Top tips and hacks to rock your next saree

With the festival season at our doorstep it would be a good idea to zero  upon what to wear. As ardent saree lovers (hope its  no secret anymore!) we're partial towards the 6 yards for your festival wardrobe. But for some of us mere mortals saree draping and surviving in it is an ordeal. Thus we thought that finally we should equip our readers with some tried and tested saree tricks which actually works!! By the way, its also one of our "on public demand" post 😊 . So we hope this small tips will make your saree experience a more comfortable one. So here you go ladies!!! 🥁🥁🥁🥁

OUR TOP SAREE HACKS/TIPS


1. To secure a saree: The first challenge of draping sarees for many  is to keep it on for the desired length of time and avoid the embarrassment of you know what 🤢🤢. The best trick is to tie a knot where you begin the drape. It will secure the saree till you want to undrape it 🤗and you can safely move around in it. Even if you step on the saree the first knot of your saree will keep it secured in place.

2. Saree pleats falling off😰 : If you are among the ones who have nightmares about stepping on your sarees and your saree pleats falling off .... drum rolls 🥁 again...we have a tip for it as well: pin the pleats together. Once you shove them inside your petticoat, put a safety-pin from inside to secure the pleats with the petticoat. Voila!!! you can dance the whole night in your favorite saree now.

3. Pallu at the right place: If your heavy pallu is disabling you from moving your hands up and down and coming off often....pin your pallu with the blouse on the back and not on your shoulders. This will keep it in place and let you move your hand comfortably.

4. In case you want the pallu loose but.... in doubts as you cannot handle the heavy palla looking like a big pile of fabric your hand. please gather the pallu up to your elbow and pin it there from inside. it will look cleaner and the pallu won't get on your way as well.

5. Select the right undergarment: Please wear your bra according to your blouse. It becomes uneasy if they are peeking out. It has happened to me and trust me, instead of enjoying my saree outing  all my attention went to my bra straps and several trips to toilet to fix it 😣!! There are several options available these days so pick according to your blouse. 

6. Saree height matters!  PLEASE! don't wear your sarees above your ankles. may be its comfortable while walking, But looks odd. Wear heels if you like that extra height.

7. Tame the pleats🤗: Use a hair straightener to tame the disobedient pleats, if you are in a hurry and don't have them to pre-pleat your saree.

8. Heavily starched saree🤕 : You can do a happy dance and thank me after reading this hack. On stiff heavily startched sarees like taant, spray a little water before draping it. It will be easier to drape and by the time you finish draping, it will be as good as new.

9. Avoid safety pin tears in saree: To avoid safety pin tears in your precious saree, insert a ball or a bead inside the safety pin or use double tack pins.

10. Avoid safety pin tears in blouse: To avoid safety pin tears in blouse, cut a waterproof band aid into two pieces and paste them on either side of the blouse. VOILA!!

11. To avoid sweat stains: Many of us regret wearing our favorite brocade blouse on hot and humid days as the underarm sweat would inevitably leave a nasty 😷 mark on it. Here's a hack you can use to avoid this embarrassment, use  an underarm pad or cut the sanitary napkin in two and stick to the armpit area of the blouse.

So did you find the hacks useful? Let us know in the comments below. Add in if you have any personal tips which you would want to share with us!! Hope to hearback from you all....enjoy your festivals and have fun with your six yards.