Indian Sarees : Saris were designed for the Indian women keeping in mind her structure and physique. Saris can be worn and carried out by all, whether thin or fat. A sari is never outdated and has evolved through the ages - it can be worn to a marriage or a party and is yet a fashion statement.
The Indian saree can also be worn in several ways and its manner of wearing as well as its color and texture are indicative of the status, age, occupation, region and religion of a woman. The national garment of the Indian woman is the saree, and this garment has not just found itself a place in the oxford dictionary, but also in the wardrobes of people across the world. Yes, Indian sarees are being draped by women from varied ethnic backgrounds – the Africans, Europeans, Americans – almost everyone knows about this garment.
The main problem people generally face is how to drape it. Well, it really is not too difficult to drape the basic way in which it is worn. What actually becomes difficult are the myriad of other ways this garment is draped, which is distinguished in accordance to the various states that make up India’s map.
The basic method is simple. The entire attire is made up of long piece of cloth in any fabric, a blouse and a skirt. One is required to first wear a blouse and a skirt. The peculiarity of the Indian blouse for the saree is that it is usually short, covering a woman’s upper abdomen, usually till the mid-riff, just below the chest. The skirt is usually tied just below the navel. The cloth is wrapped around the skirt, pleated at the center and tucked into the skirt and the remaining part is thrown over the shoulder.
The piece of cloth that is wound over the skirt and blouse is of varied fabrics that essentially can be draped easily. Thus, stiff, starched fabric is generally avoided. On a day-to-day basis ladies generally prefer to wear cotton sarees that maybe printed, plain or embroidered. Whereas, for special occasions they are seen in rich silk sarees.
Apart from the three-piece sari, which needs to be worn with some effort put in, there are designers who have created the easy to slip on three-pieces. In most of the easy tow wear sarees, the skirt has the pleats already stitched, there is the blouse and instead of a full length piece of cloth, there is a wide stole that is tucked into the skirt on worn diagonally across, falling over the shoulder.
Silk saris look really rich and even little embroidery stands out on the garment fabulously.
The Indian saree can also be worn in several ways and its manner of wearing as well as its color and texture are indicative of the status, age, occupation, region and religion of a woman. The national garment of the Indian woman is the saree, and this garment has not just found itself a place in the oxford dictionary, but also in the wardrobes of people across the world. Yes, Indian sarees are being draped by women from varied ethnic backgrounds – the Africans, Europeans, Americans – almost everyone knows about this garment.
The main problem people generally face is how to drape it. Well, it really is not too difficult to drape the basic way in which it is worn. What actually becomes difficult are the myriad of other ways this garment is draped, which is distinguished in accordance to the various states that make up India’s map.
The basic method is simple. The entire attire is made up of long piece of cloth in any fabric, a blouse and a skirt. One is required to first wear a blouse and a skirt. The peculiarity of the Indian blouse for the saree is that it is usually short, covering a woman’s upper abdomen, usually till the mid-riff, just below the chest. The skirt is usually tied just below the navel. The cloth is wrapped around the skirt, pleated at the center and tucked into the skirt and the remaining part is thrown over the shoulder.
The piece of cloth that is wound over the skirt and blouse is of varied fabrics that essentially can be draped easily. Thus, stiff, starched fabric is generally avoided. On a day-to-day basis ladies generally prefer to wear cotton sarees that maybe printed, plain or embroidered. Whereas, for special occasions they are seen in rich silk sarees.
Apart from the three-piece sari, which needs to be worn with some effort put in, there are designers who have created the easy to slip on three-pieces. In most of the easy tow wear sarees, the skirt has the pleats already stitched, there is the blouse and instead of a full length piece of cloth, there is a wide stole that is tucked into the skirt on worn diagonally across, falling over the shoulder.
Silk saris look really rich and even little embroidery stands out on the garment fabulously.
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