Sarees and more...
Monthly Archives: October 2010
Ever since Aishwarya Rai had been flaunting designer range of sarees in “Endhiran” (Robot), Indian women have found a new reason to wear sarees. After the huge box office sucess of Robot its more than a delight to see how a movie has turned out to be the major reason for young and adult women to crave for the same kind of saree worn by ther former Miss World. The “Endhiran” sarees have found its way through an array of … Continue reading
The nine yard saga of sarees have witnessed massive change inside out with the readily available sarees in the market.So its no wonder why girls who usually walk around in tops and jeans can flaunt sarees with the same ease. Not only that sarees have also undergone change in the draping techniques which have transformed the affair from a complex to a simple one. The festive season has entered its last phase and sarees are the only entity in the … Continue reading
When it comes to Bollywood sarees, they have always found a way to sizzle no matter what the ill or the odds are. Recently Bollywood’s plump-gone-glam girl Vidya Balan went ahead to raise the mercury on the cover page of FHM. Draped in a Sabyasachi Mukherjee creation Vidya went backless for the cover page of the magazine.Looking at Vidya Balan one can summarize the idea how sarees have long been an object of exploration for designers in India. Every single … Continue reading
To Indian women, saree generally refers to a traditional wear. Though saree is considered to be a traditional wear of Indian women, it is not restricted to traditional festivals. Nowadays, many women are wearing sarees to office parties and friendly gatherings. Sarees are no longer restricted to a “trad” or traditional rural status.The onset of the new millenium has seen the modern working class corporate urban woman transforming the saree to a formal dress code, but also it is also being regularly … Continue reading
Your marriage date is fixed and you have started shopping for your marriage. Great. Wedding is a special occasion and as a prospective bride, you have all the right to shop to your heart’s content. Well, shopping to your heart’s content is good but shopping should be planned properly. Planning should be impeccable, when it is about your wedding saree and your wedding jewelry. It is your marriage and you are the center of attraction on that day. Therefore, your saree should … Continue reading
The saree is the traditional item of clothing worn by Indian women for a long time and they have been worn in their current form for hundreds of years. In the history of Indian clothing, the saree is traced back to the Indus Valley Civilization, which flourished during 2800-1800 BCE around the western part of the Indian subcontinent. We have discussed the origin and history of the saree earlier in details in prior sections of our website. However with the … Continue reading
Saree is a typical and ethnic Indian costume worn by ladies and young girls too. It is five to five and half meters in length, draped around the waist along with a with a blouse which has been actually improvised from the waistcoat worn by British ladies during the era of the Raj, the British dominion in pre-independent India. The Blouse worn along with the Saree is actually the contribution of the celebrated and much renowned Tagore family in India … Continue reading
Bombay or rather Mumbai, is to Indian Fashion what Paris is to World Fashion. Mumbai is the trend-setter for Indian fashion-wear, be it traditional clothes or designer elements. The reason being, Mumbai is the seat or headquarter base of Indian Film Industry, popularly known as Bollywood.So when Bollywood stars, especially actresses sport a particular dress, the country goes rampage on that style.Followers of the actresses of all ages from 18 to 80 contribute to making it the “in-thing” in clothing … Continue reading
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