Wedding Universe
The garment worn
on the day that matters most.
Wedding suits, sherwanis, bandhgalas and Jodhpuri suits — bespoke made from your measurements at The Black Lapel, Adyar, since 1963. Guides covering every tradition, every setting and every decision a groom must make.
The Groom
Wedding Tailoring
The Complete Wedding Suit Guide.
Everything a groom needs to know about commissioning a bespoke wedding suit — before the first appointment.
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Suit or Sherwani — Making the Choice.
The most important decision in wedding dressing — and how to make it without regret.
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Dressing the Wedding Party.
The groomsmen, the brothers, the best man — how to dress the wedding party as a coordinated whole.
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Wedding Colour Guide for Men.
Choosing the right colour for a wedding — for grooms, groomsmen and guests.
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Wedding Traditions
Tamil Brahmin Wedding Attire.
The traditional dress of the Tamil Brahmin wedding — ivory, gold and the veshti.
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Tamil Christian Wedding Attire.
The Tamil Christian wedding sits at the meeting of South Indian tradition and the Western church ceremony.
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Tamil Muslim Wedding Attire.
The nikah and the Tamil Muslim wedding reception — a guide to appropriate dress at each stage.
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Telugu Wedding Attire.
The Telugu Hindu wedding — rich silks, gold accents, and a tradition that welcomes both traditional and contemporary dress.
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Kerala Wedding Attire.
Three traditions, one state — what men wear at Kerala Hindu, Christian and Muslim weddings.
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Rajput Wedding Attire.
The warrior aristocracy's wedding tradition — sherwani, safa and the fullest expression of North Indian wedding splendour.
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Marwari Wedding Attire.
The trading community's wedding — multi-day events, multiple outfits, and an appetite for the richest cloth.
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Punjabi Wedding Attire.
The Punjabi Hindu wedding — the baraat, the anand karaj and the reception, dressed for each.
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Sikh Wedding Attire.
The Anand Karaj — the Sikh marriage ceremony and its specific requirements for the groom and guests.
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Muslim Nikah Attire.
The nikah ceremony — Islamic tradition, Indian context, and the right dress for the occasion.
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The Christian Wedding Suit.
Church, court and chapel — the Western suit in the Christian wedding context.
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Wedding Settings
The Destination Wedding Suit.
For Udaipur, Bali, Tuscany or the Maldives — dressing correctly when the venue is somewhere extraordinary.
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Beach Wedding Attire.
Sand, sea and the right suit — dressing formally for the most informal venue.
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Palace Wedding Attire.
Udaipur, Jaipur, Jodhpur — when the venue demands the finest garment you own.
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Cocktail Wedding Attire.
The cocktail dress code — less formal than black tie, more formal than smart casual.
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The Black Tie Wedding.
When the invitation says black tie — and what that means in an Indian context.
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The Summer Wedding Suit.
Genuinely comfortable in Indian heat — without sacrificing the quality a wedding demands.
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The Winter Wedding Suit.
December and January weddings — when the Indian climate finally allows the richer, warmer fabrics.
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The Monsoon Wedding Suit.
Weddings in the rains — choosing fabrics and colours that look correct in India's most romantic season.
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Wedding Planning
The Wedding Shoe Guide.
The detail that completes or undermines every outfit — choosing the right shoes for your wedding look.
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The Wedding Accessories Guide.
Pocket square, cufflinks, boutonnière — the details that complete the wedding outfit.
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The Groom's Grooming Guide.
The outfit is one half of the look — the grooming is the other.
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The Wedding Suit Timeline.
How far in advance to commission a bespoke wedding suit — and what happens at each stage.
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The Second Day Wedding Outfit.
The morning-after brunch, the reception dinner, the after-party — the outfits that come after the ceremony.
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Dressing for the Wedding Camera.
How fabric, colour and detail choices affect the way your wedding outfit photographs.
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Budgeting for Bespoke Wedding Tailoring.
What determines the cost of a bespoke wedding garment — and how to get the best value.
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