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The world over women
and men alike have been increasingly attracted towards Indian
wear. In fact, in the recent years designers of the west have
been adopting the Indian sari into their western styles.
Hollywood celebrities have been seen walking down various red
carpets wearing a western sari ensemble. And they undoubtedly
look stunning. Who can forget the likes of Madonna wearing henna
on her hands and a glimmering sari looking absolutely stunning.
Designers have also
created indo-western ensembles with the salwar kameez, and
chudidar kameez as the base. In fact, women of all ages are seen
wearing kurta an jeans, almost everywhere. This is a great
compliment to the Indian fashion designers.
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In the last couple of years Indian
dresses are being recognized in global fashion circles, not just as
garments from the Orient; but as statements in international fashion.
Each year certain designers from this nation are given an opportunity to
promote their clothesline on the international ramp. And it goes without
saying that they are doing the nation proud. Names like Ritu Beri have
become household labels in Paris and Milan.
The Indian modern traditional dresses are complete blend of the east and
west. Women of the western world used to simply admire the sari, but
shied away from trying on one because they found it too complicating
draping one. Keeping this in mind, designers created a ready to put on
sari ensemble that does not have to be draped on; but simply slipped on.
This is popular even in India.
The typical party wear Indian dresses have heavy embroidery in silk
threads. There are also those with rich zardosi work, which is basically
traditional work done out of gold and silver wires. The formal dresses
are not just the typical Indian ensembles, but also the indo-western
wear that has taken the world by a storm. These are worn at weddings,
cocktail parties, and one can see the celebrities’ don the latest in
such colorful wear.
One interesting aspect of Indian formal wear is that the more colorful
it is the better it looks. It breaks the rule followed by the western
garment designers that formal wear has to be in black. In fact, shimmer,
shine and color are the three primary ingredients that go into designing
any kind of Indian party wear...
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