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Clothing for celebrations, invitations and days spent travelling.

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Woman wearing a pink floral saree with a gold blouse and drop earrings.

Occasions & travel

Choose an outfit for a daytime wedding as a guest

Let the invitation, venue and length of the day guide the fabric, footwear and amount of detail in a wedding guest outfit.

Adult Indian wedding guest wearing a dark teal saree with one pair of simple gold-tone drop earrings and a plain small clutch, softly lit reception entrance.

Occasions & travel

Dress for a wedding reception with a smaller accessory budget

Spend on the missing function in your reception outfit, rather than buying a complete new set of accessories.

Woman dancing in a red and white festive outfit at a celebration.

Occasions & travel

Choose a sangeet outfit that allows you to move

A sangeet outfit should pass the movements you expect to make, from sitting at dinner to raising your arms on a dance floor.

Adult Indian mehendi guest sitting on a low chair in a blue kurta and loose trousers, sleeves rolled clear of wrists and hands resting forward while henna is applied.

Occasions & travel

Plan a mehendi guest outfit around seated activities

Plan a mehendi visit around comfortable seating and sleeves that can stay clear if you choose to have your hands decorated.

Women wearing yellow outfits together at a haldi celebration.

Occasions & travel

Choose a haldi guest outfit with washable pieces

Check the actual care label and value of each garment before choosing what to wear to an activity involving haldi.

Woman wearing a green festive outfit outside after dark.

Occasions & travel

Dress for an outdoor festive dinner after sunset

Plan an outdoor festive dinner outfit for the temperature after dark, the ground beneath the table and the layers you will carry.

Woman wearing a blue festive lehenga while holding a tray of lamps.

Occasions & travel

Build a Diwali outfit around pieces you already own

Build a Diwali outfit from a complete look you already own, then change the part that no longer suits your plans.

Woman in a light mauve loose kurta set with a softly draped modest dupatta, standing by an Eid family gathering table.

Occasions & travel

Choose an Eid gathering outfit with comfortable layers

Choose layers for an Eid gathering according to your preferred coverage, the host's plans and the time you will spend seated or travelling.

Woman dancing with raised arms in a colourful traditional skirt outfit.

Occasions & travel

Plan an outfit for a Navratri dance evening

Test a Navratri dance outfit through the movements you plan to make, including the way the skirt, sleeves and dupatta travel.

Woman in a comfortable long cotton dress with a light cardigan, seated at a friend's housewarming gathering.

Occasions & travel

Choose a housewarming guest outfit for a long visit

Choose a housewarming guest outfit that works for a long visit, including sitting, moving between rooms and any request to remove shoes.

Woman wearing an open black graduation gown over a neatly fitted navy dress, simple flats.

Occasions & travel

Dress for a graduation ceremony without hiding the outfit

Plan the visible parts of a graduation outfit around the gown, ceremony instructions and the shoes you will walk in.

Three adult Indian family members posing for a casual family photograph wearing coordinated cream, sage and muted blue outfits.

Occasions & travel

Choose a family portrait outfit with coordinated colours

Coordinate a family portrait through a shared palette while letting each person wear clothes that fit their own style and comfort.

Hands arranging light-coloured holiday clothing in a suitcase beside a straw hat.

Occasions & travel

Pack clothing for a warm-weather city break

Pack for a warm city through complete daily combinations, with enough flexibility for walking, indoor cooling and laundry limits.

Woman wearing loose beige trousers while walking barefoot on a beach.

Occasions & travel

Plan outfits for a coastal holiday beyond swimwear

Plan clothing for the parts of a coastal holiday spent walking, eating and travelling, as well as the time near the water.

Woman wearing a T-shirt, loose trousers and removable lightweight cardigan.

Occasions & travel

Choose a travel outfit for changing indoor temperatures

Choose a travel outfit with layers you can remove individually, without upsetting the base fit or filling your hands with loose pieces.

Open suitcase containing neatly folded clothing and travel accessories.

Occasions & travel

Build a three-day trip wardrobe around one pair of shoes

Choose the shoe from the itinerary first, then make every outfit in the bag work with its height, shape and purpose.

Woman sightseeing in a loose ankle-length skirt, opaque long-sleeve cotton shirt and light shoulder scarf.

Occasions & travel

Choose clothes for sightseeing where coverage is requested

Use the venue's own clothing guidance to plan a comfortable sightseeing outfit, rather than relying on a general destination stereotype.

Woman at a rooftop dinner wearing a midi dress with a securely wrapped light shawl, gently windy evening with hair moving.

Occasions & travel

Dress for a rooftop dinner when the wind picks up

Choose secure closures and a workable warm layer for a rooftop dinner, where moving air can change how light fabrics behave.

Woman wearing a short-sleeve floral midi dress and simple sandals at an outdoor daytime birthday lunch table, subdued decoration.

Occasions & travel

Choose an outfit for a daytime birthday lunch

Use the lunch venue and your role in the gathering to choose an outfit with a clear level of formality.

Woman wearing a red and white lehenga beside a pool.

Occasions & travel

Restyle a wedding guest outfit for a second invitation

Repeat a wedding guest outfit by changing its supporting pieces, while checking the new invitation and every altered fit relationship.

Woman hosting a small home celebration wearing a dark printed kurta and cropped trousers, sleeves above wrists while arranging plates.

Occasions & travel

Plan an outfit for hosting a celebration at home

Choose a hosting outfit that can move between welcoming guests, serving food and sitting down, without constant sleeve or drape management.

Woman in navy trousers, silk-look plain blouse and a light shawl entering a theatre foyer.

Occasions & travel

Choose an outfit for a cultural performance in a theatre

Choose theatre clothes for the seat, indoor temperature and journey, then add the level of detail the occasion calls for.

Woman wearing a floral midi dress and low broad-heel sandals on an uneven garden stone path.

Occasions & travel

Dress for a garden party on uneven ground

Choose the shoes and hem together for a garden party, then build the rest of the outfit around the route you will walk.

Woman wearing a black dress while seated at a restaurant table.

Occasions & travel

Choose a restaurant outfit when the dress code is unclear

Resolve an unclear restaurant dress code through the venue's own information, then choose an outfit that can move slightly more or less formal.

Open suitcase with embroidered festive kurta carefully folded inside plain tissue paper, embellishments protected by a separate soft cloth.

Occasions & travel

Pack a festive outfit so its embellishment is protected

Protect the raised surfaces of a festive outfit in transit, while avoiding pressure on the parts that hold its shape.

Close-up of a festive skirt with a comfortable adjustable drawstring waistband worn with a plain blouse, adult woman's hands gently tying drawstring.

Occasions & travel

Plan a celebration outfit with an adjustable waistband

Look for a waistband that adjusts comfortably and remains secure through sitting, standing and the length of a celebration.

Small travel-accessory flat lay: one neutral crossbody bag, slim scarf.

Occasions & travel

Choose accessories for an outfit that must travel light

Pack accessories around the outfits they complete, choosing pieces that do more than one useful job without creating extra bulk.