Transform Your Wardrobe with the Latest Sarees! 10 Exquisite Sarees with Work That Will Make You Look Like You Stepped Out of a Photo Shoot!

In resham embroidery, the thread is used for creating intricate patterns, which is best reflected in the way the patterns are designed in floral, paisley or other decorative forms. The cloth looks elegant when a single resham strand is used as the colour of the fabric, as would differently coloured threads on similar colours or contrasting colours to make for vibrant and visually appealing apparel. Resham embroidery has a gorgeous result on specific fabrics like silk, pashmina, georgette or cotton, in addition to knit fabrics.

The orange embroidered border saree from Mirraw is made in soft silk and velvet fabric with resham embroidery to give it a designer style. Measuring 44” in width, and 5.5m in length, the orange silk saree includes an unstitched blouse in black colour with embroidery all over the blouse front. The Orange Soft Silk Embroidered Border Saree is priced at Rs. 1,862.

Crochet is a technique used to create fabric by meshing loops of yarn, thread or strands made of other materials using a crochet hook. In this technique, each stitch is completed before the next one is initiated. With the liberty to spin a variety of intricate designs in different styles and on different fabric, crochet can also be worked on shawls, mufflers or dupattas and more, in addition to Sarees. The Faux Georgette Peach Colored Saree is created with intricate detailing of beads, crochet lace and patch border work and includes an unstitched Faux Georgette Blouse in the same colour. Priced at Rs.6,490, this beautiful Embellished Georgette Saree in Peach is apt for party wear.

Hand-painted by expert Indian artisans, a hand-painted saree is a result of a lot of hard work, precision, skills and expertise with a rich cultural heritage that is presented rather elegantly on the end product. Whether it is a hand painted Kerela Kasavu Cotton or a half and half Khesh Woven Cotton saree, the striking shapes, colours, dual shades and hand-painted patterns present you with a wide variety of designs to choose from. Anand Hand-Painted Kerela Cotton Saree is 5.5m long and 1.1m in width and is made using the cotton of Kerala Kasavu sarees, giving it a traditional yet contemporary touch. With a purple contrast border, the saree includes an unstitched blouse piece in the same colour and is priced at Rs.1,000.

A form of tribal art created typically by the tribal folk from the North Sahyadri range in India, warli culture’s focused on nature and its elements, which is depicted in its paintings as well. The paints represent the pre-historic cave art with scenes of humans engaged in hunting, farming, harvesting, dancing with most of the work done in dots, lines and geometric patterns. The beautiful Green Sico Saree depicts the tribal art form in a self-coloured drape with a hand painted & zari border and measures 3 meters. Priced at Rs.5,499, the saree also includes a self-coloured Pure Sico Blouse in the same colour.

Whether you have a fondness for the classy kinds of cotton, a bandhej print or a contemporary style, there are different kinds of cutwork on sarees which are embellished with some stunning embroideries, sequins, stones that exude elegance with a variety of zari, brocade, woven motifs to enrich the six-yard wonders for any kind of occasion. The Grey and Pink Cutwork Saree presents beautiful pastel shades of pink and grey in a pure handloom tussar silk saree with its fine texture and cutwork in floral wine patterns and come with a pink tussar blouse with cutwork sleeves priced at Rs.8,900.

Saree Borders are an integral part of the apparel and lace borders recreate the gracefulness, accentuating the visual appeal of the saree. A trend always in demand lace is made out of line, cotton and other synthetic fibers in different colors. Whether you go in for golden, silver or sequins lace work, think of incorporating floral patterns for a more retro look or a net lace border with heavy embroidery, there’s a wide range of options to choose from. The Neon Pink Saree is art silk is designed with an ethnic woven detailing, enhanced with heavy resham and zari embroidered lace and stonework and comes with an embroidered dupion silk blouse in rani pink colour with similar work and golden beads embellishments, priced at Rs.6,180.

An amalgamation of zardozi and Kundan work, this form of embroidery has its origin in the Mughal Era where it flourished under the royal sponsorship in Gujarat and Rajasthan and it also floundered on account of the high costs involved in getting gold and gemstones for work. Kundan Work on fabrics came back in vogue when artists began using semi-precious stones, pearls and silver in combination with modified versions of zardozi materials. Sarees with Kundan work form a significant of a wedding trousseau in India. The beautiful Shimmering Georgette Saree in the colour green is crafted with Kundan and Sequins work and comes with a stitched blouse in the same colour with sequins work and is priced at Rs. 4,485.

With wispy, soft tissue kind fabrics, adorned with some spectacular designs, Brasso work is unique in the realm of fashion and style and can be raised differently on fabrics. Made out of an acid etch process which involves burning fabrics to create a deeper texture, this technique is applied on soft materials like velvet, silk, chiffon and georgette giving it a lovely, ornate and glamorous appeal. The beautiful Pink Black Brasso Saree in Art Silk fabric measures 5.5m and includes an unstitched blouse of the same fabric, priced at Rs. 2,699.

Also known as Kasav, this embroidery’s a variant of Zardozi work and considered on the most magnificent forms of embroidery in the Indian subcontinent that involves threading actual gold or silver fibers onto fabrics to create interesting and intricate patterns and designs. This embroidery’s mostly done on fabrics like cotton, brocade, silk and velvet with lighter fabrics like chiffon as well. Kasab embroidery’s usually confused with another form called Badla, however the basic difference between the two forms is the fact that Badla has a plain wire used to embroider, while in Kasab, the wire is wrapped around a thread for the embroidery work. The warm and classy Grey Chanderi Silk Saree with Kasab Work is created with the embroidery on the borders and on the accompanying pink coloured blouse piece, priced at Rs.1,690.

Sheer Silk Sarees that have their origin in Uppada, Andhra Pradesh, Jamdhani’s a hand woven fabric that involves weaving geometrical, animals and plant inspired motifs and patterns, along the lines of Mughal and Persian aesthetics. The process entails two people to sit at a pit loom and work together in wefting and wrapping the background threads, with the designs then weave in just like embroidery. Jamdhani has two distinct styles: Butidar which has floral patterns created through the fabric, while Tercha’s motifs are created diagonally across the fabric. The Uppada Mina Jaal Saree with Ornate Border is in turquoise blue measuring 5.5m in length and 1.1m in width with an attached blouse piece in same colour, priced at Rs. 5,049.

Designing a saree isn’t difficult at all, what with a plethora of simple and handy stuff to work around with. All you need is a plain saree some saree borders that are abundantly available in the market. Here are a few quick tips to help you design your own saree from the comfort of your space with minimal expense!