According to Wikipedia, a saree is a strip of unstitched cloth, ranging from four to nine metres in length that is draped over the body in various styles.
Who am i boring? I guess almost everyone in the world knows what a saree is... so much so the Oprah Winfrey wore a saree while she had Aishwarya Rai on her show.
Indian women have been draping sarees for over centuries now and no wonder Indian women are considered to be the sexiest... ;)
While Vidya Balan was posing for the cover of FHM for their third anniversary November issue she said, 'I'm glad people are getting bored of seeing women in bikinis- we've become very parochial about our sexiness. I think the saree is by far the sexiest garment, it covers the right amount, it exposes the right amount - it's such a tease and i like teasing..."
And i so completely agree with her. i agree draping a saree in the right way is a big hassle for our jeans wearing generation but it's so worth it if you wanna turn the eyes of the men towards you ;)
My sister wore a saree with a sexy blouse for the first time after her engagement for her friend's engagement that she was supposed to attend with my brother-in-law ( her husband now, fiance back then). And could i see him getting floored by her sex appeal in that drape... oh yes...
See, that's the kind of effect that a woman draped in a saree has on her man.
Indian women the world over are choosing to flaunt this garment for many international appearances. (Everyone remembers Deepika clad in a Rohit Bal drapery at the Cannes this year and of course the oomphs and the aahs... that it generated).
Indian women have the natural curves to flaunt this garment and hence we can carry it off reely well.
So, i think we should really take advantage of that and unleash our flirty attitude and in Vidya's words enjoy the teasing... ;)
In the history of Indian clothing the sari is traced back to the Indus Valley Civilisation, which flourished during 2800-1800 BC around the western part of the Indian subcontinent.
ReplyDeleteAncient Tamil poetry, such as the Silappadhikaram and the Kadambari by Banabhatta, describes women in exquisite drapery or sari. In ancient Indian tradition and the Natya Shastra (an ancient Indian treatise describing ancient dance and costumes), the navel of the Supreme Being is considered to be the source of life and creativity, hence the midriff is to be left bare by the sari.
wel i reely appreciate the information... thanks so much... :)
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