three fourth (3/4) sleeve blouse design on a slate gray saree.
I don’t like this saree as much, but the reason it is being showcased is that the design of the blouse is interesting.
First of all, it is 3/4 sleeve length and it also has a nice design on the sleeve. Add the open neck with matching frill to it and it becomes distinctive.
Most of the sarees have half or at most 3/4 length blouses because the way the sarees are dispensed. The sarees come with a piece for making a blouse and it is generally not enough to make a full sleeve blouse.
We should change that in some premier sarees, doesn’t make sense to save a few dollars and be constrained by the design.
Nice saree, great draping but what’s with the red sandals?
Ok, great saree, perfect draping, sexy figure but that is with the red sandals?
Umm, do I look fat in this saree? Actually you do!
I am not going to tell you where this saree came from, it is from an online retailer and the saree is priced at $2,000 (Rs 80,000).
If you are selling that expensive a saree, at least spend a few dollars and a good fashion photographer who makes sure that the clothes actually look good on the model and model looks good wearing it.
Something is terribly wrong with this saree and photo taking – it seems like she is hiding a pillow on her behind. Look at the poor draping of the saree, drooping pallu, uneven pleats, shall I go on? She is a beautiful model but not a right model to show off a saree and the issue is compound with the bad photo prep.
This saree is making the model look like she has extra 40 lbs on her body. That is just wrong! Its an insult to the model, insult to the potential customer and insult to the saree.
Petticoat – most under appreciated and most useful part of the Saree.
Petticoat – the most under appreciated part of the saree.
5 points if you can name the person who “invented” or came up with the use of petticoat with saree!
Leave your answer in the comment and after a week or so I will post the answer.
How to wear a saree – the Maxim version
Wear your pants, Sari matters! Trouser Sarees
“They make the wearer look so slim and sexy,” says Kolkata-based designer Preeti Jhawar who retails from designer stores like Ensemble in Mumbai.
Delhi-based designer Anju Modi says , “I once demonstrated it on stage. It looks good on the ramp. But…”
These designers are discussing the latest style of draping the sari. Move over petticoats, the quintessential feminine wear now has a new, masculine partner — trousers. The ying and yang of dressing.
Yes, the hep crowd no longer prefers draping the six yards over bulky petticoats. The demure saree is now all set for a transformation, in keeping with the busy lifestyle of the modern woman, for whom comfort matters as much as classic chic.
So, the bulky petticoat which for generations served the dual purpose of keeping the saree tucked in and modesty, is being given the heave-ho. The place is now being reserved for the trendy trousers. “It’s a trend and a major one as socialites, models and just about everybody is now preferring to wear trousers underneath the saree. Even chudidars are popular with many,” says Shaina N C who showed the same at the Saree Drape in Hyderabad last year. After experimenting with double length saree for select clientele, the Mumbai-based designer seems to have voted for this trend.
A comfortable style, they all say, but then is it really? How would you deal with the practical problem of taking it off if you have to visit the restroom? Preeti is clueless about how. “God knows,” she says, “maybe they could put a zipper or something…” Even Chintan, a Mumbai based designer seems stumped. He guesses that a pre-stitched saree would be the answer.
Besides extolling the comfort value, Shaina too is unaware of the practical difficulties. “Since you tuck the pleats into the trouser, you don’t have to fear it falling off.” Right, but it still poses that practical problem — can you strut around in a saree tucked into a trouser the whole day long? Or is it just a glamour wear that you primp up in for a few hours of exotica? Can you comfortably wear a saree over trousers or chudidars and still perform all your activities?
When in doubt, consult the experts. In this case, the original diva of fashion, Shobhaa De, who long dispensed with the petticoat but didn’t replace the bulky wear with the slimmer trousers. Shobhaa shimmered around at high society dos, slim figure silhouetted in a saree and nothing else. Just a plain old nada around the waist and lo, the saree stays in place. Practicality meets glamour, 21st century style.
The ’90s woman pushed the saree to the back of her cupboard as being too traditional and impractical for the bustle of the work place, but the 21st century woman is willing to give this symbol of traditional Indian beauty its due place in the wardrobe. With modifications, to suit her needs. So the petticoat, which is seen as too bulky, too restricting and just too unglamorous is consigned to the back of the wardrobe. Just think how it hides all the curves (of course, lard too). But if you take the trouble to work out and have a well-toned figure, why hide it behind yards of material? A trouser or chudidar beneath gives a far more sexier and slimmer silhouette and makes you feel a part of the glamorous set.
The six yards of saree hasn’t had so much attention focussed on it since Zandra Rhodes tried to westernise this quintessential Indian garment in the ’80s. But now the saree is all set for another revival. In today’s world of flux where the east blends seamlessly with the west, it is but natural that the sari’s new partner is the trouser. Just think how much more comfortable Vijayshanthi will now be executing all her stunts. Just leap up and kick, secure in the knowledge that the trousers won’t trip you.
(Deccan Chronicle)
Via DesPerdes
Wordless Wednesday – Saree Self Portrait
Wordless Wednesday – we let the Saree do all the talking.
Saree Self Portrait by Aditi Kidambi
Pallu pleated to perfection
I love this picture from FunEnclave.com
Gorgeous saree, and just look at the Pallu – pleated to perfection!
When we have the SariWiki going at some point, you will even be able to identify the style.
About US
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.