India, Nov. 30 -- There's a new style mantra echoing through modern wedding: minimal, modern, and perfectly personalised. Gen Z is taking the age-old symbol of marital commitment, the mangalsutra, and giving it a sleek, everyday-wearable makeover.

For context, the word 'mangalsutra' comes from the Sanskrit: Mangal (auspicious) and 'Sutra' (thread)... the auspicious thread symbolising marital commitment.

But this generation is taking that symbolism and reshaping it to fit their own stories. Sleek silhouettes, delicate chains, contemporary pendants, the emotion stays, the design evolves.

And the movement isn't subtle. Celebrity brides have already given the trend their full approval. Alia Bhatt, Katrina Kaif and others have all stepped o...