How to wear a saree?

The sari is the garment most used by the women of India and other countries of the Indian subcontinent such as Nepal, a piece of seamless fabric of about five meters that is normally rolled over the petticoats, while the edge passes over the shoulder leaving the belly exposed in an elegant way. In addition, many Western women take advantage of their trips to the Indian subcontinent to get a sari and wear it, for example, during special dinners in their hotels.

Sarees are a very personal garment and we will hardly find two alike, there are as many shapes, ornaments and colors as there are ways to put it on. The sarees are not sized and are adjusted according to the height and volume of each woman. The way to wear a sari in India depends on the state, caste, religion to which it belongs or the occasion, since it can be used both for work and to attend a special celebration, changing the color and texture of the fabric that can be from silk or cotton.

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The sari is divided into four parts :

 the female petticoat or undergarment (petticoat), the blouse that is generally short-sleeved and low-cut (choli), the fabric (sari) and the decorated part (pallu). Putting on a saree for the first time can be difficult, but there are only five simple steps to follow:

1. We will choose a choli that is well adjusted to the body and the shoes that we are going to wear because it will be important to determine the length that we are going to use. If the sari is transparent we will put on a long petticoat to the ground and we will place the fabric around the waist.

2. We will introduce the sari fabric into the skirt at the navel and we will turn the fabric around in an anti-clockwise direction, keeping the lower part of the sari so that it touches the ground. We will have to make sure that the pallu is visible.

3. We will create several folds to the left side so that the excess fabric is in front of the navel, generally between seven and ten folds of a few centimeters each are made.

4. We will introduce the folds at the waist so that they open towards the left side as if it were a fan.

5. Finally we will pass the excess fabric over the left shoulder and to prevent it from falling we will place a safety pin or a pin.