How to learn to wear a sari by Clovergirl

"I love wearing a sari, it feels so glamorous."

How I did it: A friend bought me a beautiful, light sari and when I found out that a party had a Bollywood theme I couldn't wait to wear it! 


I borrowed a sari petticoat (basically a cotton drawstring skirt) from my sister. I bought a long, light coloured top to wear under the sari, as I didn't want to show too much skin. I looked up on wiki-how how to actually tie the sari, and got my husband to look at the instruction to - so he could help.

It was a bit awkward to wear, but it looked so beautiful and felt so dramatic and glamorous that it was all worth it!

Lessons & tips: There are lots of ways to tie a sari, but here's the method I used:


Wrap the sari fabric around your body once. Fold the fabric into pleats of about 15cm each. Fold them over the waistband of your petticoat, tucking them in. (You can secure them with a safety pin first.) Drape the rest of the fabric over your shoulder and you're done!

Photo below that I took myself isn't a very good quality shot, but boy I had fun wearing that sari!

Resources: Wikihow


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Feb 25, 05:27PM PST | 4 comments | 6 cheers


Comments:

keturahjoy is reevaluating and putting my foucus towards the positive things :)

you look soo pretty! i’ve always wanted a Sari, every time i’m in Berkley i consider buying one. seeing your pic made me want one even more.

Feb 25, 06:04PM PST | Thread | Respond to this

Clovergirl wonders how long can you call yourself a newlywed?

Thanks!

I just wish I’d had some better photos taken that night! I love my sari, but I can only really wear it for dress up parties, which is a shame. I’d love to wear it more often!

Feb 25, 06:44PM PST | Respond to this

kay_p is feeling BLAH!

Very Nice!

Wow…that’s so cool of you.. Am an Indian, and know zilch about how to drape a Sari.. But I do love wearing them :)

Jul 30, 09:01PM PDT | Thread | Respond to this

Clovergirl wonders how long can you call yourself a newlywed?

Thanks!

You probably get more opportunities to wear sari’s than me! Go for it!

Aug 02, 05:27AM PDT | Respond to this


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