Drape it like it’s hot: Five new ways to wear the sari this Diwali
Hindustan Times · Prakriti Bhowmick ·
Designers are transforming the sari into an evening gown, a mini dress, an all-denim look, and a drape that has pockets for your phone. What's your Diwali fit?
Designers are transforming the sari into an evening gown, a mini dress, an all-denim look, and a drape that has pockets for your phone. What's your Diwali fit?
Who knew, when Jnanadanandini Devi Tagore, sister-in-law of Rabindranath Tagore, began wearing her sari with a tailored blouse and petticoat in the 1860s, that a revolution was under way? Tagore’s drape, pleats tucked in at the belly button, pallu over the left shoulder, gave Indian women a standard way to wear the sari. And here we are more than 160 years later, still playing with that idea.
This time around, the sari has cosplayed as a mini dress, it’s had a lightweight denim drop, and reappeared as a micro-pleated wrap. One sari looks so much like an evening gown, even Tagore would be fooled. Safety pins at the ready… this is how to turn heads at Diwali.
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