Lehengas

A lehenga at Vpnam is a three-piece set: the skirt, a dupatta and a blouse. Eighty-nine designs are live, priced from ₹2,851 to ₹23,999 with the middle near ₹7,924. Of the 37 listings that state package contents, 36 include a dupatta. Net is the most common skirt fabric at eight listings, followed by velvet, dual-tone silk, plain silk and fancy jacquard; 27 listings give the dupatta as net and 17 of those add an embellished border. Where a stitching state is stated, 13 of 16 are semi-stitched. Forty-five listings say dry clean only.

What comes in a Vpnam lehenga set?

Thirty-seven listings state package contents, and 36 of those are the same three pieces: one skirt, one dupatta and one blouse. The skirt is written as either lehenga or chaniya depending on the listing, and both mean the same garment. One listing gives skirt and blouse only, with no dupatta. Twenty-two listings name a designer blouse and 17 a stitched one. Seven give the skirt length as 42 inches, and six say the blouse can be let out to a 42-inch bust and waist.

Stitched, semi-stitched or unstitched: which do you need?

Sixteen listings state a stitching condition, and 13 of those are semi-stitched. The three terms are not interchangeable, and buying the wrong one is the most common lehenga mistake.

• Stitched arrives finished. It fits whoever it was cut for, and there is very little to let out.
• Semi-stitched is the usual compromise. The skirt is constructed and flared but the waist is left open with extra cloth inside, so a tailor closes it to your measurement. Expect a short tailoring job, not a full build.
• Unstitched is fabric and border only. It gives complete freedom over flare and length and costs the most in tailoring time.

Which lehenga suits which wedding function?

Weight is the deciding factor across a wedding week, not price. A skirt you can dance in is a different garment from one that has to hold its shape through a receiving line.

What does the fabric change?

Net, on eight listings, is light and open and is always worked over a lining, so the flare comes from the cut rather than the cloth. Velvet, on four, is heavy and warm, holds a deep pleat and photographs richly under indoor light, which is why it suits winter receptions and not an afternoon in October. Dual-tone silk, also on four, carries one colour lengthwise in the weave and another across it, so the shade shifts as the skirt moves. Fancy jacquard has the pattern woven in rather than stitched on, which means it will not shed a thread. Two listings use sequins net, where the sequins are worked into the ground fabric itself.

What does a lehenga cost at Vpnam?

The range runs from ₹2,851 to ₹23,999, with half the catalogue on either side of ₹7,924. That spread is mostly labour. Cord, resham and zari embroidery are counted by the metre of thread laid down, so a fully worked skirt takes many times the hours of a printed or plain one. Sixteen listings state that GST is already included in the displayed price, 15 of them at 12 per cent. Where a listing does not state GST, check the product page before assuming.

How do you look after a lehenga?

Forty-five listings state dry clean only, and that is the right instruction for anything carrying cord, zari or sequin. Store a worked skirt hanging from the waistband rather than folded, so the weight of the embellishment does not crease the flare into permanent lines, and cover it in a cotton bag. Keep the dupatta separate; net snags on beadwork if the two are packed together.