Working women shun married girl look

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New Delhi, Sep 7 : ‘Solah singhar’, the traditional decked up appearance for the new bride is now out of fashion with more and more working women shunning their gold and glitter for a more westernised look.

Today’s hard pressed working women find it a headache to wear to traditional symbols of wedded bliss preferring to flaunt the single and smart look.

The job scenario also seems to encourage such trend with Kiran, who has been married for six months, and is on a job hunt preferring to dress in formal shirt-pant, sans any bangles or bindi.

“If I go all dressed up as a new bride for an interview I will never get the job. Employers as such feel that a newly married woman will be unable to give her full attention to the job at hand,” she says explaining her reason for such austere looks.

“There is a little discrimination to get a job if you are newly married or have small kids. But the scene changes if you are married for quite some time. There is a conscious belief that family is a priority among women, this could be a reason why women are shunning traditional wear,” says Anita, a married executive.

The metrosexual male doesn’t mind having a hep looking arm candy wife by his side. And believes in giving her the freedom.

“One should dress up according to the work environment, with urban lifestyle it is not possible for women to dress traditionally,” says Rahul, who married recently.

He adds, “I leave it to her what or what and dress up as she feels comfortable.”

“I find the sari dress-up very boring and anyway its good to break tradition,” says Aparna, a working woman who looks as unmarried as any single girl.

“Most of my friends also prefer western wear as they feel husbands get bored with the same sati savitri look. Our hubbies also are very cool with the modern look,” says Aparna.

But with a tactic understanding that back home in front of Ma dearest and Dad the good bahu route is followed. “When I go to my in-laws place I go the whole hog. They prefer that I wear sari and salwar kameez with dupatta demurely over the head. With all signs of matrimony like bindi, sindur and chudi.”