I tend to use joora pins mainly or hair grips depending on the type of dupatta it is - also depends on d hairstyle - usually the pins r put on the top of d hair-do (i.e. joora) so they are hidden out of sight... however some clients have dupatta dat is very heavy wid large or xtra-large borders, n these r d ones dat can b a bit of a problem b'cos it means dat they don't fall /sit on d head as nice as the lighter or thin-bordered dupattas - so dat is one thing to bear in mind when going out wedding-shopping..
i agree! my dupatta was wayyyy too heavy and it did flatten my beehive entirely by the end of the night. keep the borders heavy if you want to, but have one border and the middle should be something very light.
i had three borders on my dupatta with only a bit of net in the middle and although it was beautifully made, it was a pain to move around with cos it was so darned heavy! plus the 30 big bobby pins i pulled out of my hair hurt! it was also pinned from the back to my shoulders and my shirt to take the weight off my head so i could look straight ahead. ridiculous!
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actually dat is one thing i try and avoid on my clients...(pinning the dupatta at the back/shoulders to take weight off head.... it tends to take weight off head but it looks unflattering as it often drags the kameez/shirt back unless d kameez/shirt is made from a very firm material and is well-fitted... then you end up wid d darts going in d wrong place too.... so i tend to pin d dupatta at the top of d head and the length of it i tend to bring it round in various styles - i.e. princess or royal style...
sounds interesting, i didn't know so much pins were involved but it makes sense since you want the dupatta to stay put...this thread should maybe include pics of different ways to pin the dupatta and what is easier on the head.
yeah thats what i discovered with my shirt DOH! lol
it was completely pulling back and off one shoulder even though it was well fitted but it was also silk which isn't very firm at all. the dupatta looked ok from the back but from the front, the shirt was a bit off. i guess i'm noticing it more cos im more critical of my pics!
do you have pics of the different styles? i'd love to see as i dont know what they are.
My question is, for my wedding i am wanting my dupatta to be set so it comes forward from one side and hangs in pleats. I am seeing loadzzzzz of pictures with brides with dupatta not pinned and just hanging at the back of the shoulders. I don't want this but i cannot find any pictures of one side pinned at shoulder and hanging forward. Apparently this style is gujrati and the boutiques in london set their dupatta like that.
*Any help, pictures would be much appreciated! *
I'm also taking a liking to the pakistani style of dupatta setting which covers the top almost in a u-shape setting?
I am planning to this for wedding/ruksati too, I cant stand when brides just cant handle the dupatta beacuse of not getting the style right!
Pakistani catwalks show this a lot, Hajra Hayaat, HSY, MariaB, Karma etc most of the designers have shown this look on the catwalk and in Pakistan magazines, I persoanlly love it, looks beautiful and very elegant, below are some pictures that may help x
I dont whether you can make this out, but my duppata for my engagement was set like how you mention above, pleated on one side with the border coming at the front and then from the back coming up to my head, i chose to use the small side as it had a heavier design, there was a lovely fall and draping effect at the back, , i hope it helps x
it's best to go for a trial with ur make up / hair person and see what suits you! Try out styles. A good artist will firmly set your duppata in the correct way and not just let it hang. My artist set iton my head and u could not even see how she had done it, it didnt move all day and wasn't even pinned on the back!
The pictures above in my view suit tall and skinny style brides, and the down side for this style is that it hides the front of the top which at times has amazing kaam on them and this style can make you look 'bigger' than you are. My cousin had this setting and she is 5ft 4, and the duppata totally over powered her!
it's best to go for a trial with ur make up / hair person and see what suits you! Try out styles. A good artist will firmly set your duppata in the correct way and not just let it hang. My artist set iton my head and u could not even see how she had done it, it didnt move all day and wasn't even pinned on the back!
The pictures above in my view suit tall and skinny style brides, and the down side for this style is that it hides the front of the top which at times has amazing kaam on them and this style can make you look 'bigger' than you are. My cousin had this setting and she is 5ft 4, and the duppata totally over powered her!
the red pics, not engagement ones im referring to!
^ i had wanted my duputta in that style but i think it was way too heavy fr it to just drape, plus it wuda made me look much bigger..i did that for my mehndi outfit and i look back now and just cringe. :(but she did set it properly on barat and valima.......
hi all …my valima sharara duppatta is very heavy in work as well in weight the material of duppatta is jamawar that i came to know when i brought it home n its kind of much heavy for me as im a thin person …how to handle it wat style i can have it worn …i dont want it to be pinned on my shoulders …n just now i tried to wear it n my head startd aching… can i have it in these ways ???
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my mother after looking at the duppatta even asked me not to wear it on head as its tooo heavy …wat should i do i wana wear it on head …
Try it on! Find styles that you like and then do a "trial pinning". You need to walk around, sit up and down with it, to get a feel for if you are able to carry it like that. You are going to be wearing it for a while, so you really should make sure yor choose something that suits you and you are comfortable with. My dupatta was super heavy and it practically broke my neck on my walima. I did not like the way my MUA had pinned it, it didnt have enough support and so it made me really uncomfortable with all the weight, I really wished that I had tried a few styles beforehand to see what I was most comfortable with and could carry the easiest. My serious advice for all girls: get lighter dupattas!!!!
Tell the makeup lady to make a higher bun (more on the crown of your head) and make it so tight to hold up the dupatta. My dupatta came in the front on my right side, she pushed the dupatta a bit back and pinned behind my right shoulder and made a deep nice pleated V and the end part pinned to the left top shoulder (more to the back) but make sure that its done nicely so all work of the dupatta is shown. Then the left side of the dupatta (the end part) she pinned it around my wrist sort of like a bangle so that I would at least have one free hand. My dupatta was reallly heavy also but with a nice firm bun and distributing the weight it worked out ! I tried my best to describe !!
