SAREES ONLINE- COTTON, SILKS, GEORGETTES AND HANDLOOMS
SAREES, the most beautiful Indian ethnic wear, are an essential part of every Indian Woman's BRIDAL trousseau and her wardrobe. The most beautiful 6 yards garment that can be draped on a woman which makes her look graceful, feminine, yet powerful, is the sari. Here are a few types of saris in various fabrics that every woman should own.
a) SILK SARIS
The most popular silk sarees are the Benares silks and the Kanjeevarams along with the Maharashtrian Paithani saris. These are traditionally hand woven and dyed in the most beautiful colors and made from the finest silks. Apart from these the Chanderi and Mysore Silk Sarees are beautiful too.
These saris are a good choice for the bridal trousseau along with her lehenga. Art Silk/ Bhagalpuri silk sarees are available too, they are like replicas of real silk sarees; made from synthetic fabrics and hence are priced much lower than genuine silk sarees.
b) BANDHEJ/ BANDHANI AND LEHERIYA SAREES
These Sarees are traditionally made in Rajasthan and North Gujarat and are popularly worn during navratra and garbha festivals where men and women gather to play dandiya every evening.
Bandhani Sarees are beautiful in their design, fabric and other embroidery works done on the fabric and the fabric is dyed in such a way that it resembles waves (leheriya) and polka dots.
c) NON-VIOLENT SILK OR TUSSAR SILK OR KOSA SILK SARIS
These silk sarees are pure silk saris too, but the difference is that the cocoons are boiled after the silk worm leaves it. In traditional silk production, the cocoons are boiled with the larvae inside them.
This is also called Ahimsa silk. :) Hence Tussar Silk Sarees
are a good option for people practising ahimsa or veganism/ vegetarianism. These are sometimes called Raw Silk / khadi silk sarees too. d) COTTON SARIS
Cotton sarees are the most comfortable, skin and environmental friendly sarees as they are made from plant grown material. They are the popular choice for working women as they can be draped with dignity and the fabric is such that it remains in place and is also light weight and easy to carry.
Traditionally, cotton sarees were hand made and identified according to the geographical area where they were made.
A few of them are Pochampally, Gadwal, Benares, Sambalpuri, Venkatagiri, etc. cottons named after the geographical area in which they are made by weavers traditionally.
e) GEORGETTE AND CHIFFON SARIS
These are light weight sarees made from twisting cotton/ silk or even synthetic fabrics in such a way to give them a smooth feel and fall in the drape.
Now a days Sarees are available in Pre-Stitched/ Ready to Wear versions called one minute sarees which are easy to drape and carry off all day long.
Pure Georgette are made from natural fabrics like silk and cotton, whereas artificial or faux Georgette or poly Georgette are made from synthetic fabrics.
Apart from these traditional georgettes, you can also see Satin
or satin silk sarees which shine beautifully and are smooth to touch and feel.The pure ones are skin friendly, and these sarees are easy to maintain and light weight, and can be draped effortlessly for a gorgeous look.
Georgette Sarees are available with various kinds of embroidery works on them like gota patti, stone work, kantha work, pearl, kundan, mirror work etc., which make the sarees look even more beautiful.
f) NET AND JACQUARD SAREES
These are beautiful, glamorous party wear sarees in net which is mostly a synthetic fabric in brilliant colors and are very stylish to wear.
Net Sarees are available as lehenga sarees and are beautiful to wear, if you wear a satin saree petticoat and a nicely stitched blouse with them. Most of the net sarees come with the satin petticoat material too.
A nice work saree if worn with the right Designer Blouse , along with some nice accessories to keep it in place and add glamour like saree pins and brooches along with some nice Jewellery and Shoes/ Heels and a stylish Clutch, along with the right Make Up can make you look alluring. What ever the fabric is, you can always look great, beautiful and elegant by wearing a sari.
You can buy beautiful sarees online at Unnati silks, Holyweaves , Pothys, Kalki fashions, Sudarshan silks, Jaypore, Chennai silks, Parisera, garden vareli, apco, uppada , boyanika etc.
