It’s the season of festivals, which means it’s time to take
out the traditional silk drapes to skim the class of elegance for the
auspicious occasions. Among all the silks, Kanchipuram silk sarees, the queen
of southern handlooms are gracefully adorned effortlessly for prosperous events
and they ain’t anymore just for the older crowds or only the remains of a
wedding trousseau. Just take a glance at the celebs and the south Indian
mistress sport the ethnically traditional drape in an ultra-modern way. Now,
how do you make the Kanjeevaram stand out different, it’s simple, by just
adding a twist to the conventional drape. These days, Kanjeevaram that are semi
draped with pleats all set are available. I am Tasmiya, a fashion enthusiast
from Bengaluru is here to give you inspiration to make the accustomed 9 yard
drape emerge into a cutting edge show stopping galore.
Experiment with blouse:
- Style it with a printed or embroidered blouse to give a modern chic and contemporary appeal.
- Add an oomph factor by wearing a jacket style.
- Venture into detail of necklines, mandarin collars, notch/ shawl collar, off shoulder
- Unveil a trendy outlook by styling the sleeves in different ways- Full sleeved embroidered blouses look royal, elbow sleeves, cold shoulder and flounce sleeve are much in trend.
Gorgeous Kanjeevaram dupattas:
Drape yourself in a kanjeevaram heavily embellished dupatta
over a raw silk Kurta and a palazzo or over a silk Anarkali dress to be the
gorgeous diva of all dreams.
Drape it like a lehenga saree:
A tiered pleated lehenga while making the palla with the
gorgeous Kanjeevaram will make an exquisite outlook. A new drape style of
wearing a cancan lehenga and pleating the Kanjeevaram saree with pleats in the
front and back with pallu will add royalty.
Pair Kanji with a Kurta:
Be experimentative and pair the Kanchi
with a Kurta, preferably a peplum top and add on a belt for enhancement of the
waist.
Alternate draping style:
Opt for pinning the saree in various ways
- Gujarati way of pinning the Pallu.
- If the border is exceptional then Mumtaz style of draping
- Double Pallu saree draping where a saree and a dupatta is used. Sonam Kapoor made this type of drape trendy.
