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Different drapping styles of Regional Sarees:


 

Indian style saree, in India, majority of women wear saree. The saree is a long piece of cloth about a meter wide and 5 to 5 1/2 meters long. The saree is draped over a long skirt. A tight fitting blouse known as choli is worn on the upper part of the body.

sarees of different designs and materials are available in a variety of colours. It is made out of cotton, silk and other synthetic materials. The cost of the sarees varies according to the quality. The outer end of the saree or Pallu is most attractive especially on silk sarees.

Women of Tamil Nadu wear silk sarees on special occasions. The Brahmin community wear the saree in a slightly different way without wearing the long skirt. The length of the saree which they wear is longer (nine yards) than the usual one. It is wound separately on both legs in a proper way without restricting the person's free movement.

Kanchipuram in Tamil Nadu and Mysore in Karnataka are famous for their unique silk and cotton sarees.
Andhra Pradesh is famous for its cotton sarees which is designed with jerry and thread. The sarees woven at Venkatagiri and Pochhampalli in Andhra are famous. Cotton sarees of Bengal is ideal as a summer wear.
In Kerala, women wear their traditional two piece cloth called mundu and neriyathu. The 'mundu' (one piece) is draped on the lower part of the body. The second piece; 'neriyathu' is worn on top, over a blouse in the same way as the sarees. This mundu also called 'Settu Mundu' is the traditional attire. The mundu was worn in a different way by the women of the royal families.

sarees are worn in different ways in many places, especially in Gujarat, Manipur, Maharashtra and Coorg (Karnataka). 

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How to tie / drape / wear saree:


Step 1: These are the "underneath" garments you need to wear before tying a Saree - a waist-to- floor length petticoat, tied tightly at the waist by a drawstring. You should not use elastic to hold the petticoat around the waist as the elastic might not bear the weight of the Saree. You have to wear an upper garment in the form of a tight fitting blouse that ends just below the bust. The blouse could be short sleeved or sleeveless. Its necklines can also be in different shapes and sizes.

Step 2: Now with your left hand hold the inside end of the Saree material .Tuck the top border of the inner end of the Saree into your petticoat starting at the navel, and complete one full turn from right to the left. Make sure that the lower end of the Saree touches the floor.

Step 3: Beginning from the tucked-in end start making pleats in the Saree, starting at the right, about 5 inches deep. Make about 7 to 10 pleats and hold them up together so that they fall straight and even. All the pleats should be at the same height off the floor.

Step 4: Tuck the pleats into the waist slightly to the left of the navel, and make sure that they are turned towards the left. Make sure the Saree is held there firmly. Tuck it in a little more if necessary and you can even use a safety pin to hold it in place.

Step 5: Drape the remaining fabric around yourself once more left to right, and bring it up under the right arm and over the left shoulder so that it falls to about the level of the knees.

Step 6: The end portion thus draped is the palled, and can be prevented from slipping off by fixing it at the shoulder to the blouse with a small safety pin.

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Different unique draping styles of saree:


There are different and limitless saree draping or wearing styles depending on the various traditions and regions in India.
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Maharashriyan Kasta(Kashta) Nauwari (Nine yards) Lugde (saree) draping or wearing style
Maharashrtriyan nauvari (nine yards) Kashta saree or Lugade is typical indian traditional wear will go with various Indian traditional Jewellery as golden and green glass bangles, thushi(one type of gold neckless) and nath(Indian nose jewellery) or nose rings or pins, This style of sari draping is very similar to the way the Maharashtrian dhoti is worn. In 1940’s mostly Maharashtriyan women preferred Nauwari kashta saree which had been nine yards long. This style of sari draping is common among the Brahmin women especially in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.

This sari is draped in a way that the center of the sari is neatly placed at the back of the waist and the ends of the sari are tied securely in the front, and then the two ends are wrapped around the legs. The decorative ends are then draped over the shoulder and the upper body or torso. In previous black and white marathi as well hindi old bollywood movies, women refered to wear whte cotton six yard sarees with balloon bubli sleeves blouses (as begali women wear).

The center of the sari (held lengthwise) is placed at the center back, the ends are brought forward and tied securely, then the two ends are wrapped around the legs. When worn as a sari, an extra-long cloth is used and the ends are then passed up over the shoulders and the upper body. They are primarily worn by Brahmin women of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu

Maharashtrian nauvari kashta saree is also very famous in bollywood fashion.

In old black and white marathi movies as Mohityanchi Manjula, Jayashri Gadkar in nauvari kashta saree: Typial maharashtrian nauvari kashta saree in old bollywood moviesVahinichya Bangadya, Khichadi, Shabas Sunbai, Jayashri Gadkar, Sulochana, Ranjana, Ashwini Bhave had worn nauvari saree.

How could you forget the Dhak DhMadhuri Dixit in Nauvari kashta saree without pallu in latest bollywood fashionak girl Madhuri in song Humko Aajkal he Intezaar, Koi aaye leke pyar...

 

In this song, she had worn sylish modern type kashta saree Madhuri Dixit in Nauvari kashta maharashtrian saree without pallu. Generally fisher women or Koli women wear this type of sarees pallu fully wraped aroud the waist rather than on shoulder and to cover the blouse or choli, folded chunri of contrast color is pinned up. And the Dhamal Dhadaka song Aika Dajiba sung by Marathi girl Vaishali Samant... Have you seen the model in this song? she has also worn the kashta nauvari saree same as fisherwomen style.

In bollywood fashion, modern nauvari saree look varies by hairstyle and pallu. Generally in modern bollywood fashion, pallu is not taken on nauvari sari, and hot hairstyle on modern style of nauvari saree is stepcut upto shoulder length with smart nosering or Nath and Chandrakor Bindi. And now bengali bombshell bollywood babe Riya sen in typical marathi mulgi look. She is really looking gorgeous and beautiful in maharastrian nauvari kashta saree.

Riya sen: Typical Marathi Mulagi, in nauvari (nine yards) kashta maharashtrian saree

Gujarati Style


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is a traditional draping style from the state of Gujarat. This version of draping commonly known as ‘seedha pallu style”, is also found in parts of Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh. In this style, the loose end is draped over the shoulder rather than the left, and is also draped back-to-front rather than other way round. It is quiet different from other styles of saree drapping.

It is easier to manage and suited for draping Heavily Worked / Bridal / Silk Sarees. After tucking the pleats into your Petticoat (Step 6) remove the Pallu section from your left shoulder (over which it had been flung earlier to keep out of the way in Step 3). Bring part of the Pallu forward from your back by draping it over your right shoulder. The Pallu can now be arranged into an upside-down fan-shape from your right shoulder. The remainder is left to hang behind in a J-shaped arc from the back of your left hip where it is still tucked into the waistband, to the back of your right shoulder.

the panetar saree is a Gujarati-Hindu saree of satin weave and

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Bengali saree worn with fancy blouse having puffy balloon sleeves:
The Bengali drape starts at the right hip. This type of saree is worn pleat less. Make sure the bottom border is the right length, grazing the top of your feet. Draw the cloth around you from right to left keeping the bottom border at an even level all around and tuck into the waistline. To compensate for the difference between the hips and waist you can make two small pleats in the back. The grain of the fabric should fall perpendicular to your body.

Keep wrapping around the body back to the right hip and make a fold for the first pleat, reverse the fabric and draw it back over to your left hip, then again reverse the fabric and draw it back to your right hip. You will have two large pleats now in front. Hold the pleats up until they are level with the first wrap of sari underneath and tuck neatly into the waistline. The pleats should fall straight from the hip line down

Now the top border should be tucked in with the pleats underneath. Take the top border of the sari and place it on your left shoulder, as shown in the second photo. Now you should grasp the top border midway between the waist and shoulder pull the sari out in front of you until there enough length to wrap around to your mid back. Gathering a couple inches together make a knot.

The knot should be tucked into the waist in the middle of the back - it will naturally migrate toward the right hip - easy enough to adjust by just sliding the knot to center to tighten it. The knot helps it to stay in the waistline. You can stash a few rupee coins the knot also, just in case. The position of the knot might need to be adjusted to get just the right drape, every body is different. You want the front fold coming from the knot to be a fall at a nice straight angle.

The Bengali drape highlights the pallu, which is then again draped over the left shoulder, with just the very end corner going over the shoulder. The bottom border falls in a straight line down from the left shoulder. To keep it in place, the tradition has been to tie the house key to the end as a weight. You can use your imagination if you don't have a skeleton key to use - how about a petite purse or little brass bell?

Puffy or balloon sleeves will give perfect bengali look same as Devdas and Parineeta bengali sarees worn by Aishwarya, Madhuri and Vidya balan respectivly.

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Kerala - Mundu saree draping
A two piece sari with a beautiful tribal elegance. It is worn many ways in Kerala, from the formal style depicted in this section to the most delightful combinations of batiks on the bottom and an old stained handloomed towel as the mundu, which means towel in Malayalam.
The first step is putting the first wrap of fabric around your body, right to left, This first wrap is then tucked into the petticoat, making sure to keep the bottom edge even at the desired length, for the Mundu this is floor length. Line up the mundi stripe straight down the middle of your body tuck in and wrap around your body. Tuck the top border in to the petticoat at the right hip and tuck the entire waist in evenly around.

Gather up the remaining cloth in your right hand and make two large pleats towards the outside. The stripe should be centered on the outside fold. Tuck it over your right hip, lining up the botton edge of the pleats with the lower border. Tuck the pleats in the petticoat and straighten. In the last photo above on the right you can see how to tuck the top cloth, or the mundu in at the waistline. Just tuck the top corner in and draw the cloth behind you and to the front at your right hip.

you can more formally pleat the pallu of the top cloth, lining up the pleats and folding them perfectly before placing them on your left shoulder and fanning them out over your chest. The mundu wraps around the body just like the pallu end of the sari in the nivi drape. You can also form the pleats on the shoulder one at a time and then pin them to the pallu.

The mundu wraps around the body just like the pallu end of the sari in the nivi drape. You can also form the pleats on the shoulder one at a time and then pin them to the pallu. The last picture shows the option of tucking the mundu in under the pleats where it can be pinned to the petticoat for maximum security!
On the beaches of Kerala, working women wear a different outfit of a printed lunghee on the bottom, with a simple handloomed towel over their shoulders. Wearing the choli alone is not proper but with a small strip of towel obscuring the breast area the fruit and fish sellers of kerala have a comfortable and practical costume for their working day.

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Nivi
By far the most popular drape in India - Women everywhere see this drape as the fashion norm, although in many regions you still see other kinds of traditional wraps.

The first step is putting the first wrap of fabric around your body, right to left, This first wrap is then tucked into the petticoat, making sure to keep the bottom edge even at the desired length. Hold the sari up as in photo1 to get the desired length, then fold at the waist and tuck the fabric in all around. Give yourself enough room at the bottom to move your legs. Now you can begin pleating the front pleats.

The first pleat should fold down the center of your body. Make sure that the pleats are falling straight down with the grain of the fabric. Make about 5 to 7 four inch pleats. Line them all up on top of one another and make sure that they are all even at the front. Now hold the whole stack of pleats in place, lining up the bottom edge with the previous wrapping. Take the remaining length of sari and wrap it to the left around back and up over your left shoulder. Adjust the length of the pallu if needed and take up the slack by folding the last pleat farther to the right of the others.
Carefully tuck the pleats inside the petticoat, making sure to keep them together at the point where they tuck in at the waistband. You can use a pin to secure the pleats to the petticoat, either by pinning through them on the inside, or by putting a pin under the pleats on the outside. Make sure the pin goes all the way through the petticoat and the pleats.

To arrange the sari on the front pull it up with your right hand and fit it tightly into the armpit, then drape it diagonally over your left shoulder. You can pleat the shoulder four or five times, leaving the last pleat to hang mid upper arm - we don't want to be too indiscreet. For slippery fabrics pinning these in place is a really good idea. Pin through all layers of the pleats on the shoulder from the inside of the choli, just behind the shoulder seam.
Another option is to wrap the remaining fabric towards the back, don't go all the way around, instead throw the pallu over the right shoulder - this makes a pretty effect having the pallu on the front of your body.

There are limitless possibilities for wrapping a sari. Check out the practical Kaccha pants style. A flattering and wearable style to integrate the sari into your everyday wardrobe.

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Sri Lankan style Saree Draping

Sri Lankan women wear saris in many styles. However, two ways of draping the sari are popular and tend to dominate; the Indian style (classic nivi drape) and the Kandyan style (or 'osaria' in Sinhalese). The Kandyan style is generally more popular in the hill country region of Kandy from which the style gets its name. Though local preferences play a role, most women decide on style depending on personal preference or what is perceived to be most flattering for their figure.

The traditional Kandyan (Osaria) style consists of a full blouse which covers the midriff completely, and is partially tucked in at the front as is seen in this 19th century portrait. However, modern intermingling of styles has led to most wearers baring the midriff. The final tail of the sari is neatly pleated rather than free-flowing. This is rather similar to the pleated rosette used in the 'Dravidian' style noted earlier in the article.

Contemporary Style
This is the most commonly favored style and is easy to manage with the help of a pin. It is the more commonly used style for formal work-related occassions as it looks crisp neat and smart. The Pallu is flung over the left shoulder. It can either be left to drape over your entire left arm or be gathered in pleats onto the shoulder. A pin can be used to secure the saree to your shoulder but we caution you to be careful as this can damage delicate sarees.

Bollywood Mumtaz style sari draping
Santhali saris were in vogue in late 60s. The sari is draped in such a way that the pleats are avoided and it hugs your figure like second skin. Mumtaz made a scintillating entry to the big-time with her navel-popping glittering orange sari with a very small sleeveless blouse in Brahmchari (1968). Mumu and Aaj kal tere mere pyar ke charche thus became immortal!
Mumtaz style sari draping inspired by yester-year heroine Mumtaz in brahamchari movie. Here sari is tightly draped around the body. and the frill comes at the bottom six inches bellow the knee line. It looks like somewhat todays lehega cholis.
This style became very popular among young girls and ladies. Now a days also fashion follower women are fascinated for Mumtaz saree draping style.
This was really a different fashion trend in Bollywood fashion in 1960's 1970's.

Tips for general saha wari (six yards) saree sari or paanch wari(five yards) saree sadi draping/weraing style.

Step 1 : Start with the Inner Edge(least patterned plain end) of the Saree, with the Fall (lined border) falling along the inside of the bottom edge. Tuck the Inner Edge into the waistband of the Petticoat slightly to the right side, with the rest of the saree wrapping round to the left. The amount you tuck in depends on how tall or short you are or how long you want to wear the saree.
Step 2 : Measure the length of the Pallu (the fanciest patterned end of the saree that falls on the outside so that the design can be seen). This will be on the other end of the Saree from the end you have just tucked in. Take this measured Pallu Length (approx. 1 metre) and take it behind you from your left and forward again from your right.
Step 3 : Take the Pallu that you have just brought forward from your right, and fling it over your left shoulder for the time being, so it is out of the way. This is done to see how much of the Saree should be pleated into the waistband. The Saree now left in front of you is pleated to tuck into the waistband.
Step 4 : Pleat the remaining Saree into five to six inch wide pleats.
Step 5 : Hold all the pleats together, making sure the bottom end is level with the rest of the Saree all round.
Step 6 : Tuck this bundle of pleats in one movement into the waistband of the petticoat, thus securing it.
Step 7 : The Pallu of the Saree can now be arranged to suit your own style. The style normally and most commonly used is flinging the Pallu over the left shoulder or pleating it and pinning it to the left shoulder, so that the Pallu can swing open at the back. Two of the most popular methods of draping the Pallu are shown below.

1.Nivi: This style is worn in Andhra Pradesh. It is held in place by the tucks into the petticoat waistband and the pallu is hanging over the shoulder. In case of 'Kaccha nivi' , the pleats are passed through the legs and tucked into the waist at the back allowing free movement.

2.Maharashtrian: In this type of draping a saree, the centre of the saree is placed at the centre of the back. The ends are brought forward and tied neatly. Again the two ends are wrapped around the legs. An extra-long cloth is used and the ends are then passed up over the shoulder. The difference between this type of saree and the male maharashtrian dhoti is this long cloth only. The traditional type of nine yards saree is worn by the Brahmin women of different Southern states of India.

3. Bengali: This style of draping a saree has no pleats. The pallu has a bunch of keys that falls over the shoulder.

4.Dravidian: In this style, it is pleated rosette, at the waist. It is worn by Tamil nadu women.

5.Gujarati: In this style of draping, saree is draped over the right shoulder in the front rather than over the left shoulder. The modern non-Gujarati women wear this type in social occations with the eye-catching magnificent pallus.

6.Coorgi: In this style, it involves tying the pleats in the rear and a small portion of the pallu is placed over the shoulder.

7.Mundum Neryathum: This style is worn in Kerala. It made of unbleached cotton and decorated with gold or colored stripes and borders. It is also called as the two-piece saree.

8.Gond: In this style, the cloth of the saree is first draped over the left shoulder and then it arranged to cover the body.

9.Tribal Styles: In tribal styles, saree is tied firmly across the chest covering the breasts.

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