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Handmade Dress Material Simplicity and Sophistication can Coexist!

Topic: FashionPublished November 21, 2011
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Handcrafted dress material for men and women from India are a huge hit the world over. Handmade dress materials have been around for many years now! The basic art of stitching and tailoring is obviously in the blood of Indians. Or more precisely, they are born with it, it seems. Otherwise, how on earth can you explain the profusion of so many richly coloured, embroidered and exquisitely made handmade dress materials coming out of the various Indian states. Lehenga cholis, salwar kameezs, kurtis, kurtas, chaniya cholis, and so many such articles that we call dresses are produced in abundance here. Through the year, you get to dress up in these hand made dress materials. Even men and children have something for them! To think that these handmade dress materials are basically for women only will be something that is totally incorrect. Men have their pick too from sherwanis to achkans, to beaded kurtas, etc. And who can forget children? There is whole range of handcrafted dress material made for children. These dress materials are created in a wild profusion of colours to suit the equally colourful and bubbly kids. For all their fondness for western wear, the kids suddenly show such keen interest and delight in seeing these dress materials that it is seen to be believed. Again, while many states in India can be credited with the mass production of handcrafted dress materials of all kinds, it is the craft rich states of Rajasthan and Gujarat that shine more. Both these regions are even otherwise very rich when it comes to embroidery work of all kinds starting with the basic patch work. They have the expertise to use beads, mirrors, appliques and what not in all dress materials. It is a profusion of colour and embroidery all the way! The outcome is simply irresistible to say the least. If you do not agree with us, you should see a young girl in full festive gear wearing a lehenga choli with a rich mix of bead and mirror work. The effect i something out of this world and is enough to make any female and male drool, though for different reasons! Even the embroidered kurtis and kurtas leave their unmistakable impact in our visual as well as aesthetic senses. Not to speak of the several other garments that these god gifted craftspersons churn out in vast quantities every year. Talking of festivity, it is not surprisingly during the festival months starting with October and running up to the year-end that the maximum usage, interest and the consequent sale of handmade dress materials are witenessed in India.

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Satyajit Banerjee is an expert writer in handicraft space and writes for Craffts.com, an eCommerce portal for handcrafted and Dress Materials. It offers wide range of products across various categories ranging from Fashion Jewellery, Hand-made Bags, Women Apparels, Accessories, Necklaces, Home Décor & Furnishing products and much more.

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