Saree Dreams

Vidisha from Kathavarayan in a sari

Don’t think I have seen a saree like this in a drape like this. It just looks a tad incongruent.

A fine example of traditional drape.

OK, so it is a little bit faux drape, but it looks good!

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Saree as a uniform is neither new nor uncommon. But I do find these collective pictures visually pleasing.

This is not a blouseless saree, it is just draped so that it looks like it is blouseless. There is a firm tubetop blouse that provides support.

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Even the attempt of making this look like a saree can be classified as a “faux attempt” because it is no attempt at all!

Take all the clichés, give it ones own interpretation and then combine several of them to come to this hideous result.

This is what her thought pattern very likely was: I want to look Indian, a saree would be nice - I don’t have a saree but I have this bed sheet; all indians are gurus and live in ashrams, so they must wear orange, let me dye this thing orange, and oh yah, tie-dye would be nice, let me have this fabric tie dyed; and I found this jewelry piece for $4.95 at the flea market; let me put that on. Perfect - look at me, I looks so darn “Indian”.

Ughhh…

There is a thin line between sexy and lewd, and Kashmira Shah has drawn that line - with her pallu that is (see pic below)! With her chest totally exposed above the pallu and her hips jutting out from below, Kashmira has shown that there is a right way to do a sexy sari, and a wrong way. We regret to say that her look is much too in your face to look truly sensual.

If you want to see how the sexy sari look can be done right, check out Celina Jaitley!

For Bollywood actress Celina Jaitley, being sexy is the intent, the means and the goal. And things are no different when she is wearing a sari. Celina manages to extract every bit of oomph that one could possibly squeeze from a sari. But I have to say, she does it with grace!

Here are some tips that we gleaned on sexy ways of wearing a sari from watching Celina.

If you are going to wear a plunging neckline in front, why spoil it with a tightly wrapped pallu? There is no law against draping the pallu cleverly low across the chest, and pinning on the left side so that a nice cleavage can be shown off to advantage! Here’s Celina showing how that’s done.

Have a pretty waist? Wear the sari low on the hips and pleat the pallu tightly and pin it high up on the shoulder to show off the curve of the waist. While you are doing that, it doesn’t hurt to “leave one side out” like Celina does in this white sari and form fitting blouse.

Have a nice back (and perky front)? Wear a halter neck bikini blouse Celina style like she does in this picture. Want to create an even more dramatic effect? Put your hands on your hips and look back sexily at the admiring retinue following you around!

We have already talked a little bit about it before.

This was a saree that was showcased to pay tribute to the carious women characters from Tagore’s work on the eve of Rabindra Jayanti in Calcutta.