Colors to Wear Dress Festival: Navratri

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In India, there are many festivals which are dedicated to particular#god / #goddess. It is one of them
This fest is dedicated to the Hindu deity #Durga. The name of the festival tells everything. Navratri means “Nine Nights.” During these nine nights and ten days, nine forms of #Devi are being worshipped.
During #Navratri, wearing the similar color dress as that of Navratri color of the day is in #vogue among #women, especially in especially in #Gujarat and #Maharashtra. Hence, women adorn themselves with a specific color dress and accessories during each day of Navratri. Whether it is going to work or going for #Dandiya and #Garba, women are excited about wearing specific color dress during each day of Navratri.

This custom of wearing Navratri color dress is so popular in these states that famous daily newspapers like Times of India, Hindustan Times, Mid-Day, Mumbai Mirror and DNA publish a separate #articleon9 colors of Navratri just before Navratri season.
The first color of the Navratri is decided based on the weekday when Navratri begins and remaining 8 days follow a #fixed #cycle of colors.

The tenth day is celebrated as #Dussehra, which is also commonly known as #Vijayadashami. This #festival is celebrated with total enthusiasm in every #Hindu country like #India and #Nepal. And after 20 days from Dussehra, #Deepawali will be celebrated.

This Navaratri is also known as #Sharad #Navratri. You will be surprised to know that the deity is being worshipped by #Muslims of#Bangladesh also.

Now, the season of the festival has been started. From Navratri to Diwali, there are lots of festive events which fills our lives with full of happiness. Coming to the way of celebrating Navratri festival. This fest on different days has different dress #colour #codes. These Nine Navratri Colours 2016 are being list below.

These Navaratri colors 2016 have their significance in this #festivity. People like to wear, dress clothing like #saree / #sari of the following list of colors for Navratri 2015 during nine days of celebrations.

S.No.                                                              DATE COLOUR

Day 1 – Ghatasthapana / Pratipada 1 October 2016 Grey

Day 2 – Dwitiya                                       2 October 2016 Orange

Day 3 – Tritiya                                         3 October 2016 White

Day 4 – Chaturthi                                    4 October 2016 Red

Day 5 – Panchami                                   5 October 2016 Royal Blue

Day 6 – Shashti                                       6 October 2016 Yellow

Day 7 – Saptami                                      7 October 2016 Green

Day 8 – Ashtami                                      8 October 2016 Purple 

Day 9 – Navami / Dashami / Dussehra 9 October 2016 Peacock Green

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It not only represents our tagline but our motto of nurturing the grace of Féminité (meaning womanhood) with embellishment of Asian closet cocktails. 

We have a wide variety of banarasi silk drapes such as sarees and dupattas including a partywear range of banarasi lehenga kalis. In addition to it we have whole range of cotton, georgette and pure georgette suits and sarees loaded with chikankari handembroidery. Our must check range of kantha stitched handembroidered saree, suits and dupattas are also one its own kind. And we are looking further to add ikkat handweaves soon on board as per huge demand by our customers. So, stay tuned and connected for further updates. 

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Hidustani Heritage: Banarasi Strings

Tales from Weavers are narrated by million #Threads of #Banaras showcasing #Designs of #Traditions. A palette of #silken #garbs cast a spell with a warm glow of elegant color combination and graceful designs in the form of #sarees, #suits, #dupattas and #lehengas. Currently, there are following four basic varieties of Banarasi silk:

• Pure Silk (Katan)
• Organza (Kora), with Zari And Silk
• Georgette
• Shattir

There is hardly any woman in India whose wardrobe does not include Banarsi stuff be it a #saree, #dupatta or #lehenga. Even the trousseau of a bride is incomplete without this much-coveted possession. #Benarasi outfits offers such grace to a #woman that can hardly be matched by any other dress. However, behind all this grace is a weaver, whose skill and genius goes into the making of such a splendid outfit. 

                          

#Varanasi/ #Benaras, the ancient holy city situated on the banks of the River Ganges today is home to more than 100,000 handloom weavers, while the region, which includes the small towns of Bijnor, Barabanki, Mubarakpur, Ramnagar, Lohta and Kotwa, has 45,000 active looms. Though they mainly spin rich Banarasi saris, there have been some efforts to expand the product base to dresses, furnishings and fashion accessories as well. The annual turnover of this home-based industry is Rs. 400 crores.

The Mughal era was the time when the fame and recognition of #Banarsee silk dresses of India reached its pinnacle. Unfortunately, over the last few decades, the hardships faced by the talented Banarasi weavers, not unlike their counterparts elsewhere, have been mounting steadily, something that is clearly reflective in their fast dwindling numbers. Till as late as 2009 there were nearly 300,000 weavers though there are now less than half that number. The #Indian #fashion #industry once again joins hands with #grassroots weavers to spin couture magic and revive #dying #textiles.

         

 

There are several factors for the decline Banarasee weaving and weaver which, incidentally, started way back with the rise of the #British #Empire. As the elaborate textile tradition lost its royal patronage and everything indigenous became old-fashioned there was a conscious shift towards adopting designs imported from England and France to stay relevant and find buyers.

 

Apart from that, the raw material and technique, too, underwent a decided transformation. Indian silk gave way to gleaming reams from #China, instead of #pure #gold and #silver "#zari" its plastic counterpart became the thread of choice and later even the weaving technique was altered. This caused the hugely insecure weavers to create hybrid designs that had none of the subtlety and conviction of the earlier repertoire.

Consequently, the Banarasi fabrics, once known for being #soft and #luxurious, became stiff, rough and remarkably plain. Eventually, #connoisseurs started looking elsewhere and began opting for highly embellished saris with detailed work on fabric such as #chiffons, #georgettes, #nets and #silks for special occasions like #weddings or #festivals such as #eid, #diwali, #teej, #rakshabandhan #dauj and even #babyshowers.

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Introducing Kantha Stitch Embroidery Style with Féminité

Kantha is a type of embroidery in eastern South Asia, especially Bangladesh and parts of West Bengal and Odisha. In Odisha old saris are stacked on each other and hand-stitched to make a thin piece of cushion. This is normally used above a bed cushion or instead of a cushion. "Kantha saris" are traditionally worn by women in Bengal.

Kantha stitching is also used to make simple quilts, commonly known as Nakshi Kantha. Women in Bengal typically use old saris and cloth and layer them with kantha stitch to make a light blanket, throw or bedspread, especially for children.

Kantha is a form of embroidery often practised by rural women. The traditional form of Kantha embroidery was done with soft dhotis and saris, with a simple running stitch along the edges. Depending on the use of the finished product they were known as Lepkantha or Sujni Kantha.

     

The embroidered cloth has many uses including women's shawls and covers for mirrors, boxes, and pillows. In the best examples, the entire cloth is covered with running stitches, employing beautiful motifs of flowers, animals birds and geometrical shapes, as well as themes from everyday activities. The stitching on the cloth gives it a slight wrinkled, wavy effect. Contemporary Kantha is applied to a wider range of garments such as sarees, dupatta, shirts for men and women, bedding and other furnishing fabrics, mostly using cotton and silk. Modern Katha-stitch craft industry involves a very complex multi-staged production model.

 

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Heritage of Indian attire

Indian attire is itself a blessing for a woman carrying herself with it, but it adds a lot on some special eves when she gets showered with compliments. Woman's love for Indian wear will never going to be change even in her professional life, where she presents India by means of her outfits in an International meet also.
Few things about Indian dresses that will always make them outstanding are Indian embroidery styles and tassel love for women.

‪#‎Tassels‬, an important ‪#‎accessory‬ for an ‪#‎IndianOutfit‬. ‪#‎TieingItUp‬‪#‎Hangings‬. Do you think SO?

Fabrics doesn't make exquisite dresses, it is The STITCHES. Agree?‪#‎millionlittilestitches‬ ‪#‎crochet‬ ‪#‎loopsandstrings‬ ‪#‎needlemagic‬ ‪#‎yarncount‬

We are EXPANDING our channels

Féminité an upcoming online store is looking for suppliers involved in manufacturing of women/ladies apparels such as kurti, salwar-kameez, sarees, anarkali suits. We are interested in partnering those who can handle shipping as well returns.

We will appreciate if contacted on feminiteshop@outlook.com. Preferred works are as follows:

Embroidery:

• Fulkari
• Chiken
• Kuchi
• Arra

Materials:

• Chiffon
• Georgette
• Santoon
• Banarasi

Quality:

• Neat work
• Nice pictures
• Inventory updates

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