To be honest, I am a bit excited about this. It's been long since I have actually participated in something that I love doing anyway but something that becomes a social craze suddenly (does it sound like a vain craving for social acceptance?). So, I am also eager to share my saree story here i.e. how I actually got on the saree bandwagon.
As a kid, I often saw my mother wearing a saree off and on, mostly on special days like a festival, anniversary or a family function but also often on routine summer days. She looked beautiful - slim, petite and very elegant. That's how I started loving sarees. Just like all girls, I was excited about 12th standard Teacher's Day Role Play in school and the school farewell, both of which mandated sarees in my school. Both these sarees were chosen with a lot of care and deliberation mostly because I could not decide between the lovely sarees in my mom's collection. Then studies and job happened and sarees took a back seat. Even when I got married, I only bought a few designer sarees which were restricted to only formal occasions.
Only in 2010 when I joined a very vibrant and well-known MNC in the financial sector where my female boss wore beautiful and colourful silk, cotton silk and tussar silk sarees (I think so but I am usually clueless about the kinds of sarees and their textures) did the saree bug started tickling me again. Two years later, I got into another role, relatively senior, in another department and I decided even before shifting that I will start wearing sarees right at the outset itself (mostly starting suddenly involves many stares and questions about "aaj koi special day hai?" and that invoked a bit of hesitation). And I did start wearing them usually once a week basis at least in summers. I must say it helped me a lot. My new role also involved me taking risk management trainings for all Finance staff including some very senior management team members and donning a saree on those occasions made me look and feel confident. I think a saree automatically brings grace to a female, transforming her from a girl into a lady. One usually wears it with at least a little bit of heels, and with a saree one automatically tends to walk tall with back straight. All in all, it spells grace and it spells confidence. I have since switched roles and jobs and I continue to wear sarees to work off and on. I am not as slim and as petite as my mom, so I restrict myself to georgette and chiffon sarees but I also have a few silks and a favourite art silk saree that I wear often.
Here's a peek into my #9/100. (Please ignore the black box which I used for privacy purposes). It's a long way to go as I see people posting their 30th or so picture but I am just too excited to be part of this.
Here's a peek into my #9/100. (Please ignore the black box which I used for privacy purposes). It's a long way to go as I see people posting their 30th or so picture but I am just too excited to be part of this.
