Journal

"Handloom" is the most-claimed and least-checked word in saree retail. The good news: you can usually tell for yourself in about thirty seconds —...

Three light, festive sarees that get mixed up constantly. The quick answer: organza is crisp and sheer, tissue is shot with metallic gold, and...

The reception is the one wedding event with no rituals to observe — just an evening, a room full of people, and photographs. That...

Short answer: they're not alternatives. "Kasavu" describes the gold border; "set mundu" describes the two-piece garment. A set mundu is usually kasavu — but...

Diwali is the one festival lit entirely by flame and fairy light — which makes it the best possible night for a saree with...

Nine nights, nine outfits, and a lot of dancing. The Navratri saree brief is unlike any other festival: it has to be festive, colour-specific,...

Organza, georgette, semi silk, cotton or crepe? Fabric names tell you almost nothing about how a saree will actually behave. Here's what really separates...

A romantic evening doesn't call for the grandest saree you own — it calls for the one that makes you feel most like yourself,...