Saree Competition at the Polo match in DC
Michaele and Tareq Salahi, the American couple, who gate-crashed President Barack Obama’s first State Dinner hosted for Indian Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh in November 2009, organized a ’saree’ competition during an Indo-U.S. Polo match in Washington D.C. on Saturday.
The Indian dress competition was a sub-event at the annual America’s Polo Cup, which saw a team comprising of Indian and other South Asian players fighting it out against the U.S. team.
Scores of Indian-Americans gathered for the event, which was organized at the National Mall, overlooking the Washington monument.
“This is for the first time in the world that a saree contest has been organised. We are really excited about it. It will be some of the most beautiful women, not just the women of India, but American women as well,” said Michaele Salahi.
“I am looking all around and there are beautiful sarees in the crowd today. So, we will pick for the first time ever in the world, the best saree contest and we are excited to see who the winner is,” she added.
The contest was jointly won by a local Indian beauty queen Nikkitasha Marwaha and Shivani Nath.
“It’s validating that the saree is still appreciated, it’s still popular even though it is a very heavy-duty fabric to wear around you. But it’s uplifting and it’s exciting and I am so happy,” said Nath.
The spectators at the event were seen enjoying the Indian cuisine and music.I think it was very well received by the community. I love the international turnout; there seem to be a lot of people from different nations. There is a lot of appreciation for the different cultures, a lot of different attires, different dress,” said Christina Harding, a spectator.
“So, I think it was really nice how all the cultures came together to celebrate this polo match,” she added.
“Polo originated in India. In that part of the world, the whole empire, and you know this is the heart and soul of where the game was born,” he added.
Although I´m not from India I wear a saree
Join the facebook group “Ac(koli nejsem indka,nosím sárí (Although I´m not from India I wear a saree):“
Do u want to look like a princess? Wear a saree! It´s a greatest dress I know..please insert here your photo in saree.. 
I miss my sareeholic friends
My sareeholic friends in Czech Republic had a party on April 17th -
And I didn’t get invited; didn’t even get any crumbs from the delicious cake that they all had…!
Check them out at Sareeholic.. say hi to them if you see them.
Isha Koppikar at Bharat N Dorris Fashion Show
Isha in starry starry saree.
Diva Sridevi looking gorgeous in white Saree
My all time diva Sridevi Kapoor spotted at Maheka Mirpuri’s Summer white collection launch recently.
‘Picture Perfect Award’ at LFW 2010
Photo by Kunal Lakhani
This season, Lakme Fashion Week introduced ‘Picture Perfect Award’, an exciting initiative to recognize the brilliance in fashion photography and put a spotlight on the effort of the many photographers present at the event.
Behind-the-stage picture of model Nicole Faria above was taken by freelance photographer Kunal Lakhani and was one of the top 20 pictures that was selected for the award.
Tagoriana: A Tribute to Tagore
On Thursday November 19 Kolkata proudly celebrated the 150th birthday anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore with a fashion show called Tagoriana. The show featured clothing worn by the Tagore family, a style knows at Thakurbari fashion. The outfits presented in the show gave Kolkata a glimpse of what was considered to be fashionable back in Tagore’s day.
Sonalee Chaudhuri
Chaiti Ghoshal
Thakurbari is Tagore’s birthplace and is also a rich Bengali tradition. In this tradition women cover their heads with their sarees whenever they talk to elders and especially when entering a temple, they wear off-white sarees with a detailed crimson border during festivities, after showering a married woman will apply sindoor (a red powder which signifies marriage) in the part of her hair and will apply a dot on their forehead. These are just a few examples of Thakurbari. The term Thakurbari encompasses a number of meanings and traditions for Bengalis. Many women still hold true to it today but in the cities the traditions are slipping away as modernization creeps in.
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Images: kolkatamirror.com
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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.