Bridesmaid Jacket for a Winter Wedding: Jackets and Capes Over Your Lehenga

December and January weddings in Delhi NCR are beautiful and cold, especially at an outdoor pheras late at night. Too often the bridesmaids' outfits disappear under borrowed shawls. A jacket or cape made to go with the lehenga keeps you warm and becomes part of the look.

Jacket and cape styles

Cropped jacket

Ends at the waist, over a lehenga or sharara. Structured and modern; it can replace the blouse's sleeves for warmth.

Long jacket

Knee or floor length, open at the front over the lehenga. The warmest option, and very regal in velvet.

Cape

A sheer or embroidered cape over the shoulders. Lighter than a jacket, and nothing slips like a dupatta does. Lined capes add warmth.

Full-sleeve blouse

Not a jacket, but the simplest way to add warmth: a made-to-measure blouse with full sleeves in a heavier fabric.

Fabrics for winter

• Velvet: rich, warm and lovely in deep colours.

• Silk and brocade: warmer than net, with a festive sheen.

• Lined net or organza for capes that look light but keep the wind off.

Matching jackets across the group

A jacket is a great way to tie a bridesmaid group together: different lehengas, the same jacket, or matching jackets in each person's own colour. Read matching outfits for bridesmaids.

Winter colours

Winter evenings suit deeper colours: wine, maroon, emerald, bottle green, sapphire, and metallics. See day and night colours.

Other ways to stay warm

• Thermal layers under a lehenga, with the skirt's lining in mind when measuring.

• A heavier dupatta draped over both shoulders. See dupatta draping.

Getting jackets and capes made

We make jackets and capes to go with your outfit. Browse our Indo-Western and crop top lehenga collections for styles, or start a bridesmaid and family order about four weeks before the first function. Each person sends her own measurements, and there's no minimum group size.