Indian State Dinner Fashion

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I looked it up, and the jewelry is real gemstones.

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Anonymous wrote:Jill's dress was beautiful although she could have used better foundational garments. Huge miss on Kamala's part to not wear a sari or lehenga. I'm so disappointed.

Hmmm, are you equally disappointed that Jill or Kamala’s spouses missed an opportunity to wear a kurta?

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Anonymous wrote:Jill's dress was beautiful although she could have used better foundational garments. Huge miss on Kamala's part to not wear a sari or lehenga. I'm so disappointed.

Hmmm, are you equally disappointed that Jill or Kamala’s spouses missed an opportunity to wear a kurta?

Sherwani for the win.

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Anonymous wrote:This might be more for the Politics forum = but do you think there's any backlash against guests to this dinner? It feels like a difficult thing, deciding whether to go celebrate Modi.

Like if Trump came to India and Indian-Americans had to decide if they were going to go to the state dinner.

Indians love Trump.

OK, I think you missed the point, though. Modi is really divisive. I wonder if there will be any backlash or complications, for attending this dinner.

None. Modi is only regarded as divisive by the western media.

Not true. Ask minorities in India.

More minorities voted for Modi than other parties in certain elections. Please don’t believe everything that Western media tells you. (I’m also from a minority community from India.)

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Anonymous wrote:This might be more for the Politics forum = but do you think there's any backlash against guests to this dinner? It feels like a difficult thing, deciding whether to go celebrate Modi.

Like if Trump came to India and Indian-Americans had to decide if they were going to go to the state dinner.

Indians love Trump.

OK, I think you missed the point, though. Modi is really divisive. I wonder if there will be any backlash or complications, for attending this dinner.

None. Modi is only regarded as divisive by the western media.

Not true. Ask minorities in India.

More minorities voted for Modi than other parties in certain elections. Please don’t believe everything that Western media tells you. (I’m also from a minority community from India.)

Me too
No everyone's not happy with him. Don't believe all the propaganda his party puts out.

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Anonymous wrote:This might be more for the Politics forum = but do you think there's any backlash against guests to this dinner? It feels like a difficult thing, deciding whether to go celebrate Modi.

Like if Trump came to India and Indian-Americans had to decide if they were going to go to the state dinner.

Yea. Indian American here and I wasn’t super thrilled about this visit. I have a few Indian American friends who hate Trump, but were super excited about this visit.

My only consolation is that this felt like pandering to Indian Americans, and hey - we’re now an important enough demographic to pander to? So yay?

Also, Old Indian Men (like my father and his friends) adore(d) Trump.

I think this is a generational thing. My father came here in the 60s and his peer group is FAR more educated and liberal than a lot of the people who came over from India in the 70s and 80s.

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Anonymous wrote:Jill's dress was beautiful although she could have used better foundational garments. Huge miss on Kamala's part to not wear a sari or lehenga. I'm so disappointed.

Hmmm, are you equally disappointed that Jill or Kamala’s spouses missed an opportunity to wear a kurta?

They are not half Indian, are they?
I love a man in a nehru jacket, but I don't think Doug could pull that off. His neck is too short.

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Anonymous wrote:I looked it up, and the jewelry is real gemstones.

Of course, Indian women rarely wear fake jewelry.

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Anonymous wrote:This might be more for the Politics forum = but do you think there's any backlash against guests to this dinner? It feels like a difficult thing, deciding whether to go celebrate Modi.

Like if Trump came to India and Indian-Americans had to decide if they were going to go to the state dinner.

Yea. Indian American here and I wasn’t super thrilled about this visit. I have a few Indian American friends who hate Trump, but were super excited about this visit.

My only consolation is that this felt like pandering to Indian Americans, and hey - we’re now an important enough demographic to pander to? So yay?

Also, Old Indian Men (like my father and his friends) adore(d) Trump.

I think this is a generational thing. My father came here in the 60s and his peer group is FAR more educated and liberal than a lot of the people who came over from India in the 70s and 80s.

NP. No. I don’t think that’s it. I think people just have different opinions and politics. My in-laws came in the late 60s and voted for Trump. Ugh. Many in our family did. They wanted boarder security and were angry people were sneaking into the US, when they themselves went through the proper channels. Also they talk about how nice this country was, and now there is so much crime.

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Anonymous wrote:I looked it up, and the jewelry is real gemstones.

Of course, Indian women rarely wear fake jewelry.

I questioned whether the jewelry was crystal, not fake gemstones. Crystal is not a fake gemstone.

If you look at the necklace on VP Harris, I see beadweaving, not all gemstones. Same for the others. The gemstones may be real, but there is definitely some beadweaving.

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Anonymous wrote:I looked it up, and the jewelry is real gemstones.

Of course, Indian women rarely wear fake jewelry.

I questioned whether the jewelry was crystal, not fake gemstones. Crystal is not a fake gemstone.

If you look at the necklace on VP Harris, I see beadweaving, not all gemstones. Same for the others. The gemstones may be real, but there is definitely some beadweaving.

They are not crystals. She is wearing a what looks like a polkhi necklace with uncut diamonds and other gemstones. The style is called jadau.
You can buy knockoffs but the real pieces are all actual diamonds, gemstones, pearls and precious metals.

https://www.vogue.in/fashion/content/jadau-jewellery-everything-you-need-to-know-hazoorilal-legacy-earrings-necklace-wedding/amp

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Anonymous wrote:Jill's dress was beautiful although she could have used better foundational garments. Huge miss on Kamala's part to not wear a sari or lehenga. I'm so disappointed.

Hmmm, are you equally disappointed that Jill or Kamala’s spouses missed an opportunity to wear a kurta?

Nope! None of the Indian men are wearing kurtas so why should white American men? That would be silly, wouldn’t it?

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Anonymous wrote:This might be more for the Politics forum = but do you think there's any backlash against guests to this dinner? It feels like a difficult thing, deciding whether to go celebrate Modi.

Like if Trump came to India and Indian-Americans had to decide if they were going to go to the state dinner.

Backlash from who?

I am the PP - and I imagine from other Indians and Indian-Americans who dislike Modi.

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Can the political posters take it to politics?
This is not the place. We like fashion here. And if your worries about backlash, you should be worried about Biden and Harris for hosting this shindig.


Bhavna Vaswani’s outfit is gorgeous.

Indra Nooyi looks great too.

I like that Harris added traditional Indian jewelry to her look. It’s a good mix of her east and west heritage.

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Anonymous wrote:I love their hand-beaded jewelry. I started hand bead weaving jewelry after I took a class at Potomac bead. Some of the most beautiful bead weaving designs are made by women from India, shared on YouTube. The jewelry in the photos could be crystals or real gemstones. Anyone have any info on the jewelry?

Given the net worth of most of the invitees I’d bet the jewelry was real. Blossom Box and Jaipur Rose have some nice costume pieces.

The earrings would be really heavy for gemstones like diamonds, though. That’s why I think they're crystal.

No self-respecting Indian wears semi-precious or crystal stones. Least of all to the White House!!!