Draping a saree for the first time can be a delightful experience. Choosing the right fabric like cotton-silk or crepe makes it easier. The classic Nivi style involves tucking, pleating, and draping ...

Manish Malhotra is reviving ancient techniques, such as using the handloom, to make traditional saris, with a modern twist In the 1990s, the proliferation of Western high street stores in India ...

I remember a wall of color. I am 4 or 5, walking with my parents into a Friday night gathering of Indian immigrant families in the suburbs of Boston. A group of aunties greets us at the door, and I am ...

The word “sari” means “strip of cloth” in Sanskrit. But for the Indian women—and a few men—who have been wrapping themselves in silk, cotton, or linen for millennia, these swaths of fabric are more ...

The Cultural Significance of Sarees in India In India, the saree transcends being just a garment; it embodies a rich heritage ...

Considering that it is a garment worn by an estimated near-100 million women in India alone and many more around South and Central Asia, the sari has gone relatively undocumented. Realizing there was ...