When a 5 yards of fabric can make you feel graceful, elegant, charming, feminine. It can also make you break free of convention, that is exactly what I did for my #1 saree. I want to test the waters to check if I could experiment with the drape. I moved the pleats to the side and just draped the saree from shoulder to shoulder to bring out the colors of the saree.

I picked this saree from a exhibition at RainTree, bangalore by this brilliant designer,Vishal Kapur who is known to work with artisans specializing in Chanderi cottons and silk cottons. The best fabric for the summer heat and very lightwear.

A little byte about Chanderi fabrics which I came across: Chanderi is a town situated in Madhya Pradesh and is amongst the best known handloom clusters, occupies a special place because of its centuries old weaving specialty of producing finely textured fabrics of silk and cotton embellished with zari woven work, and more specifically because of its saris that have been patronized by royalty. Chanderi is known to have its origin back in the Vedic Period, and is believed to have founded by Lord Krishna’s cousin, Shishupal. The Chanderi produces three kinds of fabrics: Pure Silk, Chanderi Cotton and Silk Cotton. The motifs have come a long way from the traditional coin, floral and peacocks to the geometrics. Chanderi Saree, a product intricately woven by hand interspersed with the delicacy of the extra weft motifs that has for times immemorial satisfied the refined tastes of the royalty.