Monday, August 10, 2015

Sari or Saree is a conventional dress in South Asian culturesand is really well-known since centuries. Sari or Saree is an ancient word of Sanskrit meaning ‘a strip of unstitched fabric’.  Girls in Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Myanmar and Malaysia wear Sari in several designs some of them date back to the ancient Indus Civilization, some from medieval times and some are fusion of traditional and contemporary designs and fashions.


Celebration Saree . Image : Style ka Fatka

The usual length of Sari is about 4 to 9 meters and it is dressed up with a blouse or pullover which is locally known as Choli. Generally, a single side of Saree has stunning border decorated with embroidery which is draped around the shoulder. The other side is adorned about the blouse or Choli. The designs of wearing the Sari differ from region to region like in common Indian style Sari is hanged over in a extremely easy way in which it is wrapped about the waist and the other finish is worn more than the shoulder with the uncovered belly. This style is adopted by the females of the states of Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Bihar, Uttrakhand in India. In Gujarati style, Sari or Saree is wrapped from proper to the left shoulder and in Maharashtra State of India it is utilized like a man’s traditional dress ‘Dhoti’. Sari is similarly as significantly well-liked dress in Pakistan specially in formal functions. In the Indo Pak tribal locations Sari is draped from the front and entire body is covered. Similarly in numerous other parts of this South Asian continent it is used in different methods.


Embroidered Saree

In the ancient times Sarees have been decorated with gold or silver embroideries and in the contemporary occasions Sarees are prepared with artificial and automated styles, patterns and silk threads. Banaras Brocades or Varanasi Silks Sarees are used as a symbol of prestige by the rich women. The time to time variation in fashion has in no way impacted the usage of Sari.

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