Fashion Fundamentals: Add a modern touch to handlooom with chic styles

You can easily give a contemporary twist to the traditional fabric with a variety of wearable ensembles. Here are a few tips:

The easiest way is to experiment with sarees. Break the monotony by trying different drapes. Actress Samantha, who’s been promoting handloom and nailing every look, is a classic example. For example, at a recent event, the actress paired a striped handloom saree with a high-neck blouse. You could also add elements like the belt she wore or pair your saree with bell blouses or halter necks. 

The regal Banarasi fabric decked with a beautiful zari border is an ideal pick for this festive season. Silk has always been a much-loved fabric during festivities. Moving away from the usual saris and anarkalis, people are experimenting with Indo-western attires like a peplum Banarasi top with dhoti or maybe a Banarasi cape teamed with cigarette pants or a Banarasi crop top paired with palazzos.

Try cotton silk this season. It is a blend of sophistication and relaxation achieved by interlacing sturdy cotton and silk yarns. If you want to enjoy to the fullest during the festive season, but can’t compromise on comfort, this hybrid fabric is going to give you the soft silky feel complimented with an airy cotton touch. Cotton silk tops look exquisite when paired with harem pants, alongside if we play with the colour of our attire.

Explore the jacquard weave. Jacquard fabric has a unique varying drape-ability and durability. Woven with a raised pattern of cotton yarns, it’s a sturdy fabric dappled with motifs like damasks, florals and geometrics. It’s a stretchy and lustrous fabric that can be used to explore a plethora of festive outfit possibilities such as ornate kurtis and Indo-western dresses.

Follow the trend with mashru silk. Made from a few cotton and majorly silk yarns, this fabric is a little unexplored in the silk territory. It has a silky look on the outside and a comfy cotton touch on the inside. It has a great fall and shine which makes the motifs imprinted on this fabric emerge magnificently. Wear a mashru silk pant and crop top to steal the thunder.