What is the key difference between a designer saree and a saree?
Saree can be worn for any occasions. What distinguishes designer chiffon saree from the
“ordinary” saree is in the quality of materials and decoration alongside the tailoring. Designer
chanderi saree are all handmade, made out of exclusively selected and cut fabrics, which are
then richly decorated according to a region’s trend. Designer bomkai saree are made
exclusively for weddings or for other special occasions.
Sarees’ decoration according to region
The most popular decoration in designer benarasi saree include the Chikankari, the Zardosi
and the Kantha other notable styles are the Kashmiri, Mukesh, Gota and Banjara. These
mainly are styles in terms of embroidery also including specific shapes, forms which are used
in a specific region. Other bandhej saree styles of decoration include the Shisha or including
miniature mirrors in the embroidery.
The three most popular embroidery used in designer sarees
Chikan – Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh – one of the most elegant styles of embroidery exclusively
designed to apply on silk. The motives often include flowers, animals, you can even try
baluchari saree. The style of stiches can be flat, raised or embossed.
Gota – Jaipur(Rajasthan) - including appliqué embedded in gold thread, including small zari
ribbons which are used to create beautiful patterns.
Zardozi (kalabattu) one of the most elaborate and most beautiful style of embroidery is often
used on designer sarees. It has Muslim Moghul/Persian origins. The word itself has the
meaning of gold embroidery in Persian. If you would like to buy art silk saree or assam silk
saree, make sure you choose the best suitable material, a fitting choli and also make sure you
have someone who helps you in dressing you up properly in your brand-new designer saree.