Archive | January, 2010

Lehenga Style Sarees -The Latest Fashion Craze

19 Jan

lehenga style sareesIn the lehengas style sarees, fashion of 80′s and 90′s is coming back. There is an extensive range of Traditional Lehnga sarees with heavily embroidery work and stone work all over.

Today Indian Sarees and designer lehenga sarees is gaining popularity not only in India but it has nowadays been adopted in international markets too. Fancy Indian Designer Sarees with silken and nicely crafted work attracts every eye around. The saree is a great attire for most women born with culture, beauty & fashion.

In today’s fastest growing world, Indian textile market products have gained immense popularity in international trends. The fabrics used vary as well – georgette, crepe, silk, cotton, chiffon, and other fusion fabrics. The more elegantly designed sarees are usually worn in special Hindu functions and festivals since the saree is a traditional outfit here. Sarees are traditional and sacred. It symbolizes purity of women and so girls and women of all ages wear it.

Indian Designer sarees for bridal wear, for party wear, or for official occasion is the best choice today. You can have a lot of variety in the selection of a saree for yourself. A lot of Indian saree designers are famous for their delicate work and the fantastic selection of vibrant color combinations. You can check out the designer’s portfolio to verify his or her work and evaluate the current market rates. Checkout the expert’s opinion who has bought and selected sarees from such designers; for your best selection.

Women love to wear different kinds of designer saris on different occasions. They love to wear saris of different shades according to their different moods and occasions. Indian Designer sarees in light shades and in traditional colors on the occasion of wedding ceremonies are very popular in India. Women love to wear designer saris in elaborate designs and bright colors to parties. Party-wear lehnga styled saris come in different designs and styles, which make women glamorous as well as elegant. No other traditional costume can give a more glamorous look than designer lengha sarees in parties or social gatherings.

A Designer lengha Sarees come in various shades and mind-blowing designs. Zari work, mirror work, stone work, embroidery work, zardoi work, kundan work, pearl work, etc are able to make Indian wedding designer saris even more elegant and gorgeous.

lehenga sareeIn spite of Western influences on the modern Fashion Industry, the ethnic element and the traditional touch to any Indian Costume is still very much alive. The conventional look of any garment will never change whatever the fashion is. Today, in the Indian market, we have different varieties of lehenga cholis or ghagra styled sarees starting from weighty embroidered to designer look to fancy cholis to the cholis exclusive for brides and weddings.

Wearing of this traditional dress at special occasions is the latest trend. Traditional lehnga sarees are worn in weddings and in festivals like Navratri, Eid, Dusshera. In weddings this traditional dress has its own worth. It can be worn to events like mehendi, dandiya, sangeet, the wedding ceremony and the reception. The Indian lehenga cholis and the lehenga styled sarees bring out the essence of feminism.

Since, the lehnga saree is the representative of the traditional Rajasthan/Gujarat style of dressing, when we talk of ethnicity, nothing is more ethnic than the bandhani printed–the tie and dye designs. This is immensely popular throughout. This is mostly of pure cotton. Other fabrics like silk and man-made fabrics are also available nowadays. Normally, the blouses have intricate mirror-work and patchwork on them and are very vibrant. Other designs that give a traditional look are kalamkari, mangalgiri, maheshwari, ikat work in the lehenga sarees. Hand embroidered lehnga sarees are also beautiful.

The shopping for lengha sarees and designer sarees can be done on-line. There are many sites accessible from where one can shop for their wedding or party suits. There is a vast variety of all styles, patterns and range in the collection of Indian sarees online. So, one can select from these, as it saves time wasted in going out to individual shops and markets. Today people are widely opting for online shopping.

A few tips should be kept in mind always before buying the Indian lengha sarees online. One should know soundly about her body type, skin color and height. These are the three main things one should consider before buying saree for oneself. Those women who are bulky should buy Georgette, Chiffon or Crepe fabric sarees; also heavy Mysore silk sarees help one look thinner than normal. Girls or young women who are thin should buy Organza, Cotton and Tissue sarees, these appear to be fluffy and give voluminous look so the thin body sets well with the starched type fabric.

How to Drape Indian Sarees

16 Jan

Indian Sarees are the traditional costume for the Indian Women. Indian saree is worn in a lot of different ways and style by the Indian women. With evolution in time the styles with which Indian saree is draped has changed. Designer Indian saris have taken over the traditional ones and the younger generation loves to experiment with stylish and designer online saris. So, how we should drape indian sarees ?

In the olden days, women wore the traditional Indian saris with blouses that were full sleeve. But today women love experiment with blouse that are stylish. These days’ designer Indian wedding sarees are also a lot popular. One can buy the designer online saris which are designed by the Indian fashion designers.

Wearing an Indian saree the right way is an art. If not worn the right way one can look disastrous. Thus wearing an Indian sari in right way is also very important. Now we will look, how to drape Indian Sarees.

Each region of India has its own distinct style of wearing an Indian saree. The variety of ways and style in which a saree can be draped makes it more appealing attire! Here is a little suggestion on how to drape a designer Indian sarees in the correct way and look more gorgeous. The can be worn using the following steps. These steps are:

1. Wrapping around Body

Start with choosing a designer Indian Saree. Tuck the plain end just below your navel (belly button), into the petticoat and wrap the sari around your waist till the saree takes a complete turn. Adjust the lower end according to the height you want. A little tip- wear your footwear while draping a sari to adjust the correct length.

2. Making Pleats

Make clean 6-10 pleats with the sari in the front. The number of the pleats depends on the length of the pallu or the palla. Hold these pleats together and tuck them into your petticoat neatly to the left of belly button or navel.

3. Making Pallu or Palla

After the pleats are made, put the saree on your shoulder from back to front (Sidhi Palla) or front to back (Ulti Palla). The young ladies love draping the saree as Ulti Palla. But wearing the Indian wedding sarees or Designer Indian Bridal sarees as Sidhi Palla is advisable. The Sidhi Palla shows the designs of the pallu really well. While making the pallu, also make pleats on the shoulder. The pallu has a tendency to fall off often. So in order to prevent it falling off, you should never forget to pin them with your blouse on the shoulder.

These steps are use in wearing Indian Sarees in Nivi Style. These three steps can be very helpful to a woman who is draping a designer Indian Saree first time. Some other different styles are there to wear the Indian saris like the Bengali style, Gujarati style, Maharashtra style, Gond style, etc.

How to Choose a Perfect Wedding Saree

13 Jan

The day a girl is born her parents start thinking about the day she would be wedded away. The day the girl herself is big enough to understand what wedding is she starts dreaming about how she would walk up the platform wearing a Bridal Saree, where she will be welcomed by the groom. The wedding day is the most important one in everyone’s life. This is the day when your dreams of love and life are about to become a reality. So, if you want to look magnificent, keep the following things in mind when choosing the perfect wedding dress for your special day.


embroidered sareesFirst of all, the fabrics must be chosen as per the season and the weather conditions of the place you are getting married at. The fabrics should be such that do not make you uneasy or uncomfortable, and also give an elegant look to you. Also choose the dress well in advance, so that if it requires any changes as per your choice, then it can be done, beforehand.


On the weddings, normally lehenga or ghagra choli or salwar kameez is widely worn by the ladies. And if not these then the most common wear are the traditional sarees. Other saris are also worn depending on the season. Traditional sarees vary from state to state and also the styles in which they are draped also vary. The south Indian sarees are the one that are too common in the regions they are manufactured in, but they are worn all over the country as they give a rich and an elegant look.


wedding sareesLehenga or ghagra choli or salwar kameez are easy to be carried and are available in all price ranges. Also, they are available in plenty of fabrics to choose from. So, whichever is comfortable for you and suits your body structure you can choose from that. These are worn by the girls from all age groups. Now-a-days, one can also get the readymade saris that are easy for those who are not so learned in art of draping saris. In order to choose whether lehenga suits you the best or ghagra choli or traditional sarees, try all of them and seek advice of your friend.


If you have decided to wear saree then try the south Indian sarees as they are a bit easy to carry after they are properly draped. The fabrics with which the south Indian sarees are made, is such that it is set as it is and one does not need to take care about arranging it ever now and then.


One of the important things that you need to wear a saree and not with salwar kameez, is the blouse. Most of the times blouse is available with the saree so that it is a perfect match and you do not have to look for the fabrics to match the saree. You can simply go to your tailor and ask her to stitch you a designer blouse, to look the best on the wedding.

Rajasthani Sarees ; the vibrant, colorful sarees of Rajasthan

4 Jan

The saree that brings into our mind is yards and yards of luxurious material draped in attractive styles to get an admiring comment to the Indian Women. The saree is folded tied and pleated in an attractive and stylish manner that makes the traditional saree an everlasting garments that is worn by the women of different ages. No bridal ceremony is complete without the vibrant silk sarees.

The women’s of Rajasthan dress either in sarees or ghagras cholis. The sarees may be either in cotton or silk and are generally embroidered. To give a prosperous look of the saree coloured stones, silken threads, chumkis and tinsels are used to create beautiful floral patterns and traditional motifs. The embroidery or zari works are done with golden and silver threads according to the economy of the family. The embroidery work in the traditional saree is done with semi precious stones or gems and coloured stones. The Bandni, Tie and die and block printed textiles are the common choice of the people.

In the rural areas the women are still wearing a long and short flowing and frilly skirts. Ghagras are used for daily uses and Lehengas are used for occasions which are matched with blouses or choli. The ghagras and the lehengas are also embroidered and decorated with precious stone and gems as the sarees are.

The odhni is an essential part of the Rajasthani women’s garments which is generally 3 meters to 2 meters a long piece of cloth. It is teamed up with the Ghagra choli or blouse. Odhni is a mark of respect and consistency to ones traditions and the bridal odhni is a piece of exclusive hand embroidered clothes which is precious to every woman as long as she lives. The Muslim women wear burkhas or the traditional odhni as their part of the attire.

The costumes and the dresses of the Rajasthan are a stunning combination of cultural ancestry. The garments are floor length and are covered most of the part of the body which prevents the sun burn. The fabrics are mainly soft cottons that provide the ultimate comfort during the summer time in India. Rajasthani dresses gives the various cultures and styles. Silk or chiffon bandni sarees are found with mirror works or zari or a sequin works. The typical badni or the bandhej sarees are found at Rajasthan and Gujarat. The vibrant colours, the special tie and die designs in various fabrics and the rich embellishment are the material used in bandni sarees.

An outstanding and attractive look is ensured in the bandni sarees. The body of the saree is decorated with beads and kundans in a floral motif. The bandni sarees pallu is decorated with beads, kundans and sequins. The blouse piece which is attached to the pallu of the saree is an unstitched fabric, where the sequins work is done in the sleeves of the blouse and in the back portion.

The bridal silk sarees from the Rajasthan includes detailed embroidery work in vibrant shades and colours. The elaborate zari work in the pallu and borders of the traditional saree set them unique.