All sarees
161 sarees so far, best known first. 42 more are on the list to be written.
🇮🇳 India and 1 moreSariसाड़ी
An unstitched cloth draped over the body, worn across the Indian subcontinentCotton · Brocade · Ikat
🇮🇳 IndiaChikankariچِکن کاری (Urdu) / चिकनकारी (Hindi)
A hand embroidery from Lucknow, usually white thread on light fabric.Cotton · Embroidery · Block print
🇮🇩 IndonesiaBalinese textiles
The woven cloths of Bali, from sacred double ikat to gold-dusted ceremony wearCotton · Ikat · Brocade
🇧🇩 Bangladesh and 5 moreLungiলুঙ্গি
A tube of cotton tied at the waist, worn by men across South Asia and beyondCotton · Checks and stripes · Batik
🇮🇳 IndiaBanarasi sari
Fine silk sari from Varanasi, patterned with zari and woven on foot-powered loomsSilk · Brocade · Zari work
🇮🇳 IndiaShaphee Lanphee
A black Manipuri shawl with red borders, embroidered by hand with animals, sun and starsCotton · Embroidery
🇮🇳 IndiaSari-inspired dress
A sewn Western dress that borrows the sari's drape, colour and ornamentSilk · Embroidery
🇲🇲 MyanmarLongyiလုံချည်
A tube of cloth worn in Myanmar, folded at the waist without a knotCotton · Checks and stripes · Batik
🇮🇳 IndiaIlkal sari
A Karnataka sari with a cotton body and a loop-joined silk palluCotton · Embroidery · Zari work
🇮🇳 IndiaBanarasi sari
A heavy silk brocade saree woven with gold and silver zari in VaranasiSilk · Brocade · Zari work
🇮🇳 IndiaKutch embroidery
Mirror-set hand embroidery from Kutch district, Gujarat, worked mainly by womenCotton · Embroidery · Mirror work
🇮🇳 IndiaSurat zari
Metal threads from Surat district for patterns in silk fabricsSilk · Zari work · Embroidery
🇮🇷 Iran and 4 moreZardoziزردوزی
Heavy gold and silver metal embroidery on silk, satin or velvet, from Iran to IndiaSilk · Embroidery · Zari work
🇮🇳 IndiaLanga voniలంగా వోణి
A South Indian half sari: a string-tied skirt and a short diagonal upper clothSilk · Embroidery · Mirror work
🇮🇳 IndiaChanderi sari
A fine silk or cotton sari woven in Chanderi, Madhya Pradesh, with zari motifsSilk · Brocade · Zari work
🇬🇷 GreeceChlamysχλαμύς
An ancient Greek and Byzantine draped cloak made from a single rectangular clothWool · Embroidery
🇰🇭 Cambodia and 3 moreSbaiស្បៃ
A shawl-like breast cloth derived from the sari, worn over one shoulder in Southeast AsiaSilk · Embroidery · Brocade
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Chanderi sari: India Untravelled, CC BY 2.0, source
- Chikankari: Joey Berzowska, CC BY 2.0, source
- Sbai: Stephowz, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Balinese textiles: Chris Hazzard, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Lungi: Laportechicago at English Wikipedia (Paul La Porte)., CC BY 2.5, source
- Banarasi sari: Ekabhishek, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Sari-inspired dress: Triangle films, Public domain, source
- Longyi: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Ilkal sari: T B Dinesh, CC0, source
- Kutch embroidery: Jainamishra, CC BY 3.0, source
- Surat zari: Hiart, CC0, source
- Chlamys: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Langa voni: Kannadiga, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Sari: Suyash.dwivedi, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Zardozi: Zarood, CC BY-SA 3.0, source