Once Upon A Drape

Celebrated for its versatility and comfort, the sari spells grace and elegance like none other. Border & Fall’s latest project The Sari Series — part of which Verve is associate producer of — gives us many reasons and ways to don saris frequently, learns Huzan Tata

We’ve all played around with our mothers’ saris as children, draping them haphazardly around our bodies and leaving a train of the material behind us as we tried to walk in them. But it’s a completely different ballgame when you debut in a sari as a young adult. I was all of 14 when I got the chance to wear my first — in the public eye — at a family function. And I still remember my aunt’s very terrifying threat to me that day, at my cousin’s wedding, where I spent the better part of the evening complaining about the discomfort I felt as I walked, stood or simply sat on a chair. “If I hear you say it’s unravelling one more time, I’ll rip it off in front of everyone at the function right that moment!” I managed to make it through the event without a wardrobe malfunction, thankfully, but only because I was stuck to one chair in fear. But, that was also the day I raked in compliments for my ensemble as never before.