Celebrating saree
With #SareeTwitter taking over Twitter, celebrities and politicians alike are posting their pictures in nine yards of elegance.
From actress Yami Gautam to politicians like Priyanka Chaturvedi, Nagma and Nupur Sharma, Twitter is flooded with pictures of women draped in nine yards of elegance. The hashtag #SareeTwitter continues to trend since Monday and is brightening the social media platform with saree pictures of women from all walks of life.
The Vicky Donor actress Yami showed her support for the hashtag by tweeting a picture donning a black and golden saree. She wrote, “I completely agree with this trend, nothing can match the elegance and beauty of a Saree! So sharing my most special saree moment #SareeTwitter (sic).”
While the actress asserts that nothing can surpass the grace of a saree, for Shiv Sena spokesperson Priyanka Chaturvedi, a saree inspires a sense of comfort and pride. For someone who would never drape a saree to making it her primary choice of apparel, Chaturvedi has grown quite comfortable with the garment.
“It looks elegant and gives a sense of formality when a person is participating in important events. It is the easiest choice to make when you are heading out for an important event. It makes you believe that some values, traditions, as well as the entire Indian culture, continue to live on as we move forward,” shares the politician, who posted four pictures in a saree.
Fashion expert and designer Amy Billimoria proclaims that sarees are pieces of cultural heritage that can never go out of sight. “It can make women of any body type, nationally or internationally, camouflage any flaws and yet look sexy,” says the designer, who always prefers to dress anyone in a saree.
“I think that there is something incomparable about a saree, it is my heritage and I am proud to make anyone wear that,” adds Billimoria. The celebrity designer further urges women to ditch the floral dress, and rather pick a floral chiffon saree that one can easily pull off all year round in the Indian climate.
The saree has held its roots tight and has evolved positively with the times, making it a daily apparel choice for women across ages. “The way people are draping sarees now has changed. Some combine it with shirts, crop tops or t-shirts. The entire idea of finding a matching blouse and the traditional way of draping the saree is being challenged by women, and they are adapting it for their comfort zones,” declares Chaturvedi, who is most comfortable in a handloom or cotton saree.