Alia Bhatt's gold Banarasi jacket is the festive look to save this season. The long, custom Mayyur Girotra Couture piece has a mandarin collar, blue stone buttons and zari-embroidered cuffs. You can wear it buttoned up like a dress, or open over a silk kurta or a plain saree, with a blue stone choker to match her look. Here's how you can style it, buy a similar one or have a tailor stitch it in Banarasi brocade from Chandni Chowk.

Alia Bhatt's Gold Banarasi Jacket From Mayyur Girotra Couture

The jacket falls almost to her ankles. It has a mandarin collar, a deep V neckline and a row of dark blue stone buttons running down the front, with a slit at the bottom. The brocade carries a faint floral weave in the same gold, so the pattern only shows when the light hits it. The cuffs are the one place where the work gets heavy, covered in zari and sequin embroidery.

How To Style A Gold Banarasi Jacket?

Jewellery: Look at what she chose for jewellery. A blue stone choker sits right at the collar, with matching earrings and a ring on her finger. Blue against gold is a good pairing, and it also solves the problem of what to wear with a high neckline. 

Skip the layered necklaces and pick one statement piece instead. Emerald green or ruby red stones would work the same way.

Footwear: Alia's footwear remained simple. She wore gold embroidered pointed mules that echo the cuffs. If you don't own a pair, metallic juttis do the same job.

How To Wear A Long Banarasi Jacket This Festive Season?

1. Buttoned all the way, it reads like a dress, and that is how Alia wore it. For a Diwali dinner or a family puja, that is the easiest way to do it.

2. Open it up and the jacket gets a second life. Throw it over a plain silk kurta with straight pants in ivory, black or deep wine. 

3. It also sits well over a simple saree in a solid colour, with a thin belt at the waist to hold the shape.

A gold jacket this long can swallow a petite frame, so check where it ends. Just above the ankle or at the calf is easier to carry than something that stops mid-thigh.

Where To Buy A Gold Banarasi Jacket Like Alia Bhatt's?

Designer: Alia's jacket was made for her, but you can still order from the designer. Mayyur Girotra's collections are available by appointment at his Delhi and New York studios, and every piece can be customised.

Local: For something easier on the wallet, get the fabric and the cut separately. Banarasi brocade is sold by the metre in Varanasi and in Delhi's Chandni Chowk. 

Take a photo of the jacket to a good tailor and point out the details: the mandarin collar, the covered buttons, the slit and the length. A zari or sequin lace border can be stitched onto the cuffs to match her look. An old Banarasi saree can also be turned into a jacket this way.

Online: If you would rather shop online, labels like Aza Fashions, Ekaya and WeaverStory work with Banarasi weaves. Check their jacket and ready-to-wear sections, since stock changes.

Makeup And Hair To Match A Gold Outfit

Makeup: Alia kept her makeup soft. Bronze and golden tones on the eyes, a nude lip and pale nails. 

Hair: She styled her hair in loose waves. Nothing competes with the outfit. For something less undone, a sleek low bun suits the collar well.

Gold Is The New Choice For Festive Dressing

Red and pink usually take over Diwali wardrobes, so a head-to-toe gold look feels like a change. It also photographs well in warm lamp light and works for evenings that don't call for heavy bridal-style outfits. Jackets like this also get repeated, which a lehenga rarely does.

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