A brief look on Indian fashion

India has a rich and varied textile heritage, where each region of India has its own unique native costume and traditional attire. While traditional clothes are still worn in most of rural India, urban India is changing rapidly, with international fashion trends reflected by the young and glamorous, in the cosmopolitan metros of India.

Fashion in India is a vibrant scene, a nascent industry and a colorful and glamorous world where designers and models start new trends every day.Fashion in India covers a whole range of clothing from ornate clothes designed for wedding ceremonies to casual wear. Traditional Indian techniques of embroidery such as chikhan, crewel and zardosi, and traditional weaves and fabrics have been used by Indian designers to create Indo-western clothing in a fusion of the best of East and West.

Indian Sarees:Saree (Sari), an Indian wear makes a woman look graceful, stylish, elegant and sensuous.Saris can be worn and carried out by all, whether thin or fat. A sari is never outdated and has evolved through the ages it can be worn to a marriage or a party and is yet a fashion statement.Silk saris look really rich and even little embroidery stands out on the garment fabulously. The Indian sarees of the women in India has a history which goes way back during the ancient times. There have been several versions of its beginnings, why women consider wearing it as part of their tradition.Nothing identifies a woman as being Indian so strongly as the Saree - the quintessential Indian female garment. The 6 yard, unstitched, fluid garment over and around the body, adjusted with little tucks and pulls is one of the most graceful pictures ever. "The saree undoubtedly is the most sensuous garment ever." "And the best thing about it is that it conceals as much as it reveals." The Saree is one of the most feminine outfits ever. And that's the secret behind its survival through various fashion eras like bell-bottoms, drainpipe and now low-rise jeans." The origin of this fabulous garment is a bit obscure due to lack of proper historical records in India but one thing's for sure - the Saree boasts the oldest existence in the sartorial world. It is more than 5000 years old and is mentioned in the Vedas. Saree (original - Chira in Sanskrit for cloth) is of varied length. From 5 yards to 9.5 yards tied loosely, folded and pleated, it can be turned into a working dress or party wear with manual skill. For the day-to-day dressing of middle class women, a 5-6 yard is comfortable today. The Saree is associated with the ancient North Indian terracotta worn by a woman, to the creations crafted by the 21st century designers. Today Sarees continue to be worn for both fashion & form. The fashion-conscious understands the versatility of the drape while the urban and rural dweller its utility.