- SAREE BLOUSE DESIGNS
- SAREE BLOUSE DESIGNS
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Monday, 14 March 2011
SAREE BLOUSE DESIGNS
Stuning Bollywood Sarees
- Stuning Bollywood Sarees
Bollywood has often proved to be a learning platform for the teeming youths. Almost every person of every age group gets inspired by our bollywood stars. Their style of dressing is one of the prominent features that the masses look upto.
However the kind of fashion that prevailed a few decades back has undergone a sea change over the passage of time.
As far as bollywood sarees are concerned, one can surely see that right from its style to its fabric, everything seems to have got better. Adding more grace to the outfit is the way our celebrities carry their designer coutures. Aishwarya Rai’s inevitable style statement in Devdaas led the masses drooling over her spectacular outfit. Next in a row are many other bollywood stars like Madhuri Dixit, Sushmita Sen, Hema Malini etc. who have always worn elegant sarees.
- Stuning Bollywood Sarees
Regional Sarees
- Regional Sarees
Bangalore Sarees
Bangalore is a great place to buy pure silk sarees. Bangalore silk saris are quite famous all over the world. Places like Bangalore, Varanasi and Jaipur are reputed for their own style of saree making using different fabrics like georgette, silk, organza, etc..................more>>
Bengali Sarees
Tangail, Dhoneokali, Shantipuri and Begumpuri are popular styles of Bengal handlooms saris in the lower price range. Of these, Tangail which comes from Fulia, has a fine texture, with its 100s count fabric and highly stylized motifs, while Dhoneokali is known for its stripes and checks.....more>>
Banarasi Sarees
In the world of fashion ‘Benarasi Saree’ remains the Indian ‘SUN’ and has been a subject of great inspiration and appreciation for world-wide costume connoisseurs...... ..more >>
- Regional Sarees
All the fashion in India starts from Bombay because of bollywood. Bombay is famous for Bombay saris. Bombay silk sarees are well known all over the world. Embroidered Bombay sarees have made a mark in the fashion world...................more >>
Chennai Sarees
From traditional vegetarian fair to fast foods, from nine-yard sarees to the latest in fashion. Chennai has vivid contrasts that are a pleasant surprise. Chennai sarees include Block printed sarees, Hand painted sarees, India silk sarees, printed silk sarees, pure silk sarees, kanchipuram sarees, mysore silk sarees, aarani silk sarees, hand loom silks, festival silk sarees, etc....more >>
Gadwal Sarees
Gadwal Sarees show strong design links to the silk border - Cotton body Sarees of the eastern Central Deccan. Most Gadwal Sarees are woven with interlocked - weft borders of contrasting colours. It is believed that the brocading abilities of many of the weavers in Gadwal originate from Banaras, where a local Maharaja sent their ancestors to learn brocade weaving skills..more >>
Rajasthani sarees 2011
- Rajasthani sarees 2011
Rajasthan represents the ultimate confluence of history, chivalry, romance, rugged natural prettiness and colour. As Col. James Todd, the celebrated playwright once wrote : "Rajasthan exhibits the sole example in the history of mankind of a people withstanding every outrage barbarity can inflict or human nature sustain, and bent to the earth, yet rising buoyant from the pressure and making calamity a whetstone to courage"
Today, long years after the last trumpet was sounded, and after the military kingdoms of erstwhile Rajputana, sheathed their sword, the desert appears romantic, its arts, the expression of a brave yet sensitive race, its architecture the embodiment of strength and grace. It is as if, in celebration of life itself.
While an age has come to pass, cities flourish and contemporary Rajasthan is an explosion of colour and paegentry. It is the ultimate destination offering something to suit the tastes of every single different traveller.
The process of making bandhni clothes is basically the same in Gujarat and Rajasthan, though the pattern and design vary. The craftsmen from Rajasthan are easily recognizable because they grow the nail on their little finger to facilitate their lifting the cloth to tie it. On they wear a small metal ring with a point. The Gujarati craftsmen prefer to work without these aids. Bandhni sarees and dupattas are available at most shops all over India but to get the authentic material it is advisable to buy from the Rajasthan or Gujarat.
- Rajasthani sarees 2011
Bandhej Sarees
- Bandhej Sarees
The process of creating a Bandhej fabric starts from dipping of cloth into a colour after which the cloth is folded to a quarter of its size. The fabric is first bleached, then folded and motifs are imprinted on it with a reddish dye called 'geru'. Then small knots are tied by hand to make up the motifs. The smaller the knots and the gaps between them, the more premium the finished product.
The colouring method involves the lightest shade being worked in first order, after which this is tied and a darker colour is introduced. An unlimited number of colour schemes are used. The designs are created with the combination of small dots and circles. Quality of bandhej can be judged by the size of the dots; the smaller the dots, finer is the quality. Red, maroon, yellow, golden and black are the common shades.
Bandhej or Bandhani is thus a skilled work of ornamenting the cloth with combination of colours. And what better way of flaunting this traditional art and colour than in a saree. Some of the most revered bandhej sarees come as region-specific like Rajkot Bandhej, Jaipur Bandhej, Jodhpur Bandhej etc.
Rajkot in Gujarat is one of the major bandhej or bandhini centres of India. Rajkot Bandhej Sarees are famous all over the world for their rich color hues and attractive shades. The Rajkot Bandhej sarees are known to captivate the imagination of one and all with their multi colored range and motifs. These sarees, with or without embellishments, are desired also for their delicate motifs that are figure flattering for all body types and brighten all complexions.
- Bandhej Sarees
Latest Chikan Sari
- Latest Chikan Sari
Utsav Sarees is one of the best shop where you can find select collection of lucknowi chikan outfits, chikan lucknowi sarees for aunty, chikan suits for modern generation for online shopping, learn extra about chikankari embroidery
The earliest reference in literature to chikan dates back to the 3rd century B.C. In his records Megasthenes, a Greek traveller, had mentioned the use of flowered muslins by the Indians.
Stitches :
Stitching on chikan saris are great and can be separated into three categories: Flat stitches, which are delicate and subtle and lie close to the surface of the fabric giving it a distinctive textural appearance; Embossed stitches which are highlighted from the fabric surface lending it a characteristic grainy touch and Jali work which is the most striking feature of chikan embroidery and which creates a delicate net effect. The fabric is broken into holes by ‘teasing’ the warp and weft yarns and holding them in position by small stitches.
- Latest Chikan Sari
Chikan has a certain grace and elegance, which ensure that it never goes out of style the embroidery on chikan saris made them special saris for everyone. If you wear Chikan you really are wearing a piece of history, as it is a form of embroidery that has been art part of India for centuries, it is said to have been originally introduced by Nur Jahan, the beautiful wife of the Mughal emperor, Jahangir. It has since evolved and attained its glory and perfection in Lucknow. Chikan Embroidery is a form of hand embroidery with patterns of different designs stitched by means of untwisted white cotton or silk (or rayon)threads on the surface of the fabric. In Chikan work, there is a fixed repertoire of stitches and it is usual for quite a few types of stitched to appear on the same piece of embroidery (thereby enhancing it's intricacy and beauty). The different types of Chikan work done on ethnic sarees are Taipchi, Bakhia, Phunda, Murri, Jaali, Hathkati, Pechni, Ghas Patti, Chaana Patti etc.
Chikan embroidery is a very laborious and time consuming task (The craftsmen are trained for 15 to 20 years and sometimes it takes 10 to 15 days to make an outfit with hand embroidery as they fill in the designs with threads with detail work). This is why Chikan is so expensive as compared to machine embroidery. Here is an interesting article from the Times of India (one of India's leading newspapers) on Chikan and on Indian fashion from India Today:
New Designer Saree Blouse
- New Designer Saree Blouse
The changing fashion trends have led to a sea change in the wardrobe of the modern Indian woman. Today’s woman whether she belongs to the corporate world or is a homemaker, is far more conscious of her appearance than ever before. Now willing to experiment with her clothes, she wants to be traditional yet fashionable, sari being the best option.
Today's revamed wardrobe now consists of blouses termed as designer blouse, which add a touch of class to any sari and give a classy look.
- New Designer Saree Blouse
Saturday, 12 March 2011
New Chennai Sarees
- New Chennai Sarees
Sarees in India have a huge market and a very special place in the heart of women. Gone are the days, when Indian women were supposed to wear the same old traditional wear which gave them such a boring look.
But now comes a variety of collection which includes south silk sarees, kanchipuram sarees, embroidery sarees, pure silk sarees and also the beautiful Chennai sarees – the classical wear of women in India.
The Chennai sarees has its essence spread throughout the country due to the mesmerizing and feminine look that it gives to the wearer. The market of sarees in Chennai is so vast that you could easily get huge collection of sarees as per your taste and style.
- New Chennai Sarees
Bombay Fancy Sarees
- Bombay Fancy Sarees
HISTORY OF BOMBAY :
The history of Bombay's textile areas is one of the most important, if also least known, stories of modern India. Covering a dense network of textile mills, public housing estates, markets and cultural centers, this area covers about a thousand acres in the heart of India's commercial and financial capital. Bombay has always been on the top in fashion sarees. The seven islands that now form Bombay were first home to the Koli fisher folk whose shanties still occupy parts of the city shoreline today. The islands were ruled by a succession of Hindu dynasties, invaded by Muslims in the 14th century and then ceded to Portugal by the Sultan of Gujarat in 1534. The Portuguese did little to develop them before the major island of the group was included in Catherine of Braganza's dowry when she married England's Charles II in 1661. The British Government took possession of all seven islands in 1 665 but leased them three years later to the East India Company for a meager annual rent of 10.00.
- Bombay Fancy Sarees
Bombay played a formative role in the struggle for Independence, hosting the first Indian National Congress in 1885 and the launch of the 'Quit India' campaign in 1942. Bombay (AKA Mumbai) is the glamour of Bollywood cinema, cricket on the maidans on weekends, bhelpuri on the beach at Chowpatty and red double-decker buses. It is also the infamous cages of the red-light district, Asia's largest slums, communalist politics and powerful mafia dons.
This pungent drama is played out against a Victorian townscape more reminiscent of a prosperous 19th-century English industrial city than anything you'd expect to find on the edge of the Arabian Sea. Bombay has vital street life, India's best nightlife, and more
Bangalore Sarees 2011
- Bangalore Sarees 2011
Places like Bangalore, Varanasi and Jaipur are reputed for their own style of saree making using different fabrics like georgette, silk, organza, etc. If you want to buy bangalore sarees, visit utsavsarees.com which gives you the latest range of south sarees, south silk saris, south saris sarees from Bangalore for online shopping of Indian sarees, also you can learn more about Bangalore sarees and sarees manufactured in Bangalore.
From the air-conditioned ambience of super stores like Shopper's Stop and Kemp Fort to the bustling by-lanes of Chick pet,Bangalore has something to offer every kind of shopper. You could find yourself shopping for the some of the biggest brands in the world while strolling down Brigade Road, or you could be engaged in friendly haggling with a shopkeeper/sarees boutique for an exquisite south silk sari somewhere in the City Market.Whether you are looking for Kancheepuram silk or Swarovski crystal, chances are you will find it in Bangalore. You just need to know where to look.
- Bangalore Sarees 2011
Bangalore's romantic past is still discernible in the modern city it has become since India's independence. Its equable climate and work culture made it a natural choice for several public sector industries, including telephones,aeronautics, electrical equipment and heavy electricals.
In later decades, when its clean environment attracted electronic industries, it became the country's electronic city. Today Bangalore is the Silicon Valley of India, and a premier dot.com city. It is the home of Infosys and Wipro, and almost every multinational company has its presence here.
Sari Shopping in India
- Sari Shopping in India
What is a Sari
A sari is simply a long length of fabric, typically six to nine yards, that’s worn elegantly wrapped around the body. In this regard, one size truly fits all. One end of the material is richly decorated, and is called the pallu. It's usually worn pleated and pinned over the shoulder, draping down the back. It can also be worn open over the shoulder and draped over the arm.
- Sari Shopping in India
What Different Types of Saris are Available
Every state across India has its own special weaves and fabrics for its saris. One of the most popular and traditional types of saris is the Kanjeevaram (Kanchipuram), from south India. This sari is made out of heavy silk material and has broad decorative borders and contrasting colors. Many of the patterns are derived from temples, palaces and paintings.
- Sari Shopping in India
Other well known types of saris include the bright tie-dyed Bandhani/Bandhej saris from Rajasthan and Gujarat, cotton Gadhwal saris with silk borders and pallu from Andhra Pradesh, and the gorgeous fine silk and gold woven Paithani saris with peacock design from Maharastra.
A notable feature of most saris is the zari (gold thread) work in them. This fine gold thread is woven throughout the sari, but appears mostly on the borders and pallu. The zari itself traditionally comes from Surat, in the state of Gujurat.
Chennai Silk Saree
- Chennai Silk Saree
Many of these shops have their own design and weaving centres. Innovation, experimenting with new designs and color combinations, gracious customer service, maintaining excellent client rapport seems to be the keyword for their sustained growth. Keen in adapting to changing customer needs in order to maintain goodwill and clientele; they provide all support to customers while selecting the right sari.
All these shops stock both traditional Kanchipuram silk saris and the modern lightweight saris. The range includes block printed saris, printed silk saris, pure silk saris, dharmavaram silk saris, kanchipuram saris, mysore silk saris, aarani silk saris, hand loom silks, bridal wear saris.
- Chennai Silk Saree
Talking of prices, your budget is the limit. Simple, elegant lightweight silk saris can be purchased for as less as Rs.1500/- and authentic silk sari can cost up to one lakh. The price depends on the silk purity, intricate designs and embellishments.
Sari Fashion 2011
- Sari Fashion 2011
The latest fashion in saris has become a style of added value to the wearer with a magnetic grace and attraction.
This attire has retained its innocence through its original form but it has evolved in tremendous variety. A more feminine dress has never been seen anywhere. This attire can cover the body from head to toe, making a woman look modest and coy. But just shift the pallu, wear it with a stylish blouse, it could give any western dress a complex. Sari is attire worn throughout the country, irrespective of the caste, creed and religion. Though each city has its own way of draping this simple length of cloth which is usually 5 ½ meters or 6 yards and at times 9 yards, the sari is to be treated as a fashion sari and not a piece of cloth. Through online shopping one can get the desired stuff within a defined framework. Also, the craze for Indian sari is well liked by people of different age groups. Indian fashion saris have always attracted young women. At times even college going girls prefer to go for these sexy fashion saris.
- Sari Fashion 2011
Today, despite stiff competition, from other formal dresses, the elegant sari has managed to retain its grace though with some changes. At all fashion shows organized by the designers of India, we see the resurgence of the sari. The sari may not be the same what Grandma wore but with some changes here and there, it has survived.
The choli may have shrunk or got replaced by a tank top but those 6 yards of fabric continue to be bought by young girls for their trousseau. This is evident that the sari has grown in its stature over the decades. As long as women vie to look beautiful, the sari will continue to appeal to their aesthetic senses, as no dress could be more feminine and modest. It has become the most seductive garment with limitless possibilities for the future.
Trends in Bridal Sari
- Trends in Bridal Sari
Indian Wedding : For Bride : Trends in Bridal Sari
Trends in Bridal Sari
Bridal Sari
Sari, the traditional garment worn by Indian women, has been a preferred choice for the brides in India, since ages. In fact, initially, sari was the only option considered by Indian brides, in many of the regions in the country. Though the trend has changed with the passing time, many of the brides prefer to wear a sari on their wedding day, even today. The elegance and charm that a saree can bestow on a woman can hardly be provided by any other garment and this is one of the reasons why Indian brides still want to go for the attire.
What Is A Sari
Sari can be described as a rectangular piece of cloth, having more length than the width. While the width of a sari remains almost the same, its length might range from four to nine meters. The sari is draped over the waist, on top of a petticoat, with one of its end draped over the shoulder. The outfit comprises of a choli (blouse) as well, which comes a few inches below the bust line and has short sleeves and a low neck as well as back. The midriff is bared to some an extent, since there is a gap between the choli and the petticoat.
- Trends in Bridal Sari
In terms of styles, we can categorize the wedding sari according to the regions where they are most popular - eastern India, western India, northern India and western India. In eastern India, the brides are usually found opting for one of these styles, in the saree, - Baluchari (Bengal), Kantha (Bengal), Ikat Silk & Cotton (Orissa), Cuttacki Pata Silk (Orissa), Sambalpuri Pata Silk (Orissa), Bomkai Silk (Orissa), Mayurbhanj Tussar Silk (Orissa), Sonepuri/Subarnapuri Silk (Orissa), Bapta & Khandua Silk and Berhampuri Silk (Orissa).
Coming down to western India, Pathani (Maharashtra), Bandhani (Gujarat and Rajasthan), Kota Dori (Rajasthan) and Lugade (Maharashtra) are the styles that brides mostly go for. In the central India, Chanderi (Madhya Pradesh), Maheshwari (Madhya Pradesh) and Kosa silk (Chattisgarh) are the styles that are preferred by the brides. As for the south, including Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and Karnataka, Kanjivaram, Mysore Silk, Ilkal saree and Valkalam saree comprise of the most common bridal sari options.
Pakistani Saree Style
- Pakistani Saree Style
The sari is a traditional Indian and Pakistani dress that has been around from as way back as 2800 – 1800 BC. It was mainly because Hindu culture was against wearing any cloth that was pierced with a needle to be impure that woven, pure cotton saris were worn. As these 6 yard cotton saris turned out to be rather plain, silk and other threads were used in weaving saris of exquisite designs and patterns.
Saris have differ in its extent, and were first worn wrapped about the waist, and draped over the shoulder. The same style is followed today by most Hindus where the navel is usually bare. As it was believed that the source of life and creativity was the navel, it is usually kept bare.
- Pakistani Saree Style
The sari is also a reflection of cultural diversity where different patterns and colors have specific meanings and implications. White saris are usually worn during rituals and for mourning as it is considered to be a pure color. Brides usually wear red saris as red represents valor and it is worn because of its emotional, fertility and sexual i
Bengali Sarees
- Bengali Sarees
Utsav Sarees gives you the newest range from the Calcutta sarees, saris from Calcutta for online shopping of Indian sarees from Bengal, also you can learn more about bengali sarees saris and its origin.
BALUCHARI SAREES :
This saree from Bengal is usually five yards in length and 42” wide in flame red, purple and occasionally in profound blue. The field of the saree is covered with little butis and a beautiful floral design runs across the edges. The anchal has the main decoration depicting narrative motifs. Taingals and kanthas are other specialty items from Bengal.
BENGAL HANDLOOMS HAND WOVEN HERITAGE :
Nestling in rural Bengal, amidst lush green paddy fields, punctuated by picturesque pukurs (ponds) are entire weaver villages engaged in creating the equivalent of poetry on fabric. Triumphing over the trauma of partition, weaver families which migrated to West Bengal in the 1950’s have helped keep living a priceless heritage of highly stylized weaving techniques honed over generations. The handloom industry in the eastern region has had its share of bumpy rides, but Bengal handlooms have survived the ups and downs to become a household name among connoisseurs of textiles.
- Bengali Sarees
There are at least six varieties of Bengal handlooms, each deriving its name from the village in which it originated, and each with its own distinctive style. The undisputed queen of the range, however, is the fabled Jamdani, which in all its myriad local avtars continues to retain its original grandeur and sophistication. The original version is referred to as Daccai jamdani, although it is now produced in Navdeep and Dhattigram, in West Bengal.
DACCAI JAMDANI :
Daccai Jamdani is distinguished from its mutant cousins by its very fine texture resembling muslin and the elaborate and ornate workmanship. In Bangladesh, weavers use fine Egyptian cotton, while the Indian weavers use only indigenous raw material. The single warp is usually ornamented with two extra weft followed by ground weft. While the original Bangladeshi sari is almost invariably on a beige background, the Indian weavers are a little more adventurous in their choice of color schemes.
Friday, 11 March 2011
Latest Designer Blouse
- Latest Designer Blouse
The changing fashion trends have led to a sea change in the wardrobe of the modern Indian woman. Today’s woman whether she belongs to the corporate world or is a homemaker, is far more conscious of her appearance than ever before. Now willing to experiment with her clothes, she wants to be traditional yet fashionable, sari being the best option.
Today's revamed wardrobe now consists of blouses termed as designer blouse, which add a touch of class to any sari and give a classy look.
- Latest Designer Blouse
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