Muga Silk, The Unique Indian Fashion Wear and Accessory Jewelry
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Muga silk, the enhancer of the feminine charm is the greatest contribution of Assam to women in India and abroad. When beautiful cupid curves of a women are draped in the silk with muga zari, it gives a feel of jewelry worn throughout the sari.
According to designer Gaurav Gupta, muga silk is the mother of all silk yarns and all cultures world over like it. Muga shows up Indian tradition and style to the whole world. Nowadays many designers started using it in many ways other than borders. Using muga, many designers are creating a fusion of Indian traditional fashion and western style. In addition to collars and sleeves, it is used on many places in a dress to enhance overall style.
A fashion expression
Muga enhances style quotient of the fashion lover and its use is not just confined to the sari or main dress. Even with accessories like handbag or scarf, its use gives a high class look.
M V Gopinathan, who owns a silk weaving unit in Bangalore, uses muga to give a grand look for silk saris. He loves to use the muga, the golden silk of Assam, for its qualities of elegance, comfort and durability. According to him, it is a silk of celebrities for grand appearances at functions and fashion shows. Even for an ordinary women it brings in the celebrity look.
Brilliance bash on every wash
Maintenance is an issue with many fabrics and they get faded on each wash. It is exactly opposite with muga, as every wash enhances its brilliance. As the glitter goes up on every wash, it matches gold or silver zari. This specific quality makes it a favourite fabric for great designers to work with. Designers use muga for bridal fashions, designer dresses and for celebrity casuals. They are using muga in several places in innovative ways on a fabric deviating from the old use in borders and frills.
Gentle on purse
When your are getting the glitter of gold, can you resist yourself from purchasing it? Moreover, it lasts longer on your body, wardrobe and in the wash process.
"Silk Board is encouraging the use of muga as it is all natural and pure silk unique to India. One will identify herself with the golden thread of Assam. Even on cost front it is just a premium silk but give an appearance of gold for a fraction of its price. You are also sure of getting silk for silk's price not inferior gold for pure gold's price, when you go for gold zari, says M N Ramesha, editor of Indian Silk, a monthly official magazine of the Silk Board of India
Feel like a model in Muga silk
When a bride appears on the mantap with traditional silk sari with a muga zari as border, she can dazzle the family members and friends with the likes of a model or star of attraction, which will remain in the minds of the kith and kin like a still picture frozen on the time theatre. The scene looks like portrait of a women fashion among the most admired pieces of art collection.Whether it is for enhancing the beauty of the bride; showing off a new trend or style at office with designer wear; converting a utility handbag into fashion expression with border; or to add silk threads as flowers among the jewelry, muga, the pride of India comes handy.
About the Author
Rohit Rajvansh, With two decades of experience in analysing the lifestyle, trends and macro patterns of various cultures and earning groups, Rohit writes on emerging patterns and styles of lifestyle.
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