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Designer Sandeep Khosla recommended her to celebrity clients, and she eventually decided to pursue it as a career. [ 1 ] [ 4 ] In 2019, she submitted a record to the Limca Book of Records, and was credited for draping a saree in 325 different ways and taking as low as 18.5 seconds to drape a saree.
Bengali traditional dress encompasses the clothing traditions of the Indian state of West Bengal and the country of Bangladesh. The attire has been influenced by centuries of cultural evolution, religious practices, and geographical conditions.
The sarees have a variety of border features including plain border or extra warp jacquard designs, with simple traditional color patterns on the anchal (আঁচাল) or colorful cross borders with extra weft designs. The body of the fabric (saree) may be plain or decorated with booties using additional warp/weft with or without Jacquard.
A sari (sometimes also saree [1] or sadi) [note 1] is a women's garment from the Indian subcontinent. [2] It consists of an un-stitched stretch of woven fabric arranged over the body as a robe, with one end attached to the waist, while the other end rests over one shoulder as a stole, [3] sometimes baring a part of the midriff.
Murshidabad silk saree features peacock blue background with its golden border, colorful jhumko or flowing golden zari work on the anchal, decorative motifs of pure foliage, intricate weaving, and flower and bird motifs of zari. Murshidabad silk is known as 'Queen of Weaving' or 'Queen's Weaving', world famous.
A draped garment (draped dress) [1] is a garment that is made of a single piece of cloth that is draped around the body; drapes are not cut away or stitched as in a tailored garment. Drapes can be held to the body by means of knotting, pinning, fibulae, clasps, sashes, belts, tying drawstrings, or just plain friction and gravity alone. Many ...
A variety of weaving techniques were employed in ancient India, many of which survive to the present day. Silk and cotton were woven into various designs and motifs, each region developing its distinct style and technique. Famous among these weaving styles were the Jamdani, Kasika vastra of Varanasi, butidar, and the Ilkal saree.
The unique hand technique of weaving was called jamdani in the old days, while the weave was called Dhakai. The sensitive weavers and artisans of this art form took inspirations for their weave designs from the life around them, from simple things such as a broken comb to things in the nature such as flora and fauna and traditional Bengali designs known as Alpana.