Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Indian Bridal Saree

India, poppular with the saree.
Almost all Indian women wear.

Saree is considered to be the most elegant traditional Indian outfit of women. Indians believe wearing saree is a part of their tradition. As t defines the beauty of a woman, women in all over the world wear it in different special occasions. It is a simple and unique garment having various beautiful designs and colors which adds to her beauty.

A Saree--sari or shari--is a strip of unstitched cloth. It extends from four to nine metres in length. It is draped over the body in different styles. But obviously, the style of wearing a saree differs from place to place. The most common style to wear a saree is to the saree to be wrapped around the waist with the other end of the drape worn over the shoulder. This garment does not cover the abdomen part of our body. A blouse also known as choli or ravika forms the upper garment over which the saree is worn by women. This blouse has short has short sleeves and a low neck. It can be decorated with mirror or embroidered to make it more fancy and attractive so that it can be worn in different special occasions like on the wedding day. The saree is worn over an underskirt or a petticoat (pavada in south and shaya in east India). It helps to hold the saree and tuck in the pleats of the saree in it. The color of the petticoat must also match the color of the saree which is essential as it affects the whole presentation of the saree. If the whole saree and blouse is mirrored and embroidered, it would be best to wear it in various occasions especially, on the wedding day.

The Bridal saree is given very importance by any Indian women. It is available in different fabrics like cotton, silk, georgette, crepe, etc. A lot of different beautiful works are done on the bridal sarees like zari, embroidery, zardosy, organza, mirror work, cut work, patch work, pearl work, kundan, kasab and sequence that more beautify the bridal saree. The Bridal saree is available basically red in color. The Bridal sarees have their own unique style, designs, works, glamour and fabrics which looks extremely beautiful and unique when worn by a bride and this also adds to her beauty.


By : Phie

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