Originally posted by: mayuri099
You are forgetting that Satrupa just lost her son. Nothing can be more painful for a mother. So, she can't wear colorful clothes. In the initial episodes, when Vatsalya was alive, she wore more colors.
Also, she has been the 'beta' of this family. Running business, taking care of things. Powerful women working in real world tend to dress up more simply but elegantly. Dadi is more of a traditional stylish bahu of a Raj parivar.