Christmas, with an Indian twist

Christmas at home has its own style: office secret Santa, carol evenings, midnight mass and long family dinners. This page lets you dress for the season in reds, greens and metallics, without reaching for a western dress.

Red leads, naturally. Our fiery red satin is finished with gold pendants, and the vermilion shimmer chiffon carries beaded lace. A devil red organza has a gold latkan, while a black Korean saree is scattered with red sequins. For party shapes, there's a pocket skirt saree with a gold corset blouse and a pink-red metallic sharara set.

Unusually for us, there are men's kurtas here too, including reversible red-and-green and red-and-black styles with snaps. Couples can coordinate: a red-green kurta for him and a red satin saree with a green-toned blouse for you. More styles for him sit with our men's kurtas.

For a church service followed by lunch, a red Jamdani cotton or a Kota with lace feels right. For the office party, our pre-drapes fit a 28" to 42" waist with elastic at the back, so you can sit through dinner in comfort. Celebrating New Year's Eve a week later? Our New Year edit has more sequins.

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