Indian saree (alias Indian sarees, Indian sari, indian saris) are woven with one plain end (the end that is concealed inside the wrap), two long decorative borders running the length of the sari, and a one to three foot section at the other end which continues and elaborates the length-wisedecoration. This end is called the pallu; it is the part thrown over the shoulder in the Nivi style of draping.
Six yards of cloth. That is all there is to the saree. Yet, this dress worn by millions of Indian women is, by far, the most elegant. It is not merely an outfit but an ornament, lending both grace and glamour to the wearer.
Indian Saree is for all purpose - party wear, daily wear,bridal wear and so on. Introduction -Saree is the most popular women's wear in India since early days. Its a long fabric measuring 115 cm x 530 cm (breath x length). around 5 to 9 yards and used to cover the entire body of a woman. The draping style is very unique to each region.
Varanasi is well known as the giant saree production center of India.Khinchabs and Amru brocades are made here. The Zari in the Khinchabs almost overshadow the original silk.
The Amru brocades are woven in silk, not in zari thread whereas' a typical Amru brocade is the Tanchoi. These are woven in all shades of red, orange and yellow.Similarly, south India hasKanjeevaram sarees are hand-woven silks, with unique practice in Tamil Nadu.Kornad sarees are also famous here. Karnataka is known for llkul sari bazaar.
llkul sari is made in e earth colors of rust, mustard, green and ochre, and woven with zari besides this Mysore crepe, Mysore silk or the Chamundi silk are also known far and wide. Muslin sarees made in Kerala for bridal wear are also very chic.
Eastern India has very famous sarees like Baluchari sarees of Murshidabad, the dhoop- chhaon sarees of Bishnupur West Bengal and other wedding sari. Baavanbuti sarees of Bihar with 52 motifs and Vichitrapuri sarees of Orissa is a wedding saree with ikkat works are renowned. Pasapalli or the Saktapar are the other exquisite sarees from Orissa. Equally the western India has best sarees like paithani or shallu with gold zari work and Astapuri saree of Maharastra is well known.
The Gharchola and Bandhini viz. tie-and-dye motifs of Gujrat and Rajastan finest sarees of India. Panetar Saree is also made in the region with gold zari work Banarasi sarees are the most often worn bridal wear.They have fine, hand woven exquisite zari work and stocks are always limited. Summer Georgette, Valkallam, Brocade (with zari work all over) Jamdaani , Jamava and Organza (cora touch) are the different varieties available in this category.
