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Indian Ethnic & Bridalwear Design

Lehenga, sari, anarkali. The country's largest fashion category, taught by working bridal designers.

Duration5 months · 400 hours
CertificationAdvanced Diploma in Indian Ethnic & Bridalwear
ModeOn-campus · full-time
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01Overview

The programme

The Indian bridal industry is, by gross turnover, one of the largest fashion categories in the world. The garments are technically demanding — heavy fabrics, hand embroidery, structured drape — and the clients are exacting. The designer who can deliver here is rare and well-rewarded.

This programme assumes a foundation course and ideally a construction or draping background. It covers the full vocabulary of Indian ethnic and bridal wear: lehenga, sari, anarkali, sharara, gharara — across silhouettes, embroidery schools, and regional aesthetics.

The course finishes with each student presenting a three-piece bridal capsule, designed, sketched, costed, and produced as a sample.

02What you will learn

Modules

  1. 01Indian bridal silhouettes: a working taxonomy
  2. 02The lehenga: structure, kalis, can-can, fall
  3. 03The sari: drape variations and pre-stitched modern forms
  4. 04The anarkali and the kalidaar kurta
  5. 05Sharara, gharara and the layered ensemble
  6. 06Indian embroidery: zardozi, gota, mirror, thread
  7. 07Fabric pairings: silk, raw silk, organza, velvet
  8. 08Embellishment costing and karigar coordination
  9. 09The bridal fitting: how it actually goes
  10. 10Custom bridal: managing the client
  11. 11Bridal styling, dupatta drape, jewellery dialogue
  12. 12Final bridal capsule: three pieces, costed and produced
03Who this is for

The student we have in mind

  • —Designers entering the bridal market
  • —Founders of bridal labels
  • —Working designers adding ethnic to a Western practice
  • —Evening-wear track graduates
04Included

Tools & materials

  • ✦Embroidery sample library
  • ✦Fabric and trim sourcing partners
  • ✦Course-period access to karigar coordination
05Faculty

Who teaches it

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06Outcomes

Where graduates go

Pathways
  • —Designer at a bridal house
  • —Founder of an independent bridal label
  • —Lehenga specialist for a multi-designer studio
  • —Bridal stylist with a design practice
Starting income (indicative)

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Alumni note

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07Investment

Fee structure

Base fee

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EMI

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Scholarship

Merit and need-based scholarships available — apply during enquiry.

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