About saris.
The sari is the traditional dress of Indian and Nepalese women. It's a little more than a tradition, it's almost an obligation. The exceptions to this rule are very modern and independent girls, dressed in Western style, but also sporty one who have an alternative, in a sari material, but composed of very narrow pants, a long tunic and a matching scarf. The others have only one piece of silky and smooth fabric, five-half meters by one meter ten. In general - wearing the sari varies according to each region - women roll from right to left from the waist (reinforced part), make a few folds, turn once, cover the chest and hang down the differently printed end of the sari over the left shoulder as a "scarf" - which may be attached to an "edge" of about ten to fifteen centimeters - which gives the final touch of elegance to the whole. Just as our air hostesses, restaurant or shop assistants may have to wear a uniform in our western countries, their Nepalese or Indian equivalents wear sari to the colors of their company. I had already seen many small groups of women walking together and wearing the same uniform, but one was coming back more often than others. Its material, caramel cotton brown chiffon, contrasted with his broken folds to the sparkling of silk saris or other "substitute". As I made my way to the Alliance Française - to print a new part of my journal before leaving Kathmandu - the presence of these uniforms became increasingly numerous and eventually occupy the entire space. I was surrounded by women in caramel saris! I stopped to watch them wander in the garden of a mansion of classical order - as one can see many examples in former colonies - where everything was written in Nepali. After asking what this institute was, I learned that it was a college for women. Thus, if school girls had to be satisfied with an "English" style uniform, the most educated could wear already an adult woman outfit!
The sari is the traditional dress of Indian and Nepalese women. It's a little more than a tradition, it's almost an obligation. The exceptions to this rule are very modern and independent girls, dressed in Western style, but also sporty one who have an alternative, in a sari material, but composed of very narrow pants, a long tunic and a matching scarf. The others have only one piece of silky and smooth fabric, five-half meters by one meter ten. In general - wearing the sari varies according to each region - women roll from right to left from the waist (reinforced part), make a few folds, turn once, cover the chest and hang down the differently printed end of the sari over the left shoulder as a "scarf" - which may be attached to an "edge" of about ten to fifteen centimeters - which gives the final touch of elegance to the whole. Just as our air hostesses, restaurant or shop assistants may have to wear a uniform in our western countries, their Nepalese or Indian equivalents wear sari to the colors of their company. I had already seen many small groups of women walking together and wearing the same uniform, but one was coming back more often than others. Its material, caramel cotton brown chiffon, contrasted with his broken folds to the sparkling of silk saris or other "substitute". As I made my way to the Alliance Française - to print a new part of my journal before leaving Kathmandu - the presence of these uniforms became increasingly numerous and eventually occupy the entire space. I was surrounded by women in caramel saris! I stopped to watch them wander in the garden of a mansion of classical order - as one can see many examples in former colonies - where everything was written in Nepali. After asking what this institute was, I learned that it was a college for women. Thus, if school girls had to be satisfied with an "English" style uniform, the most educated could wear already an adult woman outfit!
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