The picture of India isn't complete without painting beautiful Indian women clothed in colourful Indian sarees. Traditionally, saree is famous in most parts of south India and few north Indian states. Some of the famous types of saree include Kanchivaram silk sarees, mysore silk sarees, banarasi sarees, and the khadhi cotton sarees. Recent introduction to materials like polyester, nylon and other synthetic materials have brought in more colour and fabric texture to these already beautiful Indian attire.
I usually love Kanchivaram silk sarees for weddings and other special occasions as they are more expensive and elegant. Maintaining a silk saree is difficult so I tend to go for cotton or other synthetic material for regular wear. Saree has become popular worldwide due to multicultural media influence. I have even seen Hollywood actresses walking with flair in their colorful Indian attire. If you like the colors of India, you must try on this beautiful and elegant attire. Saree is for everyone and isn't as complex as it looks like. If you ever visit India, be sure to pick one of your favorite saree and try it on.
Before you try on this gorgeous dress, you should however know few basics. In this post I will explain the style and basics of wearing a saree. In the following post, I will help you choose the saree that would suit you the best.
A saree is a rectangular piece of fabric with length varying between 4.5 meters (called 5 yard saree) to 8 meter (called 9 yards saree). The width is approximately 1 meter. 5 yard sarees are most popular and worn regularly. These are the ones you would see on a TV.
Women in different parts of the country wear their saree differently but the most common style is to have one end of the saree wrapped around your waist with pleats and pinning one end of your saree pinned to your blouse at the left shoulder. This is the most popular and elegant style with slight variations to suit your needs.
The saree cannot be worn separately. You need to have a blouse and an inner skirt (a long skirt starting at your waist and reaching the upper part of your heel). Blouses again can be fitted to suit your needs. but in most cases the blouses stop just below your breast-line or a little longer and fits tightly to your body. Here's a sample of how a normal blouse looks. This one has beautiful design all over the body to suit the saree. However, you can opt for neutral blouses with no design at all.
The most important part of your saree is the part of the saree that runs across your breast and the pallu (the piece of fabric that hangs from your shoulder). The more dramatic the design in these two areas, the more beautiful your sarees look. Here is a saree that has a dramatic pallu with a traditional painting embroidered into the design. It is a pure silk Kanchivaram saree. The second one has beautiful synthetic zebra print with bold design in the front and pallu. Both are different and unique in their own way. The first one is more traditional and the second one is quite modern, suiting the needs of a modern woman.
That is pretty much it. In the next post I will give you saree selection tips. Hope you get a chance to wear this beautiful Indian attire and feel like a princess!
I usually love Kanchivaram silk sarees for weddings and other special occasions as they are more expensive and elegant. Maintaining a silk saree is difficult so I tend to go for cotton or other synthetic material for regular wear. Saree has become popular worldwide due to multicultural media influence. I have even seen Hollywood actresses walking with flair in their colorful Indian attire. If you like the colors of India, you must try on this beautiful and elegant attire. Saree is for everyone and isn't as complex as it looks like. If you ever visit India, be sure to pick one of your favorite saree and try it on.
Before you try on this gorgeous dress, you should however know few basics. In this post I will explain the style and basics of wearing a saree. In the following post, I will help you choose the saree that would suit you the best.
A saree is a rectangular piece of fabric with length varying between 4.5 meters (called 5 yard saree) to 8 meter (called 9 yards saree). The width is approximately 1 meter. 5 yard sarees are most popular and worn regularly. These are the ones you would see on a TV.
Women in different parts of the country wear their saree differently but the most common style is to have one end of the saree wrapped around your waist with pleats and pinning one end of your saree pinned to your blouse at the left shoulder. This is the most popular and elegant style with slight variations to suit your needs.
The saree cannot be worn separately. You need to have a blouse and an inner skirt (a long skirt starting at your waist and reaching the upper part of your heel). Blouses again can be fitted to suit your needs. but in most cases the blouses stop just below your breast-line or a little longer and fits tightly to your body. Here's a sample of how a normal blouse looks. This one has beautiful design all over the body to suit the saree. However, you can opt for neutral blouses with no design at all.
The most important part of your saree is the part of the saree that runs across your breast and the pallu (the piece of fabric that hangs from your shoulder). The more dramatic the design in these two areas, the more beautiful your sarees look. Here is a saree that has a dramatic pallu with a traditional painting embroidered into the design. It is a pure silk Kanchivaram saree. The second one has beautiful synthetic zebra print with bold design in the front and pallu. Both are different and unique in their own way. The first one is more traditional and the second one is quite modern, suiting the needs of a modern woman.
Most sarees are usually bordered by beautiful designs and sometimes the borders are all that matter. Here is a simple yet elegant looking bright red saree with silver metal and sparkle work at the borders. Not to much of a design, yet simply gorgeous
That is pretty much it. In the next post I will give you saree selection tips. Hope you get a chance to wear this beautiful Indian attire and feel like a princess!
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