#100sareepact #sareefrommypast
\nThis gorgeous piece was bought for my brother-in-law’s wedding in 2010. Braving the heat in May, my bestie Shara and I set out to buy me a saree for the upcoming wedding. Both of us had had a child the previous year and were glad to get out of the house leaving the kids with their fathers to take care of them. Appropriately enough, it was Mothers day!<\/p>\n
We zeroed in on MG road. Went to the Prasiddi there, and perhaps for the only time I walked out of that store without buying anything. Then a few more stores on MG road happened, but nothing clicked…the so called Kanjivarams that they had were all coarse and too crisp for my taste. I was looking for something that was soft and would drape well. After visiting all the usual suspects, we finally went to Deepam. Now, I had reservations as I always felt this was a store that catered mostly to the ‘foreigner visiting India who wants to take a saree back’ crowd and had bloated prices. Also, because this is perhaps the only store where you have lady staff and I always felt (and still feel) that men are much more patient when it comes to saree salesmanship. Coming back to the saree, we see a few pieces and predictably I gravitate towards the more vibrant shades (read yellows, reds, oranges and pinks). The moment I saw this one, it was love at first sight. Gorgeous colours and the material was just what I wanted. But I still had to validate smile emoticon So saw a few more pieces, but my eyes kept going back to this one. Shara was the one who finally decided for me. The cost was high, but what the heck, I had only one BIL, so took the plunge. Till date, this is the most expensive saree in my collection. But then, it was Deepam, so that was expected I guess. I’ve worn this a couple of times, and lent it a couple of times as well (there is a lot of sharing that happens with my sisters and friends) Sadly, the blouse doesn’t exist anymore. I loved the blouse so much and wore it so often with various other sarees, that it has been literally worn to death.<\/p>\n
This picture was taken after the wedding ceremonies were done with (Note to self: Take pictures before the ceremonies, not after you are tired). 2010 was when I still needed help in draping a saree, particularly such silks. Some lovely cousins-in-law helped me out…one of the few times when you’ll find me with a pleated pallu, the cousins’ choice, not mine<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
#100sareepact #sareefrommypast This gorgeous piece was bought for my brother-in-law’s wedding in 2010. Braving the heat in May, my bestie Shara and I set out to buy me a saree for the upcoming wedding. Both of us had had a child the previous year and were glad to get out of the house leaving the…<\/p>\n