There’s no bright color here, no heavy embroidery, and no stack of accessories. Vijay Deverakonda wears an ivory ethnic set by Anamika Khanna, made of a sleeveless bandhgala vest over a matching cream kurta. That’s about it. And yet the outfit holds attention for a long time. If you’ve been looking for a kurta for men that feels formal without trying too hard, this is a good place to start. It’s quiet luxury in the plainest sense: very little on show, all of it well made.
Why One Shade Works Here
When everything is the same color, the cut has to carry the outfit. This vest does. It has clean, geometric lines and defined shoulders, with crisp welt pockets on the front. You may hear it called a sadri jacket as well as a bandhgala vest. Either way, the structure is what stops the outfit from looking flat.
The kurta underneath is cream, and it matches closely. Since the vest is sleeveless, the kurta’s sleeves stay visible, so you get a second layer of fabric without a second color. The shade runs from shoulder to hem without a break, which makes him look taller and leaner.
Ivory is a hard color to wear. It shows every crease and every loose seam, and it gives you nowhere to hide a bad fit. That’s why an ivory kurta for men works only when the tailoring is exact. Here the shoulders sit sharply and the lines stay clean, so it passes the test. There’s also something pleasing in the mix. The vest belongs to traditional dress, but the close, precise cut feels current. That’s minimalist fashion at its best: remove what you don’t need, then get the rest right.
The Gold Buttons and the Little Extras
All the contrast comes from metal. Ornamental gold buttons run down the front of the vest and pop against the cream. They add richness without bringing in another color, so the outfit still looks calm. When the palette is this muted, hardware can do the talking. A few good buttons pull more attention than a whole panel of embroidery would, because nothing nearby competes with them. Your eye lands on the gold first, then slides down along the vest.
Gold also flatters ivory. It warms up a soft, pale fabric and keeps it from looking dull.
The rest of the styling follows the same idea. Gold bracelets sit on his wrist and echo the buttons. His hair is swept back, and his mustache and light ,stubble look neatly kept. Nothing in the frame pulls you away from the clothes. Each small choice repeats what the outfit already says: warm metal, soft color, clean lines.
Borrowing the Look
You don’t need this exact outfit to use the idea. Start with one shade and stay in it. Ivory, cream, and off-white all work, but keep the vest and kurta close in tone, because slightly different whites can look like a mistake. Then spend your effort on fit. A well-cut, structured ,vest turns a flowing traditional outfit into something formal and modern, and good tailoring does more than extra decoration ever could. Finally, pick one metallic detail and let it lead. Gold buttons do that here, though a single cuff or a small brooch would follow the same logic.
The outfit also has range. It suits dressed-up evenings and pre-wedding events, and it still never looks loud.
Quiet luxury is mostly about confidence. An outfit like this doesn’t need a bold print or a long list of accessories to prove it cost something. It trusts the fabric, the fit, and one well-chosen detail, and it trusts the person wearing it. Vijay Deverakonda’s ivory look is a clear example. In men’s ethnic wear, that kind of restraint is a style of its own.
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