Introduction


Sari-the 6 yard, unstitched, runny garment over and around the body, fiddlewith little tucks and pulls is the perfect Indian female piece of clothingwhich speaks ofthe beauty, grace, dignity, poise and also the power hidden in every singleIndian woman. The origin of this splendid garmentis a bit ambiguous due to lack of appropriate historical records in India butone thing's for sure-the sari swank the oldest subsistence and is more than5000 years old, as mentioned in the Vedas. The sari is one of the most feminineoutfits ever. The common types of saris are Kanjeevaram, Paithani, Banarasi,Bhagalpuri, Orissa Ikkat, Maheshwari, Chanderi, Gujrati Patola, and JaipuriLeheriya.


The material and the print on the sari can vary according tochoice and the occasion. The common materials for a sari are silks (the queenof textiles), cottons; chiffons, organza and georgettes. Out of these theethnic traditional wear that is worn in most parts of the country is colorfulsilk sarees.


In collection of sarees of Indian woman all aroundthe world is incomplete without a Kanchipuram (Kanjeevaram)saree, one of India's most precious traditional treasures. This Sari depicts the essence of womanhoodand adds special charm to it.  A Kanjeevaram sari is bound to be a crowd puller and it canwoo anybody with its absolute beauty. It continues to hold arrogance among the various silk sarivarieties available in the country.


The rich weave and feel of KancheepuramSarees also known as Kanchipuram and Kancheevaram and sometimes Kanchivaram sarishold everyone in their wave for the past 150 years. This saree is a tremendous instigation of the craftsmenliving in a small town, Kanchi (Kanchipuram) a famous historical and mythological town 60 kmfrom Chennai, the capital of Tamilnadu. These sarisare truly the South India heritage. Silk weaving in the handloom sector is clustered in and aroundKanchipuram. It can be worn by women of all ages.



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The authoris Senior Faculty, CRM at FDDI (Footwear Design & Development Institute),Noida, India