The Lure of Gold

Golden Saree Dreams

We've touched on just about every color for a "fusion" bride but there is one color that escaped our attention: gold. What!  Are we crazy? How can we forget gold! Let's be honest here for a moment: gold and India goes hand in hand-and you cannot have a wedding without gold, no matter how rich or poor you are. FACT!

Let's look at a few of the great qualities of a gold saree:  it warms up the palest of skin, and smolder  on luscious dark skin (the darker the better, we might add). And you always look regal. You can't go wrong with gold.

And for a wedding, oh, oh, oh, talk about an entrance.  The bride will look like more than a million.  Don't forget that a bridal saree in Kerala is a beautiful combination of white/unbleached cotton and gold. Now, if the Kerala saree doesn't tickle your fancy (What's wrong with you!) then turn to the mesmerizing designs of Tarun Tahiliani-the master of the golden weave.

Silk Plus Cotton Equals Sico

The Best of Both Worlds

Even if you even casually check out this blog, one would realize there is a profound love of  cotton sarees; however, cotton sarees don't care too much for certain body types (call it extra-fluffy).  It's a dilemma of soap opera magnitude:girl desperately loves cotton,  but mr. georgette loves her body.  cotton doesn't need to much to stay in place, but if georgette isn't properly attended to, goes all over the place. Cotton keeps girl cool in summer and warm in winter, but georgette, well ...

In a nod to Vera de Milo (throwback thursday), "what's a girl to do?"

The answer is simple, actually there are two answers but we're going to focus on one, stay with me here: How about a sico (silk and cotton blend) saree.

Sico sarees are the best of both worlds: luster of silk, versatility of cotton, and don't carry the huge price tag of pure silk. Let's not forget triple bonus points for handlooms.

Well, we need to find out if sico is really worth its praise. In a few weeks (next payday to be exact) we're going to purchase a sico saree to see if it's worth the hype, and add it to the wardrobe. And we might add, may purchase through Unnati Silks (shameless name dropping).  We will keep you posted. In the meantime, enjoy the Sico sarees!

we really like this chanderi sico from Unnati Silks

and we like this blue Chanderi saree also from Unnati Silks