Deepika Padukone, who launched the brand, sporting a saree in another design

The saree we received had an interesting, abstract blue-to-red pattern over a white background. As promised, the fabric was silk-like, and had a slight sheen, adding to the saree’s visual appeal. The downside, however, was that the slinky texture made the saree very difficult to drape by ourselves. It took us close to an hour and four tries to achieve a somewhat satisfactory result. The saree is also relatively long and the fabric, while light, is thicker than the mul and cotton weaves we are accustomed to. Put together, these add a fair bit of bulk. If you, like us, wear it over a knotted underskirt, you’ll find that it tends to weigh the underskirt down — we found ourselves hoisting the saree up on more than a few occasions.

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What also disconcerted us was that no matter how many safety pins we affixed to the drape, the saree kept shifting and had to be readjusted multiple times. While we can attribute this, in part, to our amateur draping skills, we also think that for a brand that intends to sell sarees to women like us, this factor should have been considered. The fabric also creased easily as the day wore on and, when combined with the clumsy-appearing drape, made the overall look unappealing. 

While the saree earned us compliments at the workplace, and the fabric was surprisingly comfortable when worn during a searing heat wave, we did not enjoy the overall experience and would not recommend it for everyday use. We believe it would fare much better if worn over shape wear-style underskirts and draped by a professional. 

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