Wedding Saree – Symbolic picture
Shubhangi Athalye also has some remarkable pictures on her Flicker stream:
Its a been a while since I saw an ornament to pin the saree placed on the pleats, but it sure looks nice, especially in the context of wedding saree.
Another picture of hers that I like is this one:
You can check out more of her work at Flickr.
She also has an interesting post reacting to the Sashi Tharoor sari editorial. She lamented punjabification of the dress code due to the influence of Bollywood as one more reason for decrease in prevalence of saree wearing among Indian women. And she also noted that:
While I was gestating over this post…one day on a journey in the morning ladies train………when getting off at Churchgate a beautiful sight greeted my eyes. Thousands of bright sari clad, immaculately groomed women spilled out onto the platform and briskly made their way to their offices. I was pole axed….I didn’t even know that it was some festival day and they had all made an effort to look festive and still make it on time at 8.30 to office. I vowed to make the effort more often myself …….….LONG LIVE THE SARI!
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Sunny is a designer in Los Angeles. He loves the fluidity and fluency of a saree and believes that when a woman wears a saree, she not only adorns her body but she also adorns her soul. His design ethos is that “simplicity never goes out of style.”
Rupa Gupta: A writer, editor and journalist, Rupa has been in the media for more than two decades. She has worked as Editor with major publications, both in India and abroad. a keen eye for fashion and current trends. Her sense of aesthetics transcends the hype and always finds the true beauty.
Liza Varma is a former Femina Miss India and well known model in Delhi. Today, she is a leading Fashion Choreographer with over 1000 shows to her credit in India and abroad. She is also a member of the Fashion Design Council of India and a Consultant with Shoot Talent Management. Her client list is the who’s who of Indian fashion industry.
Misty is a student in London and has her fingers on the pulse of London fashion industry.
Abhi is a student in San Francisco and showcases sensuous saree pictures.
Kamini is a model in Los Angeles and loves to accentuate the best a saree has to offer.