Saree from its inception has been an absolute masterpiece & comes in alluring fabrics & a gamut of colors. It isn’t wrong to say that the saree is quintessentially Indian& women from all walks of life wear a saree in one or the other occasion. The origin of saree dates back to more than 5000 years back when it was draped as a three-piece ensemble in India. However, it went through various transformations due to cultures & traditions. Early Greek women wore chitons whose draping style was similar to saree. Egyptian women preferred luxurious fabrics with elaborate draping that was...

The versatile garment Saree had humble beginnings that can be traced back to the time of Indus Valley Civilization (3300 – 1300 B.C) in North-West India. The first generation of sarees was made by cotton & dyes such as Indigo, Lac, Red Madder & Turmeric were used to color them. The name saree comes from a word found in Jain & Buddhist Scripts called “Sattika” that means Women’s Attire. It was also known as Poshak which was a Hindi term. It consisted of three items namely: Antriya – The lower garment Uttariya – A veil worn over the shoulder or...