Just Out : Festival Saris
Towards the end of every year the textile shops in India adorn a festive look because the festivals like Diwali, Id and Christmas are celebrated during that time followed by New Year and Harvest festival. You can see a sea of trendy latest arrivals in the
showrooms. Indian traditional wear SARI has a tremendous demand during this season and as usual 2007 saw the emergence of colorful saris with innovative designs and motifs.
Semi raw silk sari, a combination of cotton and synthetic material with zari embroidery work draws the attention of many women. Its price, around $13, is an added attraction.
Another latest arrival, Laser chiffon material sari, has fancy coins attached on the border. Slightly above and just like the border the sari has embroidery designs giving the sari a shining look. This type of sari with oil prints all over the body is priced at $48.
Women get thrilled at the sight of a brand new sari, a synthetic plain one having beautiful embroidery work of flowers and leaves. Laces in the shape of flowers and leather in the shape of leaves are stitched into the embroidery giving the sari a unique and enchanting look. These saris costing $70 are available in all colors.
For those who do not like to wear heavy weight silk saris, a new light weight known as Ahimsa Silk Saris have been introduced. In this sari of 80$ silk and 20$ cotton Japanese silk painting is done. So the designs will last longer even if washed with ordinary soap and water. The price starts at $48.
‘Mustrice cotton sari’, another new variety, with border half the size of it also attracts the ladies very much. The major advantage with this type is that it need not be starched and the price is also fairly low at $22.5.
A sizeable crowd is busy in buying a silk-cotton combination with starting price $37.5. The specialty of such sari is that while this is weaved, meenakari embroidery work is added to the border giving the sari a majestic look. Kalyani silk, just like real silk, but having a very low price $11 are semi-silk cotton saris and available in bright contrasting colors.
The new ‘Party Attraction’, in pleasing blue and pink combination, with sequence, kundan and mirror works is so beautiful that the women forget to take their eyes from it. The price is $62.5. ‘Shadow Shaded’ saris in pink, off-white combination, with zari patch and kundan work has a rich look, the price also a bit rich $65.
Designer saris are some of the costlier varieties. A designer sari in blue color with embroidery, georgette border attracts every body. The starting price is $141. Equally attractive is a red designer sari having kundan, beads and embroidery works in the border as well as on all over the body. The sari weighs about 2.5kg and costs $102. Imagine the works like metallic, antique, cut, sequence and stone all in one sari, An exquisite black color with all such works costs $155 and a blue sari termed as ‘Reception Special’ costs $150. The saris with a variety of embroidery works ranging from $12 to $375 are always in great demand.