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\u003C\/article\u003E\n\n      \u003Cp\u003ESubmitted by \u003Cspan\u003EReneeM\u003C\/span\u003E on Fri, 08\/23\/2019 - 11:20\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n            \n      \u003Ca href=\u0022\/comment\/38314#comment-38314\u0022 hreflang=\u0022und\u0022\u003EPermalink\u003C\/a\u003E\n    \u003C\/footer\u003E\n  \n  \u003Cdiv\u003E\n          \n      \u003Ch3 class=\u0022comment-title\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/comment\/38314#comment-38314\u0022 class=\u0022permalink\u0022 rel=\u0022bookmark\u0022 hreflang=\u0022und\u0022\u003EI love the article and the\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\n      \n        \n            \u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EI love the article and the blend of old and new. I\u2019m a Caucasian woman who never felt right in American\u0026nbsp;clothes. I\u2019ve been wearing sarees and salwar kameez for years as my everyday attire. So, it was especially gratifying to me to read about the history and descriptions of the various sarees. I would love to have you give some instructions on the different drapes! I do get a bit tired of only wearing my sarees in one way. And, I\u2019m not sure how to wear them shorter as you had in the one beautiful photo near the end of the post. I agree that people should take a second look at enjoying and re-engaging with their traditional clothing and also try traditional clothing from other cultures as we become more and more global. Thanks for. Beautiful post!\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n      \u003Cul class=\u0022links inline\u0022\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/user\/login?destination=\/blog\/marrying_tradition_with_modernity_sarees_and_posture%23comment-form\u0022\u003ELog in\u003C\/a\u003E or \u003Ca href=\u0022\/user\/register?destination=\/blog\/marrying_tradition_with_modernity_sarees_and_posture%23comment-form\u0022\u003Eregister\u003C\/a\u003E to post comments\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\n  \u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/article\u003E\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022indented\u0022\u003E\n\u003Carticle data-comment-user-id=\u002215914\u0022 id=\u0022comment-38323\u0022 class=\u0022js-ajax-comments-id-38323 js-comment\u0022\u003E\n    \u003Cmark class=\u0022hidden\u0022 data-comment-timestamp=\u00221566632112\u0022\u003E\u003C\/mark\u003E\n\n      \u003Cfooter\u003E\n      \u003Carticle\u003E\n  \n            \u003Cdiv\u003E  \u003Ca href=\u0022\/users\/sangeetagokhalemethodcom\u0022 hreflang=\u0022en\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg loading=\u0022lazy\u0022 src=\u0022\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail\/public\/sundaram_sa_0.jpg?itok=XBRRUzyH\u0022 width=\u0022100\u0022 height=\u0022100\u0022 alt=\u0022Profile picture for user sangeeta@gokhalemethod.com\u0022 \/\u003E\n\n\u003C\/a\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n      \u003C\/article\u003E\n\n      \u003Cp\u003ESubmitted by \u003Cspan\u003ESangeetaS\u003C\/span\u003E on Sat, 08\/24\/2019 - 00:35\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n            \n      \u003Ca href=\u0022\/comment\/38323#comment-38323\u0022 hreflang=\u0022und\u0022\u003EPermalink\u003C\/a\u003E\n    \u003C\/footer\u003E\n  \n  \u003Cdiv\u003E\n          \n      \u003Ch3 class=\u0022comment-title\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/comment\/38323#comment-38323\u0022 class=\u0022permalink\u0022 rel=\u0022bookmark\u0022 hreflang=\u0022und\u0022\u003EThank you so much for writing\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\n      \n        \n            \u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThank you so much for writing here. I am so pleased to know that people who are not from India and have never lived here have adopted the saree so whole heartedly. I was only aware of one or two women before this through instagram, but since this post, I have discovered a few more.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EI would love to give you instructions on wearing these differently. The first is to understand it is an unstitched fabric, so one can wear it pretty much the way one wants. There are truly no rules. If you were to visit this site\u0026nbsp;http:\/\/thesariseries.com\/ you will see 80 different styles from India have been documented in videos. And the best part is that one doesn\u0027t have to follow any of these to the T, you can adapt it to what feels good. Here is another one https:\/\/draping.co\/blog\/ that has some videos.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EYou can also follow @nikaytaa, @winnynarayan @seemaskt on instagram. They do some really beautiful, practical styling with the sarees.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EI hope this will give you a chance to have fun with the sarees.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECheers\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESangeeta\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n      \u003Cul class=\u0022links inline\u0022\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/user\/login?destination=\/blog\/marrying_tradition_with_modernity_sarees_and_posture%23comment-form\u0022\u003ELog in\u003C\/a\u003E or \u003Ca href=\u0022\/user\/register?destination=\/blog\/marrying_tradition_with_modernity_sarees_and_posture%23comment-form\u0022\u003Eregister\u003C\/a\u003E to post comments\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\n  \u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/article\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Carticle data-comment-user-id=\u002298053\u0022 id=\u0022comment-38317\u0022 class=\u0022js-ajax-comments-id-38317 js-comment\u0022\u003E\n    \u003Cmark class=\u0022hidden\u0022 data-comment-timestamp=\u00221566622871\u0022\u003E\u003C\/mark\u003E\n\n      \u003Cfooter\u003E\n      \u003Carticle\u003E\n  \n            \u003Cdiv\u003E  \u003Ca href=\u0022\/users\/meenakshigokhalemethodcom\u0022 hreflang=\u0022en\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg loading=\u0022lazy\u0022 src=\u0022\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail\/public\/teacher_biography\/Meenakshi%20Harjai%20Headshot%20600x600.png?itok=-0Fbv0Zf\u0022 width=\u0022100\u0022 height=\u0022100\u0022 alt=\u0022Profile picture for user meenakshi@gokhalemethod.com\u0022 \/\u003E\n\n\u003C\/a\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n      \u003C\/article\u003E\n\n      \u003Cp\u003ESubmitted by \u003Cspan\u003EMeenakshiH\u003C\/span\u003E on Fri, 08\/23\/2019 - 22:01\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n            \n      \u003Ca href=\u0022\/comment\/38317#comment-38317\u0022 hreflang=\u0022und\u0022\u003EPermalink\u003C\/a\u003E\n    \u003C\/footer\u003E\n  \n  \u003Cdiv\u003E\n          \n      \u003Ch3 class=\u0022comment-title\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/comment\/38317#comment-38317\u0022 class=\u0022permalink\u0022 rel=\u0022bookmark\u0022 hreflang=\u0022und\u0022\u003E\u00a0My absolute favourite attire\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\n      \n        \n            \u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMy absolute favourite attire! Sangeeta, you are looking stunning in the bright sarees. I am so tempted to take out mine and wear them. Unfortunately, mine only come out for weddings and special occasions.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EI grew up with my mother wearing banarasi silk, tussar and cotton sarees. I would help her set the pallu on her shoulder and pleat the front for special occasions when I was old enough.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhen I started wearing sarees 25 years ago, I wanted to look elegant and graceful like the women I grew up seeing. I would look at their upper back and I couldn\u2019t tell what looked so good. I didn\u2019t have the vocabulary. After learning Gokhale Method I realise that I was always noticing their shoulders rolled back and tall necks! \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThanks for this wonderful post!\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n      \u003Cul class=\u0022links inline\u0022\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/user\/login?destination=\/blog\/marrying_tradition_with_modernity_sarees_and_posture%23comment-form\u0022\u003ELog in\u003C\/a\u003E or \u003Ca href=\u0022\/user\/register?destination=\/blog\/marrying_tradition_with_modernity_sarees_and_posture%23comment-form\u0022\u003Eregister\u003C\/a\u003E to post comments\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\n  \u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/article\u003E\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022indented\u0022\u003E\n\u003Carticle data-comment-user-id=\u002215914\u0022 id=\u0022comment-38324\u0022 class=\u0022js-ajax-comments-id-38324 js-comment\u0022\u003E\n    \u003Cmark class=\u0022hidden\u0022 data-comment-timestamp=\u00221566632911\u0022\u003E\u003C\/mark\u003E\n\n      \u003Cfooter\u003E\n      \u003Carticle\u003E\n  \n            \u003Cdiv\u003E  \u003Ca href=\u0022\/users\/sangeetagokhalemethodcom\u0022 hreflang=\u0022en\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg loading=\u0022lazy\u0022 src=\u0022\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail\/public\/sundaram_sa_0.jpg?itok=XBRRUzyH\u0022 width=\u0022100\u0022 height=\u0022100\u0022 alt=\u0022Profile picture for user sangeeta@gokhalemethod.com\u0022 \/\u003E\n\n\u003C\/a\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n      \u003C\/article\u003E\n\n      \u003Cp\u003ESubmitted by \u003Cspan\u003ESangeetaS\u003C\/span\u003E on Sat, 08\/24\/2019 - 00:48\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n            \n      \u003Ca href=\u0022\/comment\/38324#comment-38324\u0022 hreflang=\u0022und\u0022\u003EPermalink\u003C\/a\u003E\n    \u003C\/footer\u003E\n  \n  \u003Cdiv\u003E\n          \n      \u003Ch3 class=\u0022comment-title\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/comment\/38324#comment-38324\u0022 class=\u0022permalink\u0022 rel=\u0022bookmark\u0022 hreflang=\u0022und\u0022\u003EMeenakshi,\u00a0Thank you!I can\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\n      \n        \n            \u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMeenakshi,\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThank you!\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EI can totally visualise your mom looking elegant in those lovely weaves. And I know how the back looks nice and tall in many of them peeking from the deep necks of their blouses :-). I hope you have asked to preserve her sarees for you, they are true pieces of vintage and heritage.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EYou live in a multicultural city, so wearing them will not be seen an unusual, so I hope the sarees will get an outing soon and not wait for special occasions. \u003Cspan style=\u0022font-family:arial,helvetica,nimbus sans l,sans-serif; font-size:1em\u0022\u003EThey are so beautiful and need to be aired to preserve for long!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-family:arial,helvetica,nimbus sans l,sans-serif; font-size:1em\u0022\u003ECheers\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-family:arial,helvetica,nimbus sans l,sans-serif; font-size:1em\u0022\u003ESangeeta\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n      \u003Cul class=\u0022links inline\u0022\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/user\/login?destination=\/blog\/marrying_tradition_with_modernity_sarees_and_posture%23comment-form\u0022\u003ELog in\u003C\/a\u003E or \u003Ca href=\u0022\/user\/register?destination=\/blog\/marrying_tradition_with_modernity_sarees_and_posture%23comment-form\u0022\u003Eregister\u003C\/a\u003E to post comments\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\n  \u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/article\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Carticle data-comment-user-id=\u002292063\u0022 id=\u0022comment-38338\u0022 class=\u0022js-ajax-comments-id-38338 js-comment\u0022\u003E\n    \u003Cmark class=\u0022hidden\u0022 data-comment-timestamp=\u00221566913214\u0022\u003E\u003C\/mark\u003E\n\n      \u003Cfooter\u003E\n      \u003Carticle\u003E\n  \n            \u003Cdiv\u003E  \u003Ca href=\u0022\/users\/langgokhalemethodcom\u0022 hreflang=\u0022en\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg loading=\u0022lazy\u0022 src=\u0022\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail\/public\/teacher_biography\/Lang%20Liu%20Headshot%20600x600.png?itok=iqLPhHz5\u0022 width=\u0022100\u0022 height=\u0022100\u0022 alt=\u0022Profile picture for user lang@gokhalemethod.com\u0022 \/\u003E\n\n\u003C\/a\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n      \u003C\/article\u003E\n\n      \u003Cp\u003ESubmitted by \u003Cspan\u003ELangL\u003C\/span\u003E on Tue, 08\/27\/2019 - 06:40\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n            \n      \u003Ca href=\u0022\/comment\/38338#comment-38338\u0022 hreflang=\u0022und\u0022\u003EPermalink\u003C\/a\u003E\n    \u003C\/footer\u003E\n  \n  \u003Cdiv\u003E\n          \n      \u003Ch3 class=\u0022comment-title\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/comment\/38338#comment-38338\u0022 class=\u0022permalink\u0022 rel=\u0022bookmark\u0022 hreflang=\u0022und\u0022\u003EHello Sangeeta!I was finally\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\n      \n        \n            \u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHello Sangeeta!\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EI was finally able to read your incredible article and it blew me away... Of course, seeing you looking so elegant in those gorgeous saris was such a treat - I had never seen many of those saris, though I have spent quite a bit of time in India - and I loved the message of finding ways of incorporating the traditions of the past in the present.\u0026nbsp; It\u0027s true that much of modern life seems unhealthy in so many ways, and it\u0027s hard for me to feel positive about the changes that are often thrust upon us without giving us any say.\u0026nbsp; (Technology, the increasingly fast pace of life, our increasingly sedentary lifestyles, furniture, etc.) So I really liked the idea of focusing on what we can incorporate from the past in a seemless way.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EI will mull this article over for a long time.\u0026nbsp; Thank you, Sangeeta!\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELang\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n      \u003Cul class=\u0022links inline\u0022\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/user\/login?destination=\/blog\/marrying_tradition_with_modernity_sarees_and_posture%23comment-form\u0022\u003ELog in\u003C\/a\u003E or \u003Ca href=\u0022\/user\/register?destination=\/blog\/marrying_tradition_with_modernity_sarees_and_posture%23comment-form\u0022\u003Eregister\u003C\/a\u003E to post comments\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\n  \u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/article\u003E\n","settings":null}]