The Journal
What a decade of dressing brides teaches you — written down, freely.
Bridal lehenga colours for 2026–27: what is new, and what to choose
Pastels, sage, ivory and gold, and a darker red: the colours the season is talking about, set beside what our own photographs show — and a plain rule for which to wear after dark.
What brides are asking for in 2026
Four directions we are seeing at the frame this year — and, because a trend is only useful if you know when to ignore it, where each one is worth following and where it is not.
Two months before the wedding: when your lehenga should begin
Every week, a bride calls us a fortnight before her wedding. We can often help her — but I want to tell you what the calendar looks like when it’s done properly.
What four hundred hours looks like: a bride’s guide to hand embroidery
When you pay for couture, you are paying for hours and hands. This is how to see them — and how to tell hand work from machine work in one glance.
Beyond red — and why red still wins: choosing your bridal colour
More than a decade of brides has taught me that colour is the decision families argue about most. Here is how we settle it in the studio.
Five functions, dressed properly: a guide for the whole wedding week
The bridal lehenga gets the attention, but a wedding is a week of clothes. What actually works at each function — from someone who has dressed more than a decade of them.
After the wedding: how a lehenga becomes an heirloom
Four hundred hours of hand work deserves more than a plastic cover in the back of a cupboard. How to keep your lehenga alive for the next thirty years.