Buy Automatic Sari / Saree in Delhi ?

Vanilla

Namasté!
Anybody has a clue where to get a socalled automatic sari / saree in Delhi and how much it wil cost approx?

deepac

Really not clear what does automatic saree means?Can you specify a bit? Anyways you can look out sarees in various malls of Delhi.
All the best

trustindia

What's the fuel consumption like with an automatic?

Aishah

LOL, trustindia! I think she means one of those saris where the pleats are sewn in and you somehow just put it on, without all the pleating and sorting rigmarole. I personally don't know where you get them, but they have been mentioned on this Forum before but not where a supplier might be. Hopefully some Delhi member might come up with an answer.

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deepac

That sounds great --- any Delhi member have any information ???plz let me know too ---

Haylo

If they are what I think they are, which is just an ordinary sari with a set of pleats ready sewn in, I should think that any tailor could do that for you.

There is a very good thread on here entitled "Westerners wearing sari" which has information about where to buy saris in Delhi. I bought my as yet unworn saris from Nillis and they are gorgeous!

Vanilla

-thanks for your interest! I also found the sound of an Automatic Sarí rather frightening at first. Acutally it seems like its a sari you can slip into, maybe can button the pleats to the choli, i really dont know.
But I love to wear sari when in India only find the whole pinning matter nerving. This is a quote from an online-shop selling them:

"The automatic sari is essentially a ready-to-wear stitched sari. It comprises of pre-stitched pleats and the wearer just needs to wear it like a skirt and drape the loose end of the outfit over the shoulder. The blouse however is worn separately and part of the automatic sari. These saris are best suited for people who have no knowledge of draping this outfit which could include foreigners or Anglo-Indians settled abroad, working ladies who prefer to wear a sari to work but face time constraints or any woman who is influenced by Indian fashion. The automatic saris also make perfect gift articles.
It takes approximately 15 seconds to slip into the automatic sari, and saves one the hassles of getting the pleats right as in a regular sari. It takes 7 to 10 minutes to drape a normal sari. The sari is stitched in a way that one cannot differentiate between a normal and automatic sari once it draped."

Nick-H

Mrs N can do it 3 to four!

But anyway, I think you should have it made to fit. Choose your sari and take it to a tailor.

But... anyone any experience of cleaning and ironing, once it is all stitched together?

It isn't pins (necessarily, I think some people may use one or two) that hold the skirt part of sari in place: it is tucked into a fairly-tightly tied underskirt.

Please check out the thread Haylo mentions above, or one of the several that touch on this subject. Feel free to resurrect any of those threads if you have any questions

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breeze

It's called a "ready made" saree.

A google search and an ebay.in search for "read-made saree" delhi should give you some leads...

mandrake

Hey Vanilla,

You can buy any beautiful saree from Nalli in south Extn Part 1 and they will direct you to a tailor nearby who'll do the stitching up for you.Or you could go to Chhabra 555 again in the same market and most of the other saree stores (Perfection, Vichitra etc) and there you buy the saree and get it back stitched if u so want it. These other places are normally more expensive than Nalli- where you can find a saree in almost any budget range and fabric.

As far as cleaning it is concerned, it will have to be drycleaned like any other 'regular' saree would be.

Hope this helps!

Mala

federica

Is a "half sari" the same

Haylo

Nalli were very helpful, and had a great selection there on many floors!

Mandrake, I'm still not clear what an automatic sari is exactly. Is it simply an ordinary sari with a set of pleats stitched in about a yard from the non-palau end, or is it more complicated than that?

Valini

You've pretty much summed it up Haylo! Basically, the petticoat part is stitched in so it's more like a lining as you'd find in a western skirt. It fits a lot better around the waist than a regular sari does in fact, because you dont have the bulk of the tucked in bit. The palau end is free so that you can tie it in any style, over thefront, round the back bengali etc. I knew a fancy lady clothes designer in Delhi who made some for expats who were leaving India, that way they could wear them easily. They're actually very popular and practical, but not for ironing! Unless you're lucky enough to have a special steam machine thingy!

Nick-H

No, nothing like it. A half sari is a skirt, blouse and a third piece that tucks into the waist, crosses the chest and goes over the shoulder --- like 'half a sari'. It is worn by young girls only.

The fancier silk ones, maybe, yes, but most saris worn by most women most days are not fancy silk, and are washed, hung out to dry and ironed.

Don't neglect the cotton and cotton/silk saris. You can buy a case-full of beautiful stuff for very little money!

federica

Ah, I think I got mixed up with this skirt thing. Interesting, the ads of the online Sari shops mention that you can save time wearing an automatic sari... just wondering how much time you'll loose for ironing it.