BY

MANISHA UTTAM NANCY TATWANI SHWETA YADAV SMRITY GUPTA SONAKSHI KOCHHAR

INDIAN DRAPES
India is a vast country with varied cultures and traditions in various regions. Thus, these differences in cultures and traditions also affect the attire of people in those regions.

Commonly, INDIAN drapes include

SARI DUPATTA DHOTI LUNGI TURBAN

Sari
Sari

is a creative attire, which looks common but lends the uncommon grace and

elegance to the women wearing it . It is a six to nine yard piece of cloth. iscommon to almost all Indian regions, but its style of draping varies in various

regions. Many things make one saree different from other like fabric, work, embellishment, state and most important ways of wearing saree. First of all India is a country with many castes and traditions so style of wearing saree also changes.. Depending upon the needs and cultural and religious norms of the region, each region has its own style of draping a sari. The style of wearing a sari reflects the age, region, religion, status and occupation of the women to some extent

DIFFERENT WAYS OF DRAPING SARI

Ulta Pallo- This is, the most common draping style
in India. Every second women will be seen in this drap. This drap is generally used in Parties and occasions for enhancing the grace of the saree.

Pleated Saree- This drap is same as the ulta Pallo but the
difference is of neatly tucked pleats which is made in this kind of drap. Pleated saree is very convinient for working womens and thats why this drap is very common with Air hostess also.

Gujrati saree or Sidha pallo- Both can be said as same,

in both the drapes Pallo comes at the front of the body and it is mainly done with the saree heavy from pallo.

Maharastrian SareeThis kind of drapes is mostly done by the fishers of maharashtra. In this kind of Drap saree is worn from between the legs and tucked on waist.

Mumtaz style drap- This is very

innovative drap. here saree is rounded twice around to give a slim effect. Its hard to walk in this drap. This drap is good for saree with heavy or embroidered borders.

Double drap

This

is a drap ideal for special occasions.

In this drap a dupatta is also worn along with the saree which is matching. Saree is worn normally in ulta pallo and the dupatta is draped from the forehead something like this.

Ghagra style Drap-

This is a very beautiful

drap and gives your saree a ghagra look which makes the saree look gorgeous. Small margins are left while draping the saree into the skirt which gives it a very beautiful efect.

Tuck Drap-

This is very common and simple approach of

draping a saree. Draping is normal like Sidha Pallo and then the edge of the right side of upcoming Pallo is tucked in front to give a wavy effect.

Bengali Drap- Bengali drapes dosent

have much pleats into it. This drap is very common among bengalis. The edge of the Pallo is also used as keychain in this kind of saree drapes.

WAYS OF DRAPING A DUPATTA

DHOTI

Dhoti is supposed to be the native Indian dress for men. Dhoti is a piece of cloth, which is tied at the waist, and one part of it is passed between the legs and is tucked at the back. Dhoti is the type that is worn by men in rural areas even today. It is one of the most ancient types of drape, which is existent even today.

LUNGI
In Southern India, men mostly wear Shirt and Lungi. Lungi is also a type of dhoti, worn differently. It is tied at the waist and hung lose at the legs.

TURBAN
Turban, locally known as 'Pagadi' in Punjab, is an integral part of a Sikh men. There are Different ways of draping a pagadi in sikh culture. Turban is also worn by rajasthani folkmen. Turban is also worn by the bridegroom and his relatives during marriage in HINDU culture.