The resurgence of trends is a common sight in the fashion kingdom. The range is diversified, from a horde of ethnic to westernized creations. Trend spotting leads us to spot a fashion hubbub from the eons gone by, restoring itself again within the walls of à la mode clothing. The interesting aspect of the whole clockwork process, is the creativity that goes into adding that fresh touch to an already classic outfit, which is a comeback from the past. That is where the monotony is broken, as no one is that intrigued to see the same old clothing being worn by our favourite celebrities. The latest voguish approach, is what that attracts the fashion critics, who make notes of the newer design statements being showcased, using an old style trend.

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Two of the period films discussed in the first issue of this e-journal is Bajirao Mastani and Kalank. The narrative of both of these period films demanded the costuming to involve a series of ethnic wears – especially the sharara and its cousin-ghararas, that were being sported by both Deepika Padukone and Alia Bhatt in their respective films. Deepika Padukone played the character of a Muslim warrior princess. Not only were the shararas needed as it was identified as a common piece of traditional Indian dressing in the early 1990’s, but her heavily embellished costumes in the era-appropriate silhouettes played a strong role in her character representation too. Similarly, Kalank is a period film set in the pre-partition era in India – lots of shararas, ghararas and salwars, were donned by the female leads as that was a common garb seen during that era.

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 Drawing relevance from these period films set in different time periods, the shararas have been spotted as a recurring trend that are back with a bang. It is an extremely relevant clothing style to be discussed as a lot of Indian festivities nowadays see women decked up in this ethnic attire. Women now a day’s ditch the traditional saree and go for popular silhouettes like sharara sarees, sharara co-ords set, sharara Kurta set-to name a few, that have a seamless blend of a modernistic chicness and a vintage classic garment.