DIY Universal Saree Blouses!

What are universal saree blouses?
Those basic gold, silver and black blouses that everyone's been talking about. They go with most saree's and you dont have to worry about matching blouses.

So where do you get them from?
In Delhi M-Block is full of them! and so is every small little shop around town. Meena Bazaar and Greenways have the prettier embroidered ones.

Why the DIY?
Because
1. They don't fit! they are made in a standard size 36", even if the button closes perfectly there are alterations that are required.

and

Blouse Inspiration

We spends hours and hours trying to get the perfect Saree, running from one sale to another and this is what happens when we sit down with Tailor Aunties :

"Ye achi Saree ka blouse hai jo bhi fashion may hai wo bana do, iska gol gala kar do, koi magazine nahi hai?!"

and then you end up (like me) with same blouses: gol gala front and back and good ones with sweetheart neckline. How I wish I had researched!

But you lucky bride will be not as unprepared as me!

See below and get inspired!!

Above Basics

V-necks look great, get a padded blouse made like this!

you get these designs in Aunty ki Blouse wali Magazine

Not leather but a blouse cut like this is super modern!
Explaining this to tailor aunty would be a head ake though, they wont get that pointy edge of the square

Corporate saree blouse...??
Does anyone wear saree at work???
I heard a lot of recently married girls go to office in saree in the earlier days of marriage, get something like this made, makes you look so chic!

Great idea to funk up a south-india saree.
(South Indian Saree Blouses are usually boring, now I wish I had done my research first..I have boring gol galla blouses)

Long sleeve blouses...are they still in fashion, aren't they over done now...?!

 Add On's :

the latkan in between = hot, hot!

I absolutely love this and want this!

This is actually a vintage wedding gown, see the desi version below

will hide...eerrr...big biceps (*flab*)....and you still get to wear sleeveless!

Add a bow to the back!

add little latkans all around the waist! works best with a net or transparent saree

Blouse and yet not a Blouse

Choli!

Corset Blouse!!
Hides the tummy for all you shy girls!

Love this blouse! 

Tailor Aunty

With millions of cloths available ready made it is quite possible you get stuck with 'material' that you have to get stiched. and ofcourse Blouses of each and every saree have to be stiched by your local tailor.

Is it just me or do tailor Aunties/Bhaiya's never end up getting the right fit. Amazingly the first blouse that came out was such a great fit! i feel in love with it! But all subsequent blouses have been near diaster.

As for suits, well you cant blame them for not understanding perfect fitting via dart. And you cant blame people for not giving you ready made stuff coz then they will have to take you along for it and it will no longer be a surprise.

Anyone knows a  perfect tailor in Delhi?

My cous. sister recommends one in GK M block, but he is too fussy for me to handle!