T-shirt and saree : fashion or faux pas

You know my love for saree and  how comfortable and beautiful they are.I did wear one for our annual costuming picnic for the last two years I believe.

Last year I wear a pink t-shirt that perfectly match the color of my saree.The fabric is cotton , strong even if it's thin.Making a traditional choli would be delicate.I try to make one in the green silk and I have difficulties with adjustment , as always.You have one chance or you make holes in the fabric.

I always wonder if it was a faux pas or somehow an insult to wear a t-shirt with my saree.This year again I plan to wear a t-shirt for a question of time and easier to breastfed .

Yesterday I found this article on Utsavpedia .What a nice surprise : it's totally fashion to wear a t-shirt to replace the choli (blouse) , it's call t-shirt saree.I was in and don't even know it.

Ladies if you want to try a saree but don't want to make the classic look , follow the fashion and try your favorite  or a matching t-shirt. Don't be afraid , you know now it won't be a faux pas or an insult to the indians traditions.

New acquisitions and preparations for picnic

 Chiffon saree with embroided lotus flower from Utsav fashion

Next month is the costuming picnic.I do need to breastfed my baby so I thought a saree will be a good thing.This one is my newest acquisition , green with lotus flower.It's so comfortable so I think it's the best choice.It was sold as aqua but it's really more a light green.

 Royal blue silk -cotton saree from Utsav fashion

At this point , I can say I do have a collection of saree.This one is a silk-cotton and may be for halloween.It was my first choice for the picnic but the color is dark and I don't want to attract the sun specially if it's a very sunny day.There is so many other saree I wish to buy but can't afford it for the moment.

I do found a cute bonnet 4$ at Walmart.It has become an inspiration for my little girl.I do have 2 options for the picnic : a dress or a one piece suit.Both are matching and were not expensive.I do save time.

As I am in the preparations of so many sewing project , just look at this picture.This is a gentle reminder why you need to wash your fabric before using it.I had the same surprise about both skirt for the saree.The dye bleed so much.

I may buy a red saree , there is a white top I wish to dye since last year.I always wash it with red stuff  but it did not become  pink as much as I wish.Even things you didn't like, bleeding dye, can be usefull one day.

Halloween part 2/3

 

If you do not wear much bling bling , wearing a saree is pretty much simple as long as you know how to wrap it.Even if I was a maharani or rani (queen) , I did not wear too much jewelry because I knew I had to cook and handle food .

 

 A close-up of the  necklace.It's part of a kit I buy months ago.I like the crescent monn shape and the flower that remind the sun.

 The matha patti (head piece) and the earings.At the end I choose to not wear it and replace it with the red dot .Depending who you ask about the meaning of it , it's for the married women or a sign of devotion to hinduism.I used the dura body liner from Temptu .It's like a temporary ink and can last for a few days.I knew this product but I had to order it from Silly farm in the US because no one in my own province sell it.I did ask different shop about it and some people told me it don't exist.

 The slaves bracelets that goes with the kit.Not practical for cooking.I replace it with a set of 10 gold bangles from ebay.

 Each costume have shoes to match with.It wasn't my first choice but this is what the ebay seller send me .The communication with him was difficult.For having order another pair of shoes from India , I can tell you they are made more narrow then what is done for us in North America.Hopefully this pair is made of leather.At the first try it was too tight but after a few hours they became more comfortable.The picture did not show them perfectly.The leather is cover with a thin gold fabric which is embroided with beads and make a flower design.

 When I was searching for indian jewelry , I found this type of jewelry specifically design to be put in a braid.I do have long hair and making a braid help me to make sure that my hair was not going into the food.It's gold with pearl , it gave a very nice result.

 If you want to feel like a queen , dress like a queen.I do hesitate because the saree was 160$ .The site from where I purchase it (Utsav fashion) was saying it take 21 days before they ship it and add 5 days because I want the custom petitcoat.Well if you want something take take 25 days before they ship it , you can't decided at the last moment.It's pure mysore silk with a gold border.

 

It was much quicker then 25 days and I have no regret even if I had a 49$ to pay at arrival for customs fees.This saree is like the 8 wonders of the world in my hand.I never , ever , purchase silk before.Today I look at the web site .I was curious to see which other color I could get in the futur and surprise , this saree was sold out.If I had any regret they dissapear .

When I put my choli , I had a tear in the sleeve so I change it for a black t-shirt.You can see the bangle , the necklace and pearl earring to match with the hair jewelry.As you could guess , I'm not the one who take the picture.My honey seem to suddenly have the parkinson , he was unable to take a picture without shaking so it's why it is a little blurry.Simple but elegeant .