A Short History of 6 Yards of Elegance

One of the amazing facts about the 6 Yards of elegance is that the history of the sarees goes long back to 3000 BC. The mention of Sarees is first done in Hindu cultural hymns: Rig Veda. Saree is the cultural attire of women in so many countries in South Asia, followed by India, the list includes Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Nepal just to name a few. 

India remains the powerhouse of dying, printing, and silk-weaving sarees. And India remains one of the last handicrafts markets in the world till now. There are almost 30 different regional varieties you can find in hand-weaved sarees in India. 

Varanasi- the city situated on the banks of river Ganga; specializes in weaving silk sarees on a wooden handloom, the old style to make Banarasi Silk Sarees. The specialty of this saree is it is usually in bright red color and the hoarder work- zari; is done by a trimmed metallic thread. 

This metal could be different, it is copper generally, but at times it could be silver or gold, too. That is the reason why; the Banarasi silk sarees are the pride possessions of the brides, especially in northern parts of India. 

There are specialties in every corner of India when it comes to Sarees. There are so many different styles and varieties in color, prints, embroidered work, plain, in the cloth, and even in the way of wearing it. 

For example, Varanasi is recognized for Banarasi Silk sarees, Kanjeevaram saree from Tamilnadu, Bandhani saree from Gujrath, Tant saree from West Bengal, Chikankari saree from Lakhnow, Bomkai saree from Odisha, Chanderi Saree from Madhyapradesh, Paithani Silk Saree from Maharashtra. And every saree has different stories about the people and society around it. 

Saree in Sanskrit means ‘strip of cloth’. Cultivated in subcontinents of India, history tells us that the first cotton sarees were been wore back in the 5th millennium BC. The process of dying was made of natural ingredients like lac, turmeric, and indigo to add vibrant shade to the hand-woven cotton fabric. 

Saree has seen a lot of time passing by and it changed according to time, necessity, and fashion but has never been said out of fashion. From Bollywood celebrities walking on-ramp to famous women in other industries, everyone loves to wear these 6 yards of elegance even in daily schedules of nothing. Saree does not know any limits: be it in the fashion industry or working spaces, Saree is incredibly loved by generations and generations of women. It has evolved a lot, in a lot of senses but it still managed to maintain its timeless beauty and elegance!