A sign of both modernity and tradition, in the hands of designers today, the sari is becoming an aspirational symbol too
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And as the fashion weeks enter another Autumn/ Winter cycle, more saris, draped in unconventional ways, are expected on the runways. Identity is an important question in today’s age where high-street fashion brands like Zara and H&M are making the world a place of homogenised identities. So a culturally significant clothing like the sari is back in the urban closet with a bang.
Recently, the sari’s emergence as the new fashion statement was unfairly described as nationalistic promotion in a piece by Asgar Qadri in The New York Times: “...the Banarasi sari, the traditional garment known for its fine silk and opulent embroidery—and primarily worn by Hindu women.” The article, ‘In India, Fashion Has Become a Nationalist Cause’, took a myopic view of a garment that represents cultures crisscrossing many religions and identities.
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هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة December 04, 2017 من India Today.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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