How To Drape a Sari: No. 59 Agari Drape - Maharashtra, India

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How-to Drape Instructions:

1. Drape pallu over left shoulder till floor length.
2. Bring outer end piece once around body and tie a knot at left waist.
3. Bring inner end piece between the legs and hold.
4. Bring outer end piece clockwise, make about 3 pleats and tuck in at right waist.
5. Using right foot to secure lower border, bring outer end piece once around body, make about 3 pleats and tuck in at right waist.
6. Using left foot to secure lower border, bring outer end piece clockwise, make about 3 pleats and tuck in at center front waist.
7. Gather outer end piece and pull to cascade. Tuck in at right waist.
8. Bring outer end around the body once clockwise. Twist and drape across waist, forming a waistband. Tuck in to secure.
9. Bring initial end piece between legs and tuck in at center back waist.
10. Open pallu and drape over left shoulder. Bring edge from back to front and tuck in at center back waist.

Sari Length: 8 meters / 9 yards
Sari: Raw Mango
Sari Detail: Chanderi, Silk and cotton
Blouse: Everlane
Associate Producer: Good Earth

Created by: Border&Fall
Producer & Creative Director: Malika Verma Kashyap
Sari Drape Advisory: Rta Kapur Chishti / Taanbaan Team
Associate Creative Directors: Deep Kailey, Rashmi Varma
Advisors: Sanjay Garg, Sunitha Kumar Emmart
Project Manager: Julia FG Smith
Border&Fall: Suniti Rao, Rhea Subramanian
Model: Carol Humtsoe