How to drape a saree
44 ways of wearing six to nine yards of cloth, from the Nivi to the nauvari, each drawn step by step, with the sarees usually worn that way.
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Other lands
The sari of Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Myanmar, the diaspora, and sari-like garments elsewhere.
🇱🇰 5.5 to 6 yardsThe sari in Sri LankaThe everyday and formal sari of Sri Lanka, worn mostly in the Indian way by Sinhalese and Tamil women, with its own Kandyan form beside it.🇱🇰 about 5.5 yardsThe Kandyan osariyaThe traditional dress of Sinhalese women from the Kandyan highlands, a sari-like garment with a frilled blouse, used today as a bridal and formal dress.🇧🇩 5.5 to 6 yardsThe sari in BangladeshThe sari of Bangladesh, worn daily and for festivals, with famed Jamdani and Tangail weaves and red and white at the Bengali New Year.🇳🇵 a plain black cloth with a red borderThe haku patasi of the NewarA black cloth with a red border worn by Newar women of the Kathmandu Valley, with a waist sash, for festivals and rites.🇵🇰 5.5 to 6 yardsThe sari in PakistanIn Pakistan the shalwar kameez is the everyday dress, and the sari is worn mainly at weddings and formal events, especially in Karachi.🇲🇲 about 2 metres of cloth, sewn into a tubeThe Burmese htameinThe woman's tube skirt of Myanmar, a sewn cylinder of cloth folded and tucked at the waist without a knot, worn with a fitted blouse.🇧🇹 a woven cloth wrapped once round the bodyThe Bhutanese kiraThe ankle-length wrapped dress of Bhutanese women, fastened at the shoulders with clasps and tied at the waist with a belt, worn with a blouse and jacket.