Don’t like either one of these sarees. Give me some glam or go home.

Mumbai, Jul 28: Faiz Fatima, showcased her latest Indian wedding collection and western designs in a glittering fashion show held on Monday July 16 at Grand Imperial Banquet, Andheri (West).

After working with a few big brands in the metro, Fatima launched her own range here on Monday.

Neha Dhupia at the Banglore Fashion show in JJ Valya’s design.

I know the show was in February, but there are some designs that I timeless.

The traditional Batik technique meets contemporary fashion.

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Strapless blouse adds that western elegance to the traditional saree.

The last one is by Bangladeshi designer Farhana Taher shown at the Dhaka Fashion Show. It was postponed because of the fire at Nimtoli.

But I like this delicate net/lace saree saree.

A seamless blending of east and west. Mikey likes it.

“A grey georgette sequin beaded saree with stitched multi colour chiffon flower and a tasseled pallu teamed with a grey sequin sheeted blouse.”

From Sheetal Sarees.

The saree is $1050 and the blouse is $229.

And here is the lady herself. The colour palette revolves around myriads of colours starting with Peachy pink, Blue, antique gold and green. She added, “One can see a lot of embroideries with very Victorian feel and have played a lot with different techniques highlighting 3D shaded flowers and embroidered velvet appliqué adorning sexy cocktail sarees with draped blouses, swing coats and vintage lace skirts with tasselled scarves.”

Under the umbrella of her title collection, the designer will be presenting different lines of ensembles namely, Maharani and Sitare. Crafted in georgette, and embellished with Minakari embroidery, the saris and lehengas to be showcased under the Maharani collection fits splendidly when paired with velvet blouses with zardari work. “The zardosi work has been blended well with the trendy sequin work which will definitely take you back to an old era.”

While the other line named, Sitare offers excellent cut and fine colour palette with sequins work sourced from France which has been well blended with beautifully done patterns along with Pallavi’s signature floral motifs designed in gold. She claims, “This collection is light as feather in weight although heavily embroidered. The collection will be a bridal assortment in true sense with gold, silver embroideries, floral patterns and motifs in antique gold and antique silver.”

The colour palette features auspicious colours like burnt gold to saffron, peachy apricots and vermillion, embroidered with Zari badla and French tape and multi-colour lurex threads along side with crystals and pearls. Any celebrity as your showstopper? “My clothes are my celebrities,” she signs off.

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Is it day four of the DCW already?

Loved JJ Valaya saree showing. I decided to showcase this one because I think I might be distantly related to Indrani – related in the sense that we all might have Lucy in our ancestry.

It was all shimmer and sheer at Gaurav Gupta’s show on Day 2 of Delhi Couture Week. Drawing inspiration from the mysteries and beauty of the deep, the collection entitled ‘Fantastical Creatures’ began with light pastels and gradually moved into dark greys and black.

While all the outfits were delicate, flowing numbers in sheer fabrics like chiffon, net and lace, the sensibilities flowed seamlessly from Indian to western with a healthy sprinkling of saris, lehengas, gowns and dresses. Check it out!

First up is this gorgeous ruffled fish-tail skirt paired with a sheer top with Swarovsky crystal embellishment over a satin bustier.

A delicate net sari set off by the heavy floral applique on the pallav, draped over a matched saree blouse.

There was one sareesque black dress that I also liked.

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The models, in a typical Sabyasachi style – minimal make-up and a black bindi – gelled with the elaborated designs that had saris with ‘seedha palla’, a lot of layering in terms of achkans over saris or suits, heavily embroidered blouses and lehengas.

Talking about the collection, Sabyasachi told IANS that it was all about rich Indian craftsmanship and heritage that our country has in plenty. “It is like going old school and coming up with something that we knew is there…I have always been a staunch supporter of Indian textiles and this is what I tried to showcase here as well,” Sabyasachi said.

“The line is very romantic and gives the feel of a museum, something that is period, Victorian or simply antique,” he added.

From Shilpa’s Journal

OK, what is art silk, you may ask?

It is artificial silk. a synthetic fiber that is a lot easy to make and a lot cheaper too. At times you may hear it described as rayon.

At times you can have a combination of rayon, cotton and silk to make it look indistinguishable from real silk.

There are easy ways to tell different fabrics apart. That might be a subject for another post, but if you put a drop of water on a fabric, you can tell a lot about it.

A drop of water on silk: drop will spot silk, dries quickly

A drop of water on rayon or art silk : the fabric will feel a bit gummy and it will dry very slowly. Feels dry almost at once.

You can also burn a small piece and the smell can tell you if the fabric is silk or art silk.

Oh Yah, I forgot to mention that I like the drape on this saree.

Interesting impractical design. Faux Georgette saree embellished with resham and sequence work.

We are pleased to welcome Sareez.com as one of the sponsors of SareeDreams.

Sareez.com has an exclusive Collection of Bridal sarees and Wedding sarees. Because they are the manufacturers of the sarees and dress materials, they can offer a great selection and reasonable prices.

The intricate embroidery work in Zari and with Sequins, and the use of traditional techniques is done admirably by their expert artisans.

The saree prices range from $20 to $600 so will find something in your budget. You can select Sarees by choosing the material or by the type of embroidery work or by the color or by occasion and of course by price.

In addition to the sarees at sareez.com they also carry a collection of indo-western trends in salwar kameez.

Because the folks at sareez.com provide multiple views from different angles for each saree, you may find it easier to select and will not be surprised when the saree arrives.

Please check their sarees at sareez.com.

Ahmad Bilal has maintained an excellent reputation for creating clothing which compliments the delicate feminine beauty and his clothes worship the divinity of feminism. Ahmad Bilal creates absolutely gorgeous dresses in chiffon, satin and silk with abundance in ruffles, lace trim, sequins, and fancy beaded work. These colorful sarees with tantalizing designs and refreshing color schemes are likely to captivate your attention and seize your heart.

Monapali, Paras-Shalini, Ekta-Ruchira, Reynu Taandon, Puneet Nanda and Jaya Rathore.

And no, Satya Paul will not repeat his Tarot Collection here, it will have some new things and I am looking forward to seeing that.

Ekta and Ruchira will be showing the imaginative and creative world of an artist. Their collection is inspired from the Mughal era and that is always a delight to see.

A couple of notable sarees that caught my eyes at the Chennai Fashion week.

The saree blouse on the model wearing orange saree in the background looks kind of interesting as well.

I am also happy to see some fresh faces with some fresh sarees.