Anshula Kapoor Reception: Anshula Kapoor’s Sindoori Red Amit Aggarwal Saree Is Tradition With A Couture Twist
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Anshula Kapoor wore a custom Amit Aggarwal sari that deconstructed a traditional Banarasi weave into a corseted, couture silhouette.
Anshula Kapoor’s Sindoori Red Amit Aggarwal Saree Is Tradition With A Couture Twist
Anshula Kapoor and Rohan Thakkar made their first public appearance as a married couple at a cocktail reception held at Mumbai’s Taj Lands End on July 7, a day after their wedding ceremony at the same venue. For the evening, Anshula chose red — a departure from her wedding day palette and a perfect pick in its own right. As she wrote on Instagram, “For our cocktail, I knew I wanted to wear red. It is my first evening as a married woman, celebrating this new chapter and somehow sindoori red felt like the only colour that made sense.”
The ensemble itself was a traditional Banarasi brocade, made from a pre-loved saree and paired with a fluid Banarasi drape, before being deconstructed into what Anshula described as a “sculptural corseted silhouette.” The designer preserved the drape of the original weave while reworking the pallu into a structured, couture-forward statement. Anshula spoke to that duality directly: “It honoured tradition without feeling bound by it. And I think that’s exactly what this entire wedding has been about.”
She paired the sari with jewellery from Raj Mahtani Couture Jewels — a layered kundan and pearl choker anchored by a large cabochon emerald, with matching drop earrings and stacked bangles at the wrist, all in gold with a deliberately antique finish that sat well against the red and gold brocade.
Her hair was pulled back into a low bun with a delicate gold hairpin, keeping the focus on the neckline and the sari’s densely woven pallu. Makeup by Savleen Manchanda stayed close to her bridal look from the previous day, with visible sindoor and a soft, dewy finish. The look was styled by Mohit Rai and Ruchi Krishna.
For the wedding ceremony itself, Anshula had worn a custom Tarun Tahiliani lehenga in a soft orange and pink palette, its skirt and dupatta worked in dense golden zari embroidery with an intricate paisley border along the hem. The best part though was her mom’s dupatta that she chose to carry as well. Her jewellery came from Raniwala 1881 — a layered necklace set in emeralds and pearls, a matching choker, maang tikka, jhumka-style earrings, a baju bandh, and stacked bangles and rings — with fresh mogra and rose garlands layered over the set for the pheras.
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