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🇮🇳 India and 1 moreSariसाड़ी An unstitched cloth draped over the body, worn across the Indian subcontinentCotton · Brocade · Ikat 🇮🇳 IndiaUttariya Ancient Indian upper garment of loose cloth draped over shoulders and armsCotton 🇱🇦 Laos and 1 moreSinhສິ້ນ A handmade tube skirt in silk or cotton, worn in Laos and northeast ThailandSilk 🇮🇳 IndiaKanchipuram sari A silk sari from Kanchipuram with a separate contrast border locked onto the bodySilk · Zari work · Temple border 🇮🇳 IndiaMangalagiri sari A cotton sari from Mangalagiri with a zari border and a plain bodyCotton · Zari work 🇮🇳 IndiaAntariya An ancient lower body garment from India made of a long cotton or silk stripCotton 🇮🇳 IndiaKasaragod saree A handwoven cotton sari from Kasaragod, Kerala, made for everyday wearCotton · Checks and stripes 🇮🇳 IndiaIlkal sari A Karnataka sari with a cotton body and a loop-joined silk palluCotton · Embroidery · Zari work 🇮🇳 IndiaPaithani A handwoven silk sari from Maharashtra with zari borders and a peacock palluSilk · Brocade · Zari work 🇮🇳 IndiaGadwal sari A handwoven sari from Telangana with a cotton body, silk border and zari palluCotton · Zari work 🇮🇳 IndiaBegampuri Sareeবেগমপুরী শাড়ি A handloom cotton saree from Begampur, West Bengal, with a contrasting borderCotton · Checks and stripes 🇮🇳 IndiaTripuri dress A woven cotton wrap from Tripura, with its own pattern for each Tripuri clan.Cotton 🇮🇳 India and 1 morePathin A striped wrap skirt worn by Hajong women in Northeast India and BangladeshSilk · Checks and stripes 🇮🇳 IndiaWangkhei Phee A fine white cotton cloth from Manipur, woven sheer and worn for weddingsCotton · Brocade 🇮🇳 IndiaTarpaya An ancient Indian fine silk or linen cloth worn as a ritual lower garmentSilk

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The weekly drape

Every Monday: seven sarees you may not know, what is being worn this week, and one drape explained step by step.