Fashion designer Umair Zafar
FASHION Changing bridal wear trends in India by Mumbai fashion designer Umair Zafar Bridal wear is the dream outfit or the dream costume for every girl who hopes and prays for her Cinderella moment when she will be the queen of all she surveys. Every girl wants to be a queen and on her wedding day at least, she aspires that she will be a queen for one day when her world will go out of its way to make her feel really special. Bridal wear is also considered very symbolic and is sacrosanct for most families in India and abroad even today. Till about a few years ago, the heavier the outfit in terms of weight and the more the embroidery and embellishments and heavier the fabric, the more exquisite and expensive the outfit was considered to be. Brides of yore wore outfits weighting almost 25 to 30 kilos and had a train of bridesmaids to help them with their outfit. Brides from royal lineage and princesses wore outfits studded with gems, diamonds and other precious stones with the ou...