The Silks That You Wear
Know More on What’s Best for Your Ethnic Indian Attire
Hey Friends! The season of colors at their best — the Spring season is here!
The summers knocking on the door already, it is THE time to revamp your wardrobe. Women tend to enjoy fabrics that are both comfortable to wear and carry and elegant to look at.
As for the wedding season on the cards already, ladies who trend with the latest fashion would love to give their best shot once again!
When we talk about clothes for marriages and weddings, it is not only the D-day couple who dress for the occasion; all friends and the family too dress their best for the occasion and various other pre-wedding ceremonies and post-wedding functions.
Since long, most (Indians both in and outside of Indian and other) people prefer ethnic Indian apparel, especially Silken, for weddings and related functions. India has a rich heritage of the Silk & Multi-threads embroidery craftsmanship that has not lost its gleam and glare even today.
Through this article, let us know more about the Silks that we wear.
RESHAM: As RAW as it gets!
The ‘PAAT’ (Eastern India) and ‘Pattu’ (South India) are the other popular names of “RESHAM” — the purest form of the raw Silk in its purest and most delicate form, and that can be woven smoothly and easily into other fabrics. The following varieties of the raw silk render that royal grandeur and the best comfort quotient to any apparel, regardless of the season and occasion:
- Muga — Never fades
- Tussar (Both Tropical & Temperate) — Copper in color
- Mulberry — Has the finest and softest texture
SATIN: Expensive yet Extensive!
Satin, as a Silk was a most sought-after fabric for the upper-class people of Medieval Europe between the 12th and 15th centuries, as for its fabric uniqueness and expensiveness.
The modern-day Satin is a weave with a typical glossy surface with high radiance and sheen that does not scatter the reflection of light unlike other fabrics and thereby making it a top choice in fashion apparel.
The following are the most popular Satin types:
- TWO faced — It has gloss on both sides
- Charmeuse — A lightweight weave fabric
- Faconne — A Jacquard woven fabric
- Baronette — A woven fabric with Silk front and Cotton back; as similar to Georgette!
Taffeta: All Crisp and Flexible!
India produces the best Taffeta raw Silk universally. Taffeta is a crisp, plain yet a high-end Silk fabric meant best for wedding dresses. It is steadily and evenly woven fabric derived from Silk. The “twisted” weaving patterns get its name — Taffeta, well known for holding its shape better.
There are two easily distinguishable types of Taffeta Silk that we know:
- Piece-dyed: A soft fabric used primarily for linings
- Yarn-dyed: A stiffer one meant best for evening dresses
Georgette: Grainier & Springier!
Originally made from Silk, Georgette is a non-lustrous, tear-resistant cloth that can be easily dyed into any solid colors and yet remain springy with a grainy feel. Silk Georgette is all-climate fabric, which is also famed for its absorbent and quick-dry qualities. Hence, dying this light-weight fabric in solid colors can provide fabulous looks to all Indian apparel, especially Sarees & Blouses, besides the Lehengas & Cholis, evening Gowns & Dresses.
The renowned types of Georgette are the likes of:
- Traditional Georgette is also known as Crepe Georgette.
- Satin Georgette — A heavier fabric made from Satin weave — shining and easily flowing!
- Embroidered Georgette — One meant best for providing glossier, shimmering and decorative threadworks and/or beadworks on Lehengas, Sharara suits, Anarkali suits, and Silk Sarees.
- Jacquard Georgette — Typically woven on a Jacquard loom, the patterns created by Jacquard are usually more durable and sturdy.
The above types of and Silks are the most demanded by the fabric designers & manufacturers and most sought-after by women folks for their sheer natural traits of easy-to-carry and comfort.
So, if you wish to go all ‘Silky’ during the Spring & Summers, and/or for the wedding season(s) in particular, you can truly pamper yourself with some of the most chic-looking and beautiful designer-wear apparel in ethnic Indian form, available these days.
Hope, this article best assists you in making some beautiful choices of some amazing ethnic Indian apparel and win accolades for yourself!
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I will be coming up with another such article like this, on other types/varieties of Silk for you to read and know, besides my takes on other various other aspects of Indian fashion.
Until then, it’s Ciao for now!
