13 pictures and videos that prove Deepika Padukone is always the best-dressed wedding guest

From high-impact brocade drapes to showstopper lehengas, the star knows how to make an entrance

No one does wedding guest style with the same enthusiasm as Deepika Padukone. From Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas’ reception to Isha Ambani and Anand Piramal’s functions, she has never failed to stand out as a fashion-forward member. For every wedding invite on her social calendar, Padukone extends the kind of sartorial fluency that can only be mastered over the course of a decade under the spotlight. If you’ve been looking to liven up your wardrobe before the wedding season hits, take notes from the star’s favourite looks.

The showstopper saris in Deepika Padukone’s wedding wardrobe

If you’ve been shying away from bridal reds in your wardrobe, allow the 34-year-old star to convince you otherwise. In one of her first few social appearances as a newly-wed, she made heads turn her way in a pleated red sari at Isha Ambani’s pre-wedding party. Because no outfit is complete without statement-making jewellery, the star reached for shoulder-grazing chaandbalis to complement her bridal chooda bangles. Meanwhile to attend the wedding of a close family member, she opted for a pristine white Rohit Bal sari covered in oversized blooms.

If you’ve been feeling the nostalgia, Padukone’s heritage drapes will lead the way. For a childhood friend’s wedding, she was spotted in a Benarasi sari gifted by veteran actress Rekha, worn again for an awards ceremony with a few beauty updates. Follow her lead, and swap the slicked back bun with a textured hairdo and smoky eyes to instantly dial up the impact of your look for a close friend’s wedding celebrations.

All the festive silhouettes to bookmark from Deepika Padukone’s wedding wardrobe

If you haven’t figured out how to navigate your way around the classic drape, don’t lose heart—there is plenty of inspiration to be found in Padukone’s wardrobe. Her go-to trick for standing out in a sea of pastels on the wedding circuit? Unconventional colours. Remember the time she favoured a showstopper black lehenga from Sabyasachi for Priyanka Chopra’s wedding reception? With a plunging neckline, intricate embroidery and statement-making silhouette, the ensemble checked off all the essentials of a quintessential Padukone look. And your options don’t end there, either. If you’re looking to favour moody hues in your wedding wardrobe, take notes from her three-piece ensemble for her close friend, Urvashi Keswani’s wedding. She turned to her go-to couturier for an intricate anarkali layered with a coordinated jacket—ideal for when the temperature begins its descent in the tail-end of the year.