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kashmiri work suit (sold)


This decent yet party wear cotton and woolen base salwar kameez features a fine work on the neck of kameez. This is a smart traditional thread worked unstitched salwar kameez which gives you a traditional look.

Features:
  1. Simple yet Classy
  2. Unconventional color combination
  3. perfect for formal and semi-formal both.
  4. Kameez Length : 2.5 mtr
  5. Salwar Length: 2.5 mtr

Cotton Top (sold)



This Red color pure cotton half sleeve top with sequence work on neck will give sophisticated look to your personality. Moti and sequences and stones are used for this hand work to give it a decent look.

Salwar Kameez (available)


This decent yet party wear cotton and silk base salwar kameez features a fine hand work on all over the salwar and kameez. With this smart and trendy unstitched salwar kameez, you will get a cotton and silk base dupatta that also features a decent and heavy hand work all over the base that gives you party wear look.

Features:
  1. Simple yet Classy
  2. Unconventional color combination of thread work
  3. Fabric: top (blue)- cotton, bottom(pink)- silk, dupatta (cream)- chanderi.
  4. Kameez Length : 2.5 mtr
  5. Salwar Length: 2.5 mtr
  6. Dupatta Length: 2.5 mtr
  7. Price: 2600 only

Salwar Kameez (available)


Decent yet party wear designer salwar kameez features a fine hand work on all over the kameez. With this smart and trendy multi-shaped transparent sequence work stitched double layer kameez, you will get a Georgette dupatta and salwar. Due to its design and work you can also use it as a Top.

Features:
  1. decent yet party wear, complete hand work
  2. Work : sequence nd moti
  3. Fabric : Georgette
  4. Size : small
  5. Price: 600/- only

Salwar Kameez (sold)


This pretty cotton base having silk look salwar kameez features a fine hand work all over the kameez. Bandhini salwar and zari border dupatta gives you a perfect look. Sport you sophisticated side by donning this pretty set of salwar kameez that’s comes with a complete hand work with threads. This unstitched salwar kameez allow you to get it stitch as per your convenience or choice.

Features:
1.      Simple yet preety
2.      Unconventional color combination of materials and work
3.      perfect for formal and semi-formal both.
4.      Kameez Length : 2.5 mtr
5.      Salwar Length: 2.5 mtr
6.      Dupatta Length: 2.5 mtr

Lehenga


 
This is a designer maroon color handmade double layer bridal lahanga made from heavy fabric. The lahanga is crafted by Diamonds and sequences and salma and stones work. Heavy hand work on lahanga and border work with multiple diamonds putted all over on dupatta gives it bridal look. Multiple diamonds bided on the lahanga adds multiple stars in your beauty. This fabulous bridal lahanga comes with a heavy worked stitched Ghaghara, 2.5 mtr border worked dupatta and 1 mtr blouse.  



Tips on wearing saree:-


  • ·         Slim lady should wear saree that does not stick in the body like cotton saree, tissue saree, tussar silk saree so that they look beautiful and graceful.
  • ·         Healthy lady should wear saree that sticks to the body like georgette, chignon, maysoor silk, chiffon saree so that they look slim and attractive.
  • ·         Short height lady should wear saree with shorter border and vertical lining with earth so that they look tall and beautiful.
  • ·         Long height lady should wear the saree with wide border and horizontal strips with the earth so that they look beautiful and graceful.
  • ·         Fair complexion lady should wear dark color saree so the color of saree adds more grace on your face and you look beautiful and attractive.
  • ·         Dark complexion lady should wear light color saree so the color of saree reflects on your face and you look fair and beautiful.

Double Drap Saree style


 

 


For wearing a saree get a matching petticoat and blouse. First wear petticoat and blouse.
  1. Hold upper edge of the saree from inner plain end and wrap around yourself in anticlockwise direction. Tuck the top border of the saree in to the petticoat in such a way so that the Saree may fall up to the floor level.
  2. Now take the pallu part of the saree and wrap around yourself again in anticlockwise direction.
  3. Keep the pallu on your left shoulder allowing it to fall on your back.
  4. Take the loose (right) side of the saree,  where saree has been tucked ended and with the help of your hands starts pleating the remaining saree into 5-6 inches wide pleat. Hold the pleats together and arrange the pleats so that the bottom of edge of the saree should touch the floor level and tuck the pleats into petticoat slightly the left of the navel. 
  5. Take the saree and wrap it around  you in anticlockwise keeping lower border of the saree just below the knee.
  6. The pallu of the saree also be arranged in different styles like make 4—5 pleats and pinned up with the blouse at the back of the left shoulder allowing pallu to fall in front (Gujarati style). Alternately the pallu can be left to cover the whole left arm. 

Tamilian style of draping saree


Like maharastrian, tamilian saree is 8-9 yard long. Draping saree is much similar to maharastra in tamil.

  1. Take one end of saree and make almost 9-10 pleats (lengthwise). 
  2. wrap the saree arround yourself so that the pleats comes behind you. 
  3. Wrap the saree around your body and make a knot in the front at the navel. Do not dsturb the Pleats. The pleat should comfortably dangle. 
  4. tuck the loose ends on your right and left at your waist. tuck it firmly. 
  5. Make the pleat (width of the saree) and bring the whole saree to the back under your legs. 
  6. Tuck the saree at the back (waist line). 
  7. Bring around the saree thro' your left after tucking the shorter edge slightly at your right. 
  8. Bring the saree around your body again 
  9. Pass it on to your right shoulder arranging the border. 
  10. Bring the border around and tuck in the front. 

Maharastrian style of draping saree:


In Maharashtra, a special saree called “maharastrian nauvari sari” is 9 yard long. It is draped without a petticoat.
  1. Hold the saree in such a way that divides the saree in two parts – one of which is roughly a quarter of the saree hold it to your right hand and the rest of the saree is at the left hand.
  2. Tie a tight knot using a bit of sari from both the sides. This knot will serve as a petticoat.
  3. Now drape the longer part of the saree at the left side like a normal saree. One layer is wrapped around. Pallu is draped over the shoulder and pleats are tucked into the knotted part.
  4. Pleat the smaller portion of the saree at the right side with loosely hangs. Make the pleats less wide. Hold the pleats together and take in between the legs and tuck them at behind. This can also be secured with a pin.
  5. Cover the right shoulder with the pallu from behind.

Bengali style of draping saree:-


Mostly wide border cotton base saree is used to drape saree in Bengali style. There are less and wide pleats in this style. For wearing a saree get a matching petticoat and blouse. First wear petticoat and blouse. Here are the further instructions of draping saree in Bengali style.

  1. Hold upper edge of the saree from inner plain end and wrap around yourself in anticlockwise direction. Tuck the top border of the saree in to the petticoat in such a way so that the Saree may fall up to the floor level.
  2. Make two wide pleats (keep wrapping up to your left thigh then reverse back from inner side up to your right thigh then repeat this for 2nd pleat).
  3. Hold the pleats together and arrange the pleats so that the bottom of edge of the saree should touch the floor level and tuck the pleats into petticoat at the center of the navel keeping face of the pleat left.
  4. Now take the top border of the saree and keep it on your left shoulder and make pleats up to the bottom border then pinup the pleats with your blouse.
  5. Now pull the saree in front of you between your right hand and body. Pull the saree until there is enough length to wrap around to your mid back and pined up there.
  6. Now take the top border of pallu, tie something heavy in the upper corner of the pallu and throw it to back side and allow it to fall down through your right or left shoulder. If you need you can pined up the pallu with blouse.

Gujarati style of draping saree:-


Gujarati woman wear saree in a different way where the pallu is kept in the front. For wearing Guajarati style saree get a matching petticoat and blouse and first wear petticoat and blouse.
  1. Hold upper edge of the saree from inner plain end and wrap around yourself in anticlockwise direction. Tuck the top border of the saree in to the petticoat in such a way so that the Saree may fall up to the floor level.
  2.  Now take the pallu part of the saree and wrap around yourself again in anticlockwise direction.
  3. Keep the pallu on your left shoulder allowing it to fall on your back.
  4. Take the loose (right) side of the saree, where saree has been tucked ended and with the help of your hands starts pleating the remaining saree into 5-6 inches wide pleat. Hold the pleats together and arrange the pleats so that the bottom of edge of the saree should touch the floor level and tuck the pleats into petticoat at the center of the navel keeping face of the pleat right.
  5. Make pleats in pallu of the saree and brought forward from the back by draping it over the right shoulder and pinup the pallu with the blouse. The left edge of pallu is tucked in at the extreme left side of the petticoat. The portion of the pallu which is left to hang behind appears in a j-shaped arc at the back.


Nivi style of draping saree:-


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For wearing a saree get a matching petticoat and blouse. First wear petticoat and blouse
  1. Hold upper edge of the saree from inner plain end and wrap around yourself in anticlockwise direction. Tuck the top border of the saree in to the petticoat in such a way so that the Saree may fall up to the floor level.
  2. Now take the pallu part of the saree and wrap around yourself again in anticlockwise direction.
  3. Keep the pallu on your left shoulder allowing it to fall on your back.
  4. Take the loose (right) side of the saree,  where saree has been tucked ended and with the help of your hands starts pleating the remaining saree into 5-6 inches wide pleat. Hold the pleats together and arrange the pleats so that the bottom of edge of the saree should touch the floor level and tuck the pleats into petticoat slightly the left of the navel.
  5.  The pallu of the saree lying on your shoulder can also be arranged in different styles like make 4—5 pleats and pinned up with the blouse at the back of the left shoulder. Alternately the pallu can be left to cover the whole left arm. 


know Indian traditional wear

Indian traditional wear
Women's clothing in India varies widely. Traditional Indian clothing for women are the saree and the salwar kameez and also gaghra cholis(lehengas). Now a days Traditional wear comes into the fashion and the Mumbai, is one of India's fashion capitals.
A saree is a strip of unstitched cloth, ranging from four to six metres in length that is draped over the body in various styles. There are various traditional style of Saree zone wise are Sambalpuri Saree from East, Kanchipuram from south, Paithani from West and Banarasi from North. Apart of all this there are alot of traditional works and wearing style of saree varies from state to state. The most common style is for the sari to be wrapped around the waist, with one end then draped over the shoulder baring the midriff. The sari is usually worn over a petticoat.
The salwar kameez is the most popular traditional dress for females. It consists of the salwar and a long the kameez. It is often pronounced as "punjabi suit" or simply "salwar" or "churidaar" in Southern India. It was introduced by the Muslims and originates from the Islamic era or old Iranian culture but now a days it is a most popular traditional cloth all over India. It is mostly worn with a scarf called a dupatta.
The Lahanga choli is the most popular traditional dress for Brides as their bridal dress.It consists of a langha and a blouse or kameez and dupatta. The women of Rajasthan and Gujarat often wear colorful swirling skirts called lehenga, paired with a short bodice called a choli with bright odhani. Popular among unmarried women other than salwar kameez are Ghagra choli and Langa odani.