Top accessories for formal wear: What to wear with handloom sarees, deep necklines, blazers

Hindustan Times

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Don't let your workwear be drab when you can bling it up with accessories. Glow up with trending jewellery and statement watches, and step into your corporate girl era, stylish, polished, and totally in charge. Own your styles by adding statement pieces to your ensemble. While pinstripes and checks remain among the key essentials, playing by the rulebook never made headlines anyway. Accessories can be the finishing touch to your look, refining your outfit, from necklines to hemlines.
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HT Lifestyle reached out to design and style experts to decode the latest accessory trends, highlighting how current workwear is being paired with certain jewellery and watches to amp up the style.
Nandish Gulechha, director of design, Kushal's Fashion Jewellery, shared these trending jewellery pieces for workwear and how you can pair them with your formal and semi-formals:
Style recommendation: Pair a fine chain with a small charm over a high-neck top. For added interest, layer multiple chains of varying lengths.
Style recommendation: Let the oxidised jewellery stand out by pairing them with a handloom cotton or linen saree. Skip additional statement pieces; these studs are strong enough to carry the look on their own.
Stacking rings is a trend nowadays. Wearing two or three thin, sterling silver rings layered together creates a look that's both curated and effortless.
Style recommendation: Stack two or three rings on one hand, plain bands, or ones with tiny coloured stones, on one or both hands. These rings pair beautifully with tailored outfits or earth-tone palettes, adding an unexpected layer of sophistication to your everyday workwear.
Silver hoops come in subtle, versatile forms that work across settings. The 92.5 sterling silver comes in a range- from clean, minimal loops to pieces with added texture or detail. Their close fit makes them perfect for all-day wear, while the design variations let you express subtle individuality.
Whether thick and architectural or etched with Indian textures, these bracelets anchor your outfit with intent, making you look confident.
Style recommendation: Opt for a silver bracelet and wear it boldly over the sleeve of a full-length blazer or sharp co-ord set. Best styled with solid colours and clean tailoring. Let the bracelet be your only wristwear, no stacking needed.
Once seen only at festive events or beach vacations, anklets are now becoming part of everyday fashion, especially in sterling silver. A slim silver anklet adds a touch of tradition to modern outfits.
Style recommendation: Pair a silver anklet, oxidised or matte, with cropped palazzos, or ankle-length trousers in cotton or linen. Go for neutral shades like ivory, rust, or grey. Complete the look with kolhapuris, mules, or loafers. Keep the top simple with a tucked-in shirt, high-neck top or straight kurta, and let the anklet be the small detail that stands out.
The lariat necklace is an elongated, open-ended piece designed to loop or knot, creating a Y-shaped silhouette that adds dimension and length to your neckline. It's endlessly versatile, flattering everything from V-necks to buttoned-down tops. Its adjustable style means you can wear it loose and relaxed or cinched for a refined finish.
Style recommendation: Loop a lariat necklace over a plain button-down shirt or under a relaxed blazer paired with a tucked-in tee for a look that effortlessly transitions from office hours to after-work gathering. Its sleek silhouette complements both casual and formal workwear.
No accessory is complete without a good watch. Everyone knows a great timepiece tells more than just the time, it tells your story. So, decide how you wish to tell it, with the help of timepieces.
Revathi Kant, chief design officer at Titan Company Ltd, shared these watch designs that are suitable for elevated workwear, from men's to women's styles:
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