Sari

This article is about the Indian garment. For other uses, see Sari (disambiguation).
"Saris" redirects here. For other uses, see Saris (disambiguation).

Jnanadanandini Devi styling the Bengali drape with blouse
Woman and child dressed in Maharashtrian sari
Maharastrian girl dressed in a sari.
Handloom silk saris on display 20th century, Honolulu Museum of Art.

A sari (sometimes also saree[1] or sadi)[note 1] is a women's garment from the Indian subcontinent.[2] It consists of an un-stitched stretch of woven fabric arranged over the body as a robe, with one end attached to the waist, while the other end rests over one shoulder as a stole,[3] sometimes baring a part of the midriff.[4][5][6] It may vary from 4.1 to 8.2 metres (4.5 to 9 yards) in length,[7] and 60 to 120 centimetres (24 to 47 inches) in breadth,[8] and is a form of ethnic wear in Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, and Pakistan. There are various names and styles of sari manufacture and draping, the most common being the Nivi style.[9][10] The sari is worn with a fitted bodice also called a choli (ravike or kuppasa in southern India, and cholo in Nepal) and a petticoat called ghagra, parkar, or ul-pavadai.[11] It remains fashionable in the Indian subcontinent today.[12]

  1. ^ * "sari also saree". The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language. 2022.
  2. ^ Lynton, Linda (1995). The Sari. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Incorporated. ISBN 978-0-8109-4461-9.
  3. ^ Jermsawatdi, Promsak (1979). Thai Art with Indian Influences. Abhinav Publications. ISBN 9788170170907.
  4. ^ Alkazi, Roshan (1983) "Ancient Indian costume", Art Heritage
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference Boulanger was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Ghurye (1951) "Indian costume", Popular book depot (Bombay); (Includes rare photographs of 19th century Namboothiri and nair women in ancient sari with bare upper torso)
  7. ^ Boulanger, Chantal (1997). Saris: An Illustrated Guide to the Indian Art of Draping. New York: Shakti Press International. ISBN 978-0-9661496-1-6.
  8. ^ Boulanger, Chantal (1997). Saris: An Illustrated Guide to the Indian Art of Draping. New York: Shakti Press International. p. 6.
  9. ^ Boulanger, Chantal (1997). Saris: an illustrated guide to the Indian art of draping. Shakti Press International. p. 55. ISBN 9780966149616. Women of Andhra Pradesh claim that the modern sari is their own traditional drape . . . this claim is probably true.
  10. ^ Linda Lynton(1995), The Sari: Styles, Patterns, History, Technique ISBN 978-0-8109-4461-9, page 187; Quote: It is in the Karnataka (Mysore) and western Maharashtran area that the nivi style is believed to have originated..
  11. ^ Katiyar, Vijai Singh (2009). Indian saris : traditions, perspectives, design. New Delhi: Wisdom Tree in association with National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad. p. 211. ISBN 9788183281225. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
  12. ^ "Sari, Always in Vogue". Hinduism Today. Archived from the original on 31 May 2012. Retrieved 9 March 2018.


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