choli