Saree Made Easy
Saree Made Easy
Hooked and sorted So what exactly is a ready-to-wear garment? These are saris that you have to slip into and hook them on the right and left. There are some with inbuilt petticoats too. Russian tennis player Anna Kournikova wearing an Indian sari looks on during a press conference at a resort near Lonavala 150 kilometers northeast of Bombay, India. (AP Photo)
There are also poncho saris that are worn by putting one’s neck through it. A ready-to-wear lungi has to be hooked on both sides while a dhoti can easily be worn like a trouser. Bipasha Basu poses during a photo call for the film ‘Get Set Goal’, at the 60th International film festival in Cannes, southern France. (AP Photo)
“It’s not just lack of time but the skills too that has led to the popularity of these structured saris. Shaina NC who has been selling such saris for the past five years now, says, “These saris make the body look shapely and slim.” Sushmita Sen displays a creation by Indian designer Gazala during a fashion show, in Bombay, India. (AP Photo)
Designer Puja Nayyar customises them to sculpt the body. “When people come, I make arrangements for the sari to be held at the shoulders and the pleats are picked, the dhoti and the lungi detailed.” Lara Dutta poses during the welcome reception for the start of the 2001 Miss Universe contest, in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico. (AP Photo)
Lal, the manager of Chhabbra 555, ethnic fashion store says that the concept of a sari lehenga is in vogue. This is an outfit which has a skirt and a pallaattached to it which is simply tucked in and then draped. Kareena Kapoor and Sridevi, smile as they arrive to attend a function to celebrate 75 years of Lux into Indian Market, in Bombay, India. (AP Photo)