Check out some images from the Indo-French collection of designer Varun Bahl at the Delhi Couture Week 2011.
Butter chicken is a mild, but extremely flavorful Indian chicken dish from the region of Punjab. Here is a quick and easy recipe for this mouthwatering dish.
Necklaces are the great for drawing attention to the neck area. Choose the neck-piece according to the design and embroidery around the neck area. If your salwar kameez is richly embroidered and studded with stones around the neck, you may want to avoid heavy and ornate necklaces. On the other hand, a simple neck design can be embellished to bring about a rich look just by wearing chunky jewelry.
Experiment with different cuts, designs, lengths, colors and fabric for your choli. Blouses have become as important, if not more, than the saree itself.
It is the sleeve and neck designs that are important in a blouse. The right kind of blouse can make you a glam girl or a traditional demure Indian beauty, all with the same saree. Cholis embellished with aari work, stones, sequins, beads, crystals, kundan work etc. can really set them apart.
So you have been invited to an Indian theme party and finally you have the chance to wear that gorgeous saree or salwar kameez that has been sitting pretty in your wardrobe. Wouldn’t you just love to be the cynosure of all eyes? You cannot go wrong with Indian wear, but to enhance the beauty of your ensemble, you must also know how to wear the right makeup that suits your skin tone.
Here, we discuss the different styles of wearing a saree. Before wearing any saree, it is absolutely essential to get the matching petticoat and blouse. Petticoats are available in cotton and satin material. Choose the material you prefer and pick the shade that matches the color of your saree. Blouses are available in different neck and sleeve styles. A blouse can match or contrast with the saree.
The 6 meter swathe of fabric called a saree is perhaps the most versatile garment in the world. It can be worn in many different styles to create many different looks.
If draped the right way, the saree is the most graceful and sensuous attire that you can have on you. A clumsily worn saree can make you look unkempt and completely destroy the look.
In this article, we are going to take a step by step look at how to drape a saree. Once you learn the basics of saree draping, which is in the traditional manner, it is quite easy to make small variations that will create different looks.