saree
Dhaka’s saree styles return with a twist – jackets, shirts and cardigans galore
Winter in Dhaka brings stylish celebrations, with saree styling embracing timeless elegance. Faux furs, velvet jackets, and cardigan-blouse pairings revive vintage charm. From regal embroidery to soft cashmere shawls, winter wear radiates glamour and sophistication.
Is your wardrobe sabotaging your career? Time for a style intervention!
When trying to select the perfect attire for a business meeting, you must consider three factors — fabric, fit, and comfort. An attire may look stunning, but it will truly shine only if it fits well.
Sharat’s graceful homage
Fall brings a whole new meaning to Bengali fashion. In this day and age, we love taking cues from global trends and fusing them with our versatile styles the rest of the year, but come this season we still lean towards more traditional forms and hues.
Why every Bengali woman’s secret weapon is a cotton saree
Bengali women cherish cotton sarees for their comfort, elegance, and cultural significance. These breathable, organic sarees are ideal for daily wear and formal occasions. Supporting local artisans, they embody tradition and modernity, making them a national treasure.
Seeing red: The colour that never goes out of style
Red symbolises love, passion, and energy. Revered in various cultures, it signifies hope, good luck, and strength. Iconic in fashion, red dresses, sarees, and lipstick captivate and inspire, making a timeless statement.
Frill seekers: The feminine flourish reimagined
Fashion historians can tell you that every decade has a defining trend. And frills have a rich history in fashion. Recall those voluminous, Elizabethan ruffles or the delicate lace trims of the Victorian era. These were the early iterations of what we know as frills today.
Dignity, self-expression, and fashion
Clothes give definition to a person; they accentuate one’s personality. For me and most fashionistas I have known in life, fashion is not only about the runways; rather, it’s about the city streets and the village markets
Afsana Begum on conquering the world of extreme sports in saree
Saree is hardly the apparel of choice for snowboarding and skydiving. Afsana Begum, proves otherwise
Blouse: The ultimate saree game-changer
Ah! The Bengali woman and her saree! A story replete with love, memories, style and grace.
Eid Fashion: Styling Monipuri saris
As the festive season approaches, excitement about new fashion trends becomes evident. With social media influencers and fashion bloggers showcasing the latest trends, you cannot help but fall in love with the hype. While everyone is obsessed with the latest saris and exquisite gold jewellery collection, it is easy to overlook the beauty and elegance of something as traditional as a Monipuri sari, which actually deserves all the recognition in the fashion world.
Silk saris you need before the year ends
Statement silk saris promise to take you back to the ‘60s and help mimic your favourite Bollywood heroine. Decades ago, this very silk sari conjured images of eye-catching young women from elite society but today, that image has somehow faded because of the scarcity of the authentic fabric and the existence of cheaper alternatives that actually look nothing close or exclusive as its predecessors.
Nobo: A craft centre of excellence
Silmat Chisti of Nobo Dhaka, knows her way around the traditional weaves of Bangladesh. Jamdani, Silk, Tangail — you name it. She can continue a well-informed conversation for hours. After launching Nobo Dhaka in 2019 along with her friend, Mitia Saleh, the entrepreneur worked hard to source, produce and promote anything and everything that was a part of the heritage of Bangladesh. At least that was the primary thought behind initiating the brand. Part of the reason why she aims to make Nobo, an authentic traditional brand is to revive and restore the heritages of Bangladesh, ones that we are almost on the verge of losing.
Maheen Khan's tribute to the majestic silks of Bangladesh
Maheen Khan is a well-known innovator in Bangladesh's design sector. She has established a market for clothing with regionally distinctive patterns. A lot has been said and written about how she and FDBC have been struggling to ensure a place for slow fashion and take the prestigious weaves of Bangladesh to global heights. Her new collection ‘Majestic Silks of Bangladesh’ debut at the Gulshan Lake Park was no less an effort than that.
Breaking down the backless style
A little provocative, definitely bold, and sometimes even extravagant, the backless dress or blouse, offers a clever twist to any sort of regular styling. Imagine, a lady wearing a suit and suddenly, there is a backless twist to the attire that every person would now seem more interesting than ever. Saris are beautiful on their own, the wearer often plays with the blouse to make it even more attractive than usual. One can go sleeveless, add fluffs to the blouse, put on interesting necklines, or even go backless.
Stylish blouses: Full sleeve design ideas
What comes to your mind at the mention of the word, blouse? The image that conjures up may be of your granny’s staid, starched kind that was essentially a glorified jacket or your mother’s modest kind with a high neckline and straight and mid-length sleeves! In 2022 however, blouses have gotten a serious, much-needed makeover because let’s face it, they totally make or break a sari!
Manipuri saris and Durga Puja
Fashion is something that anyone can buy, but style has to come from within, it’s how you fit into your skin. Come Durga puja, even the simplest lady glows in her own style, even with a tucked red hibiscus on the khopa or casual hair bun. And as if reciprocating with her joy, nature also decks up in her own style. Because with puja, the fire-dance and the alponas — the merry courting of the sharat clouds and the kash phool or Kans grass as it is called in English, ushers the goddess Durga. The goddess has chosen this romantic season to come down to earth from her heavenly abode, filling our hearts with hope, romance, and magic.
Sequins in Fashion: shine on you brilliant thing!
All women everywhere are magpies at heart! Give us anything shiny, bright and brilliant and we are sold in a heartbeat! Glitter makes our hearts sing and sequins with all their sparkling glory hits right at the pleasure centres of our brains! For the longest time though sequins and all this shiny have been on the receiving end of relentless flak from naysayers who dismissed it as tacky and inelegant. Anything sequined would be deemed crass and unfashionable, unfit for polite society even where it’d raise many eyebrows and draw inevitable frowns from purists!
Fashionable blouse to pair with saris
A sari is the quintessential fashion statement for any Bengali woman. It’s an emotion so raw and powerful that it is often handed down from one generation to another with love, respect and pride, and the hope that the newer members of the family will see the sari gracefully through her time.
Jeans barred from South India temples
Hindu temples in southern India began turning away devotees wearing western clothes after a court order banning jeans and shorts as "inappropriate" for spiritual worship came into effect.