• more about #saris
    Green Goth Brit Chick - AlternatEve: My mother just got back from India, my dad works for an Indian-owned company. One of the owners wives bought her a TONNE of sari's because my mother a... more »
    momentsofabsurdity: As an ABCD, I always feel so awkward in saris. Even in salwars. Traditional Indian dress makes me feel so out of place, even though I know it is beaut... more »
    That_little_attention_whore: I am moving to India in the fall, and I am totally excited to be able to rock a sari if i get invited to a wedding or fancy party. if I have to choose... more »
    spikenard: I'd feel better if people realised that what you wear has no bearing on how empowered you are. more »
    sewradical: After this I am going to shut up, I promise... But the history of the sari in the last 150 years is fascinating. Hand loom manufacturing was important... more »
    LBB: Just the other day, here in LA, I saw a group of five or six women walking down the street in saris. I don't know if they were hand-loomed or mass pro... more »
    RainbowBrite: God the color of the sari in #2 is absolutely gorgeous more »
    RainbowBrite: While we may mourn the loss of such a stunning traditional craft, to many Indian women, this sartorial sea-change is a positive one. Explains one stud... more »
    emmaduck: I grew up in the "Little India/Punjabi Market" area of Vancouver, and I wanted nothing more than my own sari. I got to see them in shop windows all th... more »
    Lucille van Pelt: Any Indian Jezze's out there? would it be socially acceptable or would it be wrong for non-indians to wear a sari? Is it insulting to the culture? more »
    tonightineed is actually Mrs. Ziegler-Spock: I think the sari is such a gorgeous clothing option, I wish I had a reason to wear one. I'm not certain it's at all appropriate for me to wear one eve... more »
    Spaceman Bill Leah: It's hot as balls here. This post really makes me want to head up to Devon and buy myself a buttload of saris. more »
    femputer: that is sad. I know I've said this before....If I wouldn't feel like an asshat for wearing another culture's clothing, I'd wear nothing but saris. W... more »
  • #clothescalls

    Endangered Species: The Sari

    In the last few years, the traditional Indian sari has declined in popularity, Time reports. More »