Wearing Indian dresses in US

Srividya,
I always wear sarees, irrespective of weather and places of visit..

Varsha,
I usually wash the saree in the washer which are not cotton based..use the 'fabric softener'...I hope this helps in reducing the crumbliness..

sriniketan

 

Sari makes us Savvy !!

Hi ladies,

Don't know how I missed this thread ! Nice topic !

First, Bhargavi, hats off to you for always wearing sarees ! That's really commendable !

So, what about cotton & silk sarees? How do you maintain them? Do you hand wash the silk sarees?

How about the general maintenance of all types of sarees-washing,ironing, blouse stitching etc? Please do share these info if you can Bhargavi...:hiya


As for me, I usually wear sarees for Indian festivals, sometimes to temple, Indian functions/occassions etc.

As others pointed out, whenever I wear sarees or salwar kameez, I am sure to get a compliment/appreciative look from the Americans. Never felt out of place !

Cheers
Krithika

 

Krithika,
my children usually bother me to wear salwar atleast and they bought 2 of them when they went to India..My co-sister gave me one last time she visited us...I use them only when I travel to India..
Usually, I use the washing machine...if the cotton sarees or silk sarees are for daily use..I hand-wash them if it gives out colors and those sarees, I use it occasionally., and later iron them..
As for the blouses, i keep a note of it and buy and stitch those when in India..(eventhough I learnt blouse-stitching, I am out of touch now)

sriniketan

 

Somehow I never find the occasion to wear a saree. All my wedding sarees are sleeping in a nice saree bag bonk

 

Hi,
even if I live in Chennai only, I would like to share my thoughts too.
First of all, hats off to Sriniketan for wearing a saree, even while in US. My two sils always wear saree only here.
I used to wear saree while I worked, it was compulsary. But I had wanted to wear different attires from a young age. Later, when I had my son, I started salwar kameez and now that is the dress I wear most of the time. Saree for marriages, temples etc. only. I wear it the traditional way for shrarsam, nombu etc. too, with ease. I prefer to wear salwar kameez as it is more comfortable.

 

Here in Holland we always wear sari when we are going to a party, mandir or any other special occasion.

I love sarees, wish I could wear them more often.

 

Indian garments

Have you ever worn Indian clothes (salwar, lehenga or Saree) to work/shop/drive. How did you feel? I only wear to temple and Indian get togethers. One of these days I would like to think outside my regualr suits

 

Re: Indian garments

When I first came here I will wear sudi to all the place but now I stopped wearing because i felt little uncomfortable everybody would ask on way and inside the shops what type of dress and ect..? I am tired of explaning... so only for Indian friends get together.

 

Re: Indian garments

For last Diwali all the Indian ladies in my office decided to wear traditional Indian wear.It was so much fun coming to office with trepidation that you are not the only one who bought in this idea but fortunately many turned up aplomb with beautiful Indian wear.In an office with 5000 employees there were 50 pretty women on that day stealing curious glances from everyone , looking cheerful and proud of their Indian roots.



-Sabitha