Saturday, 21 January 2012

The saree in India : Unbeatable


           Be it on the road, ramp or any other place that you walk wearing this traditional yet elegant attire, you are sure to draw the attention of many. Saree, the evergreen outfit,  adds  grace, glamour, beauty and confidence to your personality. It is the only dress form that suits girls and women of every  age and physique.

          In India, we have a variety of sarees, each unique in itself. There are certain places which are famous for their work and design of sarees. Kanchipuram, Banarasi, Sambalpuri, Gadwal,Chanderi to name a few, are some of the most highly valued possession desired by every women. Besides, every  state in India has its own trend of saree worn in different style.  A saree is made from different fabrics such as cotton, silk, khadi, chiffon, synthetic, crepe, etc.  The uniqueness of every saree comes from its design, colour combination, work pattern and texture.

          The credit for this uniqueness and elegance goes to none other but the weavers, who with their hard labour are able to produce those intricacies of design and patterns with absolute fineness, giving that perfect look and class to a saree. In earlier days, weavers use to weave sarees by hand, with the entire family involved.  Nowadays, weaving machines are used yet in many places weavers still maintain the age- old tradition of manual weaving. Here what is important is the fact that, though weaving machines ease some of the load off the weavers and produce the output faster, yet there is a difference in the finish between a machine woven and hand woven saree; undoubtedly, the hand woven one is more classy.

             Women folk wear sarees  also in Nepal and Sri Lanka, though the draping is in a different style. However, its history belongs to  India where it has  been worn since ages. It is highly affordable by all classes and sells for a range beginning from a hundred to crores of rupees a piece

          The popularity of the saree is spreading fast worldwide with foreign tourists not only enjoying shopping for them but also taking an interest in learning how it is draped. Further, there is an increase in demand abroad for organising fashion shows  on saree where mostly foreign models are willing to walk down the ramp in this Indian attire with lots of buyers lapping them up.

         Though young girls of today and even working women don Western dresses because of their comfort and easy wearable features, grace and glamour of a saree remains unbeatable. Not only this, the possession of unique and ‘branded’ does count and is considered as a status symbol. With more and more trends and fashion of saree emerging time and again and none getting outdated, this evergreen fashion will surely fascinate women forever. So girls, what are you waiting for? Go ahead and fill in your wardrobe with this exotic outfit.



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