6 Chic Ways To Style A Plain Saree, Bollywood Approved!

Plain sarees make an easy and thoughtful choice when you wish to take a much-deserved hiatus from heavy silk sarees or designer drapes! Such sarees can either feature a completely plain outlook or may have certain design elements like a minimal border or embellishment. A solid saree can be selected from a variety of colours, fabrics, and textures. For casual or even semi-formal wear, plain sarees help add a chic and understated appeal to your persona!

What's more? A plain saree works as a versatile piece of clothing that can be styled in different ways. Even Bollywood beauties including Alia Bhatt, Sonam Kapoor and others have been seen flaunting beautiful plain sarees with interesting drapes, colour, and beautiful jewellery!

Read on to learn some stylish ways to elevate your plain saree look like these B-Town divas:

Ananya Panday

1. Keep it Monochromatic

Ananya Panday shared a fab look in a sea green plain saree and matched it with a matching sleeveless blouse. Her custom-tailored style blouse added an oomph factor look to the chic, understated saree. The Dream Girl 2 movie actress elevated the modern saree look with statement jewellery including a ruby beaded choker, matching studs, and kada bangles. With matte makeup and a sleek hair bun, Ms Panday completed her glam avatar!

Create a monochromatic look by complementing your saree with the matching blouse. Stitch it in a style that matches your comfort, personal style, and requirement. Elevate the monochromatic saree with contract and statement jewellery!

Alia Bhatt

2. Pick a Vibrant Tone

If you always prefer prints and patterns in your choices of ensembles, opting for plain sarees may become a too plain-ish option for you. But, the absence of prints can be counterbalanced by an attractive hue! Yes, you can select a plain saree with an attractive or vibrant hue and flaunt the fab look like Alia Bhatt!

The Rocky Aur Raani Kii Prem Kahaani movie actress looked gorgeous in a bright magenta pink plain saree and added a dash of glam with a matching sleeveless velvet blouse. With bohemian statement jewellery, natural makeup, and a wavy open hairdo, Alia nailed the modern casual saree look!

Janhvi Kapoor

3. Team up with Contrast Blouse

Janhvi Kapoor is a style icon who always experiments with her style choices. The Mili movie actress looked gorgeous in a parrot green plain saree with a minimal mirrorwork border and teamed it up with an ink blue colour blouse. The colour contrast formed by her Indian modern outfit added a chic and eye-catchy appeal to her chosen look. Janhvi ditched the accessories and allowed her minimalistic modern saree ensemble to steal the attention!

Plain sarees make a fab choice to feature some contrasting style choices! Matching the saree colour with a contrasting hue may not be the new style invention but it works and how! You can choose either a plain contrast colour blouse or one with intricate detailing like threadwork embroidery or mirror work!

Sonam Kapoor Ahuja

4. Add a Jacket

Traditional or modern, fashionista Sonam Kapoor Ahuja manages to ace all her featured stylish looks. The diva has given numerous fashion goals including how to style different types of sarees, including a plain saree! Sonam looked pretty in a rust red colour plain soft silk saree which featured a thin, minimal metallic golden border and layered the saree with a matching sheer stand-collar style jacket. The Khoobsurat movie star accentuated the modern saree ensemble with gold-tone statement jewellery, smoky eye makeup, and a sleek bun hairstyle!

Jackets either in matching style or one with contrasting colour, fabric or print, make a stunning choice to elevate the plain saree. Plus, it works as a trendy layering option for ensembles of your choice!

 Shilpa Shetty

5. Drape it Differently

Bollywood's original Yogini Shilpa Shetty looks fab in whatever she wears! The stylish actress shared a chic look in a plain white saree and a contrast metallic tone beaded blouse. The eye-catchy factor of her chosen look was definitely the asymmetric saree draping that elevated the simple, plain look of the saree. With metallic bangles, glossy makeup, and open wavy hairstyle; Shilpa nailed the contemporary saree fashion!

A saree when draped differently adds a unique and flamboyant feel to your overall look. You can experiment with popular saree draping styles like dhoti style, scarf style, low waist style, and so on. For example, a scarf draping saree style when paired with a plain shirt or tube top help add that modern appeal!

Vidya Balan

6. Accentuate with Accessories

She is called a current queen of sarees for all valid reasons. To get saree styling inspiration, just explore Vidya Balan's inspiration and your saree game is sorted! The diva shared a chic plain saree look in a forest green tone with a sky blue border and complemented it with a matching sleeveless blouse. For that added flair with accessories, Ms Balan sported oxidized silver jhumkas and allowed the plainest saree avatar to receive a fair share of oomph and glamour!

Accessories are one of the easiest and trendiest ways to elevate plain sarees. You can select a set of accessories that match the overall style, colour, and fabric of the saree. For example, boho-inspired silver jewellery will make a lovely choice for cotton, chiffon sarees. Traditional gold jewellery or Jadau jewellery pieces can be paired well with heavy silk or soft silk sarees. And metallic minimalistic jewellery like chain pendants, hoops, and studs will suit perfectly with the plain georgette, mulmul sarees!

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