An Indian designer known for turning heads with his creations has set tongues wagging with his recent comment in a speech at Harvard about the obsolescence of Indian ethnicwear. But the 69-year-old ...

Wearing a sari for the first time can be a bit overwhelming, but with a little practice and patience, you can drape it perfectly. Here's a step-by-step guide on how to wear a sari for the first time: ...

“The Offbeat Sari” explores the influence and evolution of the traditional South Asian garment. By Phyllida Jay The sari, in essence, is a six- to nine-yard cloth draped freely around the body. But ...

Sonia Gomez can’t really recall when her love affair with saris began. Perhaps it was when she and her sisters played ‘dress up’ with their mom’s saris or when as a news presenter on DD Malayalam and ...

For as long as my mother and I can remember, my nani (“maternal grandmother” in Hindi) has always worn a bright pleated cotton sari—come what may. Be it cooking up a storm, churning homemade butter in ...

The “New York Sari” exhibition at the New York Historical, which runs through April, shines a light on how the garment is more than just fashion. The “New York Sari” exhibition at the New York ...

That a long, unstitched rectangular garment used to drape the female form for 5,000 years and worn every day by hundreds of millions of women from the Indian subcontinent flourishes as a fashion ...

Most people associate the sari with its South Asian origin. The New York Historical adds another layer to the garment's story by unearthing how the sari—and those who wear it—made New York City its ...

The word “sari” means “strip of cloth” in Sanskrit. But for the Indian women—and a few men—who have been wrapping themselves in silk, cotton, or linen for millennia, these swaths of fabric are more ...