Indian Selections Launches Sari's with Free Shipping worldwide

Indian Selections a popular online shopping site for Indian Sari's (sarees), custom made sari curtains, velvet curtains has started offering free worldwide shipping on selected saris.

Rego Park, NY (PRWEB) October 10, 2006

Indian Selections a popular online shopping site for Indian Sari's (sarees), custom made sari curtains, velvet curtains has started offering free worldwide shipping on selected saris.

Indian Sari.... All about it

The sari is a very long strip of unstitched cloth, ranging from five to nine yards in length, which can be draped in various styles. The most common style is for the sari to be wrapped around the waist, with one end then draped over the shoulder. The sari is usually worn over a petticoat (called lehenga/ghagra in northern India and pavada/pavadai in the south) and a low-cut, short-sleeved, midriff-baring blouse known in north India as a choli. Office dress codes usually prohibit cropped, sleeveless cholis; similarly, women in the armed forces, when wearing a sari uniform, don a half-sleeve shirt tucked in at the waist.

It is an undeniable fact that the sari adds to the elegance and mystery that surrounds a woman and gives her personality a new dimension. Most of the people who are of the opinion that the sari is rather difficult to manage have no doubts about its versatility. According to Poonam, “I love wearing saris but unlike trousers which I can just slip on and off in a jiffy, wearing a sari means an extra half hour. But, I do agree that this apparel is an epitome of grace and beauty,”A sari lends itself beautifully to project the very best (in terms of physical appearance) in all women irrespective of her dimensions. In fact, the versatility of the sari is best brought about by the following lines.” The sari's radiance, vigor and variety, produced by a single straight length of cloth, should give us in the West pause and make us think twice about the zipper, the dart and the shoulder pad.”

It is generally accepted that wrapped sari-like garments, shawls, and veils have been worn by Indian women for a long time, and that they have been worn in their current form for hundreds of years.

One point of particular controversy is the history of the choli, or sari blouse, and the petticoat. Some researchers state that these were unknown before the British arrived in India, and that they were introduced to satisfy Victorian ideas of modesty. Previously, women only wore one draped cloth and casually exposed the upper body and breasts. Other historians point to much textual and artistic evidence for various forms of breastband and upper-body shawl.

It is possible that the researchers arguing for a recent origin for the choli and the petticoat are extrapolating from South India, where it is indeed documented that some tribal women wore only the sari and exposed the upper part of the body. Poetic references from works like Shilappadikaram indicate that during the sangam period in ancient South India, a single piece of clothing served as both lower garment and head covering, leaving the bosom and midriff completely uncovered. In Kerala there are many references to women being topless, including many pictures by Raja Ravi Varma. Even today, women in some rural areas do not wear cholis.

India Selections has a section on its website which explains how to wear a sari in few simple steps.

Click the link below for information on wrapping a sari and saree wearing techniques

http://www.indianselections.com/category/general.howtowearasari

Indian Selections is located in New York and are an establishment with one of the widest assortment of custom made Home decor products like curtains, pillow Covers, table runners and Duvet Covers. In addition to made to measure products, at indianselections.com they offer authentic Indian clothing like Sari (Saree) and Shawls. Indian Selections offers a wide variety of Sari's in a glorious selection of colors and designs, collection of elegant styles and variations and unique craftsmanship.

Indian Selections Press Bureau

http://www.indianselections.com

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