Pragya Shrivastava — The Outfits

The Outfit Pragya Shrivastava

Pragya Shrivastava — Outfit 01, silver-grey tissue silk kurta with gold zardozi bird embroidery

Silver and Silence

The hands folded at the waist, the gaze level, the stance unhurried — Pragya Shrivastava's silver-grey tissue silk straight kurta asks nothing of the wearer except composure, and it receives it. At the chest, a pair of facing birds rendered in gold zardozi embroidery hold a floral spray between them — a motif with Mughal roots, worn here without ceremony and all the more powerful for it. The silhouette is straight and full-length, the fabric catching light with the quiet shimmer characteristic of tissue silk. A black organza dupatta with a wide silver-grey border and gold gota fringe drapes the arms. Black patent ballet flats with a gold buckle. Gold choker, glass bangles, rings on both hands. Restraint as a form of authority.

Garment Straight kurta with matching wide-leg pants, silver-grey

Fabric Tissue silk — silver-grey with metallic sheen

Embroidery Gold zardozi — facing birds and floral spray at centre chest

Silhouette Straight cut, full length, full sleeves, round neckline

Dupatta Black organza with silver-grey border and gold gota fringe

Worn With Black patent ballet flats with gold buckle, gold choker, glass bangles, rings

Occasion Festive, formal

Designer Pragya Shrivastava — Woomaniya by Tabby, Viman Nagar, Pune

The Outfit Pragya Shrivastava

Pragya Shrivastava — Outfit 02, white kurta with gold-pink zari hem embroidery and pastel stripe organza dupatta

The Dupatta Takes the Street

There is a particular kind of confidence that moves through a busy street as though it owns the light — and the pastel organza dupatta streaming off Pragya Shrivastava's shoulder in diagonal stripes of blue, lilac, and blush is precisely that kind of confidence made textile. The kurta beneath is white, its hem a wide panel of gold-pink zari and resham embroidery in dense paisley and floral motifs, the sleeves finished with white lace trim and mirror-work detailing at the cuffs. White straight-cut palazzos. The dupatta itself has a scalloped lace border and drifts with the purposeful ease of something that has been thrown, not placed. Embellished block-heel sandals in ivory. A gold ring, gold bangles. The whole ensemble is mid-morning and certain of itself.

Garment Straight kurta with wide-leg palazzo pants, white

Embroidery Gold-pink zari and resham — dense paisley and floral hem panel

Detail White lace sleeve trim, mirror-work cuff detailing

Silhouette Straight kurta, full sleeves, straight-cut palazzo, mandarin neckline

Dupatta Sheer organza, pastel diagonal stripes — blue, lilac, blush — scalloped lace border

Worn With Ivory embellished block-heel sandals, gold ring, gold bangles

Occasion Festive daywear, brunch, celebration

Designer Pragya Shrivastava — Woomaniya by Tabby, Viman Nagar, Pune