These Chic Blouse Designs will Make your Saree Look Super Awesome

The History of Blouses

Pictures from the Gupta period- about the 7th or 8th Century brings to limelight certain stitched upper garments attached with a band, as well as a lower garment. India’s hot and sultry climate, as well as the British rule, influenced the dressing style. People did what was most convenient for them.

In parts of Southern India and Bengal, wearing the blouse was not customary. The British rule brought the blouse revolution to India and made our women dress up in a much dignified style.

It was Jnanadanandini Debi, Tagore’s brother Satyaendranath’s wife- who popularised the blouses, jackets and chemises and brought to life the modern style of wearing the saree after she was denied entry to the clubs during the British Raj for just wearing the saree fabric over her breasts. Even Tagore was the first one to encourage his wife to start following western ideas and notions.

The English terms "Blouse and Petticoat" became existent in the Indian vocabulary during the Victorian era. Even shirts came to be worn under the sarees, which became the high fashion and were embraced into the traditional garments.

Sarees for Every Occasion.

Whatever ceremony it may be. An engagement, a cocktail, a formal meeting, a dinner party or a wedding invitation, looking your best is a compulsion. Most of the Indian women, prefer to wear sarees for formal events. Even Indian men feel that sarees look gorgeous on Indian women.

Saree is a quintessential outfit for Indian ladies. This traditional attire increases a woman’s allure and makes her look all regal like a queen. A single piece of cloth brings out a woman’s inner beauty like never before.

Significance of a Blouse

It doesn’t matter how beautiful your saree is, the only thing that can make or break the look of your saree is a blouse. It is the most essential part of the saree.

These days, a simple blouse can change the entire look of your saree. It becomes extremely compulsory for the blouse to be well-tailored. For youngsters, well-designed, fashionable blouses have become a top priority.

Let’s read about a few super-cool Blouse designs for the young and the old alike.

1. Cape-Style Blouse: A cape style blouse is also known as the bell-sleeved blouse. This blouse has loose sleeves similar to capes. If you don’t get your blouse sewn in this style, you can also pair a cape-style top in a similar or contrast colour.

2. Peplum-Style Blouse: This classic style blouse is evergreen and never goes out of style. It has tiny flares at the bottom and looks extremely sophisticated.

3. Full Sleeves Silk Embroidery Blouse: This is a classic blouse style that never goes out of fashion. Lustrous silk when paired with rich embroidery, will make you look elegant in the most sophisticated way. This blouse style is popular among women of all ages and women with sophisticated taste.

4. Peplum Top Style Saree Blouse: There is no doubt regarding how classy peplum tops with formal trousers look. Earlier this style was restricted only to the west, However, now it has found its way through Indian fashion wear like sarees. Celebrities and Bollywood divas like Sonam Kapoor and Deepika Padukone were seen sporting this style with ease. This jacket style blouse is perfect for anyone who likes to experiment and create their own fashion statement.

5. Lace Blouse: Lace blouses appear exceptionally amazing when paired with georgette or chiffon sarees. These are new in trend and look spectacular on young girls. Lace blouses look best in Pastel colours. Haven’t tried this style yet? Try it to look like a fabulous lacy diva.

A Shimmering Golden Blouse: Shimmer is back in trend. This is the only blouse material that can make you sparkle like a versatile star. Shimmering blouses in gold or silver can be worn with sarees in all kinds of designs and colours

Floral Blouses

Floral blouses are eternally pretty and attractive. Women who like a little fusion of vintage and modern styles, absolutely love floral designs on blouses. A blouse in floral prints or floral embroidery looks stunning with a plain saree. This look is perfect for any daytime event.

Most of the times, you'll also discover Indian blouses with different forms of embroidery work on them like

1. Phulkari Embroidery: To be honest, the second most popular Punjabi thing after Sarson Da Saag is phulkari embroidery or the floral work on fabrics that Punjab women made to pass their time. However, it has become a fashion statement now.

2. Patchwork Embroidery: Patchwork is a variation of needlework that is done by attaching a mini piece of fabric to a larger piece. Its proof has been found all throughout history. Initially, it was just used to sew various pieces of fabric in different colours together to form blankets, skirts, bags and many more items. India has an extensive history of patchwork embroidery in states like Karnataka.

3. Zardosi Work: Zardosi or zari work became popular in India during the Mughal reign in the 17th century. It is a Persian embroidery work on a blouse, where silver and golden threads are sewed on rich fabrics like velvet and silk to create Paisley designs. In the olden days, pearls and other beads were used with these threads as well. However, these days copper wire and silk threads are used in zardozi embroidery.

4. Mirror Work Embroidery: Mirror work is also called Shisha work. Just like zardozi, the Mughal’s discovered Mirror Work Embroidery during the 17th century. Mirror embroidery first originated in the lanes of Gujarat and Rajasthan. In this, the mirrors or the shiny mirror-like sequence are tied between colorful embroidery with threads and sequins.

5. Chikankari Embroidery: Nur Jahan, the wife of Mughal emperor Jahangir was the first to introduce the Chikankari Embroidery. This craft hails from Lucknow, the city of tameez & tehzeeb. However, the first appearance of this embroidery work date back to the 3rd century BC. Chikankari is usually block printing on a fabric and then stitching along it. You might even find small sequences on the embroidery. After that, the fabric is washed to get rid of any residual paint.

7. Classic Kadhai Embroidery: You all have heard of Kadhai embroidery. Haven’t you? Most of our mothers had a few blouses in their closet with kadhai work. It is a form of needlework with threads of all sizes to make beautiful motifs of different shapes. This blouse embroidery work has been a part of every Indian bride’s trousseau since times immemorial.

8. Sequin Work Embroidery: Just like mirrors, sequins are quite popular in blouse embroidery work. The number of sequins can differ with your taste - you can get a fully sequined blouse or a design where the use is subtle but still noticeable. It adds a little bling without using rhinestones or Swarovski’s because sequins reflect light.

9. Fish Scale Embroidery: Fish scale embroidery was famous in Britain during the 19th century. You’ll be surprised to hear that real fish scales were used for the embroidery on bags and fabric. Designers took inspiration from the fish scale shape and incorporated this spectacular design on to the blouses. It especially looks mindblowing on wedding silk sarees.

Most of these are traditional embroideries on blouses, which are easy to wear and handle. These blouses just require dry cleaning and nothing else.

Blouses have undergone a lot of transformation through all these years. Youngsters nowadays also prefer crop tops in place of blouses as crop tops are similar to stitched blouses.

We have tried to provide the best possible information on trending blouse designs for everyone. In case you have any question in mind, do submit your question in the comments.

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