Last night, we were invited round for dinner at the Lambas. My friend, Romi opened the front door to greet us.<\/p>\n
\u201cOmigosh, you are incredibly punctual!\u201d he said, \u201cand by the way it\u2019s Sunday!\u201d<\/p>\n
Did I miss something? Had we gotten the day wrong?<\/p>\n
\u201cNo no,\u201d his wife, Sagiri interjected, \u201cwhat he means is\u2026why are you so dressed up? On Sunday you’re supposed to wear jeans.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWait, I think maybe you are wearing jeans?\u201d Romi\u2019s mother, Kamlesh asked, catching a glimpse of brown trouser leg from behind the pleats of my Satya Paul attire.<\/p>\n
Not jeans but a \u2018trouser-saree,\u2019 definitely an untraditional application of the wrap.<\/p>\n
My mother, Veena Malhotra, invented the trouser-saree one November several years ago when faced with the predicament of preparing a traditional Thanksgiving dinner in the Thar desert for a bunch of visiting American members of a high-brow business organization. In addition to tandoori turkey and pumpkin halva, their request was to be clad in traditional wear.<\/p>\n
Getting the ladies pleated and pinned for the event was not the problem but what would they with the sarees back home in the United States without someone readily at hand to help them? So Mum asked her tailor to stitch a ready-pleated saree to a pair of pre-sized trousers. That way, all they\u2019d need to do was to pull up the pants and throw the pallau over one shoulder. Genius eh?<\/p>\n
I have since adopted her concept to wear with one or two of my Satya Paul sarees\u2026their contemporary design lend themselves to the style. I find them particularly useful for business meetings, presentations\u2026and of course, Sunday night dinner at the Lambas!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Last night, we were invited round for dinner at the Lambas. My friend, Romi opened the front door to greet us. \u201cOmigosh, you are incredibly punctual!\u201d he said, \u201cand by the way it\u2019s Sunday!\u201d Did I miss something? Had we gotten the day wrong? \u201cNo no,\u201d his wife, Sagiri interjected, \u201cwhat he means is\u2026why are…<\/p>\n