Category Archives: Women’s Styles

Fashion weeks in India

April 24, 2011   admin   No comments
Lakme Fashion Week Winter Festive 2010 Satya Paul

Fashion in India has stepped out of its teens and is now a lovely young lady. The increasing number of fashion weeks suggest towards the rising consciousness towards fashion. They are close to heart of the NRIs and have earned laurels in the international forums as well.
The Lakme Fashion Week is one of the most impressive fashion weeks held in India. There are several fashion weeks like Lakme...

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Designer Clothing from Indian Designers

April 22, 2011   admin   No comments
Ritu Beri Bridal Collection

Indians are now making it to the best dressed lists on a global platform. The biggest reason is they are more presentable in their new designer apparel. Indian designers have also made their mark in the international platform. With Delhi based designer Ritu Beri doing a stint with YSL, Sabyasachi Mukherjee’s typical collection has reached neighborhood Shanghai,  Mumbai-based Nikasha Tawadey...

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Pocket Saris

April 05, 2011   Nikita   No comments

Changing times make it necessary for all of us to make alternations in our wardrobe. It is well known that one the sari is eternal and shall remain the most humble and sensuous garment India has ever created.  What’s more exciting is that some designers have tried to make it more appealing to keep it alive. One such design belongs to the pocket saris that have really become quite...

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Color Changing Sari

April 03, 2011   Nikita   No comments

One of the best ways of making the age-old sari attractive is the kind of fabric that is used. Some decades ago the dual tone saris made a splash in the market. Combined with different shades of two colors, made from satin, crepe and silk, they were a rage with the women of the upper crest of society in India. These saris made it to shores of the west by NRI women. Perhaps the new creation of the...

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Landscape sari

April 02, 2011   Nikita   No comments

Sari is a long flowing garment that is like a blank canvas for the fashion designer. In olden times paintings did make it to the folds of the sari. The trend seems to be returning to the 21st century with the introduction of the landscape sari. A rural or village scene is imprinted on the silk sari. This new design comes from Chennai where the temple saris are undergoing...

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Sari-Shirt Combination

April 01, 2011   Nikita   No comments

Normally when men and women dress they don’t really coordinate the colors and clothes that they wear least of all married couples! There has been a trend to coordinate the wedding ensembles of the bride and groom. Designers also dress the two families in similar styles as part of wedding festivities. Looks like, the concept of coordinating the man and woman’s clothes has percolated to traditional...

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Ipod Sari

March 31, 2011   Nikita   No comments

This one comes from a small town in Andhra Pradesh. The Ipod sari was created by P. Mohan an unknown sari designer from Dharmavaram. It comes with a patent so it cannot be replicated by other designers. It took him 2 months to design this unique design that plays nearly 200 songs. A 2 GB memory chip at the border of the sari makes it a singing sensation. The mircospeakers are fitted...

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Saris With Zip

March 30, 2011   Nikita   No comments

Many women take long to wear the sari-Mainly because they find it difficult to drape it. Not all women are able to drape it well and it can look clumsy. A few designers created the readymade saris that have pre- stitched drapes to make it easy to wear. These ready to wear saris have been in existence for a while now. Once the young girls are used to this style then they can start wearing the real...

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Darbar Shri Krishna Sari

March 30, 2011   Nikita   No comments

Temple saris of south India have always fascinated women from other parts of India and western women. Made primarily from silk, ancient weavers and looms in villages like Kanjeevaram are still spinning the same yarns. The temple saris are worn only while attending the religious functions in temples. These saris are also held sacred and are sparingly used by South Indian women. Since the culture...

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Sari Innovations In South India

March 29, 2011   Nikita   No comments

Who would have thought the humble six yard sari would be modernized. The sari innovations have trickled from traditional south of India. Home to established temple silk saris, there are more styles to attract new generations of women-just to make sure the sari does not go out of fashion. Is this a positive sign of times for the centuries old garment which has not been tampered with for long? Perhaps...

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