It is a shame that wearing a Sari is not as common as it once was. So, why do people still insist on giving at least 10 saris in ‘Jahaiz’ when knowing full well most of these will never be worn?
Is ‘sarong’ an alternative? Although pleasing to the eye, I still believe a well-worn sari by a woman with that perfect choonat and the right length paloo has many things going for it, especially when with that perfectly cut blouse with no sleeves.
Note to self: Must remember to buy some more mothballs for the wife’s collection of banarsi Saris
I would also like a women more in a saree rather then in any dress.
as india moves to a westernized look and pakistan moves to a more shalwar kameez look the poor saree is lost somewhere in the twilight zone.
I guess its they're just not practical to wear everyday in the west. They still get given as dowrys manily because of tradition, there are plenty of other gifts that get given at weddings that have little or no practical nature in everyday life too.
I personally dont like the idea of saree's but you are right agar izzat say pehni jai to it can look decent.
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*Originally posted by hanie: *
aghar izzat se saari pehanni Jae to is me harJ nahie haye...
as Is see some saaries in Indian movies... then no I am not alloud to wear them....
why they give it in Jaheez?
maybe couse of letting people know that they are able to give such things in a Jaheez.... either another reason.......
but for me saaries are an elegant thing from the east countries.... :)
us ke pehanne ka bhi eek apna mazza haye...
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ofcourse dhang say pehni jai to har cheez achee lagtee hai :) usually married women wear saris in my family though.. dont know y..but that's the way it is :)
now lot of people giving up saris in india even in south they dress in shalwar kamez. saris are not for working and active women . it is not practical . if there is a fire you can even run wearing saris.
it is elegant but impractical.
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*Originally posted by pk taz: *
hmm.. they're a bit unpakistani... look a bit hinduish...
Shalwaar Kameez looks miles better...
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What is unPakistani?
SaRhis are pretty cool. Wese, shalwar qameez is equally impractical (un/non whatever). Miles and miles of cloth, pull it up from here and shove it down there. Ever driven a car cald in shalwar qameez? You just cant pull enough of your qameez from underneath yourself to be comfortable enough.
In summary, sari is nice, but it has lots of jhameelay i.e. hassles. To wear it properly requires a course from an expert, and then to keep it in its place is another art form. Or else, you can put pins all over the place to keep it in one place like a dress. This requires a helper.
On the other hand, s_k is pretty straight forward.
Having said that, its the classic case of "beholder", but generally a well-put-on sari looks very elegant.
A few years ago, saris were again considered quite chic in Pakistan (they were once the rage in 60's too). Fashion concious girls were wearing those expensive Indian saris to the dinner parties. But the hassle of saris finally caught up again, to push them back to only those women, who are culturally experienced in sari-wear. Typically ladies of those families in Pakistan who migrated from South India, wear saris as a daily routine, and is part of their culture.
well, i just wanted to add on kay now a days you can get saRhis and you can get them fixed belt..so its very easy to wear them..i have seen one of my phupho wearing it a long long time back..and the chiffon saRhis are very easy to wear..and i am sure those who have made paper fans in childhood can easily make good crease for saRhis..and yup i have seen women playing cricket in saRhis as well..
i have none in my collection of jahaiz..personally, i am a shalwar kameez type person..and if i had to go for something traditional..then that would be definately a gharara..
but i always admired how mother teresa used to wear saRhi..she gave saRhi a new style :)
wat made u think its a shame?
