Gold epitomizes plush luxury and silver exudes understated glam. Wear them both together and the amalgamation is nothing less than dramatic.
What’s Diwali minus the bling? The exotic zari that borders our kanjeevarams, the intricately woven embroidery in lehngas and cholis, the mirrors that adorn clay diyas and the silver that we so lovingly scatter on our mithai’s are all metaphorical of prosperity and abundance, which is precisely what the festival is all about. While our country’s love affair with gold and silver is legendary, combining these two ‘attention demanding’ colours was always considered a faux pas until now. However this season, from Marc Jacobs to Manish Malhotra, everybody seems to be embracing the trend of blending the two show stopping hues together.
In the world of fashion when you do something which is not supposed to be done it always turns heads, which explains D&G models strutting down the runway in mirrored black dresses with chunky gold necklaces and Manish Malhotra’s silvery gray saris with gold borders that came down the ramp, breaking one of fashion’s golden rules and kicking off a raging trend. With A-listers like Paris Hilton, Gywenyth Paltrow also having given the style the affirmative nod and this being the festival season, it perfectly works for us that gold and silver are the season’s new neutrals, that it’s no more a critical either/or choice you have to make and that both these colours can now happily co-exist.
Dress code
• To produce an effect that’s chic and not gaudy tone down bright silver with dull gold or vice versa
• The two tone effect increases wearability which means with a little thought you can mix and match with a larger palette of colours
• For minimalist chic opt for a look that also uses neutrals like black, white or beige
• If your outfit or accessories are overdosed with two toned bling, stay away from metallic shades for hair and make up. You don’t want to end up looking like a Christmas tree
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