Navratri is celebrated across Australia with vibrant Garba nights in Sydney, Melbourne, and Casey, drawing thousands of attendees each year. The energy is unmistakable: drumbeats, swirling outfits, and busy gatherings. If you’re attending one of these events, picking the right outfit matters almost as much as learning the steps. You want something that moves well, […]
By Day 4 of Navratri, the festive mood in on and rolling. The colour for the day is orange, a shade that feels almost made for garba nights, dandiya circles and late-evening celebrations. Bright, warm and impossible to not love it by heart, orange emboidies high energy, enthusiasm and warmth. Bonus point: It also happens to photograph […]
Day 3 of Navratri brings grey to the centre stage, and this is not the rainy afternoon grey or your boring office wear grey. Navratri greys come with shimmering tissue, intricate mukaish, silver embroidery and silhouettes made for all-night garba twirling. Grey has a way of making festive dressing feel soft, refined and effortlessly luxurious. And when […]
If Day 1 of Navratri is twirling in yellow and bringing in all the warmth and positivity of sunshine, Day 2 is where the colour starts to make a statement. Teal is the shade loved and embraced by all for its jewel-toned twist to Navratri dressing. Think jewel-toned, slightly blue, deeply festive and impossible to miss […]
Navratri begins with a little more energy than your usual festive morning. The dandiya playlists are ready, the jewellery is waiting to be layered, and the first outfit of nine needs to set the tone. Enter yellow, bright, auspicious and impossible to ignore. From an easy-breezy angarkha to a dramatic Banarasi saree, Day 1 is […]
There is a particular kind of October evening that only British Navratri knows. You leave the house in a puffer coat over your outfit, park three streets away from the community hall, and by 11pm the room is warm enough that the windows are fogged and someone’s dupatta is on the floor by the dhol. […]
Navratri looks different in New York than it does back home. The crowds are more diverse, and the energy carries a certain electricity that comes from celebrating something deeply personal in a city that never really slows down. But one thing stays the same: what you wear matters. Garba is movement. You’ll spin and dance for […]
Navratri is nine straight nights of dressing up, dancing, and showing up as your best self. That’s a lot of outfits to plan, and if you’re staring at your closet wondering where to start, the traditional Navratri colours are actually your cheat sheet. Each day comes with its own shade, which means you already have […]
Navratri is nine nights of devotion, dance, and dazzling fashion. Whether you are spinning in garba circles or playing dandiya with friends, what you wear matters not just for style, but for comfort and cultural significance. Each night carries a specific colour with spiritual meaning, and the outfits range from traditional Gujarati chaniya cholis to modern Indo-Western fusion. […]
Navratri in California is a lively and festive affair, a beautiful fusion of deep-rooted Indian traditions and the modern, cosmopolitan flair of the Golden State. While the heart of the celebration remains the energetic Garba and Dandiya Raas, the fashion scene is equally vibrant. Traditional chaniya cholis are still a staple, but they now often […]
