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WHAT ARE CHETTINAD SAREES?

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When we talk of Tamil Nadu,  Kanchipuram   sarees  are the first thing that comes to our mind. But that’s not all. Today, we are going to talk about the  Chettinad sarees  also known as ‘ Kandanghi ’  sarees. “The traditional wear for the new generation” Hello all, I’m sure you’ve noticed the checks pattern in the sarees worn by the people in the South. Well yes, they are the Chettinad sarees. Let’s start with the history and origin of the craft.        Chettinad  or  Chettinadu  in Tamil Nadu, India has contributed to the Indian cultural scene through its famed Chettinad style of cooking and the unique Chettinad sarees. The traditionally Chettinad saree is woven in  Karaikudi  and  Chettinadu  areas which are 57 km from Sivagangai District Headquarters. The major groups involved in weaving Chettinad Cotton Sarees are  Devanga   and   Chettiyars   who are the skilled weavers from olden days. The distinguishing features of the Chettinad sarees are its seemingly  heavy
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WHAT ARE KANCHIPURAM SAREES?

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Borrowing its name from the village of its origin, Kanchipuram is essentially a silk saree that can well be considered South India’s answer to the more popular Banarasi saree. We are completely drooling over the nine yards of magic and so we are back with one more, the Kanchipuram aka Kanjivaram sarees . The silk industry in Kanchipuram is one of the fastest-growing industries in India. The industry currently employs more than 30,000 weavers in the art of saree making. The story of the Kanjeevaram silk saree begins in Hindu mythology . The famous Kanjeevaram saree weave goes back 400 years . Legend has it that the Kanchi silk weavers are descendants of Sage Markanda , who was considered to be the master weaver for the Gods themselves. Two major weaving communities of Andhra Pradesh, the Devangas and Saligars migrated to the town of Kanchipuram. They used their excellent weaving skills to make the silk saree that bore images of scriptures and figurines found on the templ
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HOW TO BECOME A FASHION PHOTOGRAPHER?

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You wanna paint with light? Well, the equation is simple. If you understand fashion and know about photography, you are good to go. But not just that, being a fashion photographer, one requires vision to understand fashion and it’s philosophy so that one can capture the same and showcase in the photograph. Fashion the photographer knows how to enhance a fashion through their photography. There could be so many things that can be perceived through photograph which might not be possible by any other means. Well as there are so many fashion forms around us, and capturing those forms demands different thought processes. Becoming a fashion photographer demands that responsibility of creating artistic photographs out of the fashion forms so that every element and detail can be very well observed. Understanding colors being used in the forms and then creating photographs according to the same mood is one of the factors to be considered in fashi
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TOP 6 THINGS FASHION INDUSTRY CAN LEARN FROM SACRED GAMES (ON NETFLIX)

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People are going crazy watching season 2 of SACRED GAMES (first Indian original series) on Netflix. With an amazing plot with some brain exploding dialogues, it has become the most viewed and loved series of this year. Being from the fashion field, I twisted some reel seems into real-life lessons that one can actually think and learn over it. Let us see how it worked for us: ‘Kabhi kabhi to lagta hai apun hi bhagwan hai’ –  Nawazuddin Siddiqui  (From Sacred Games Season 1) Grab the opportunity Fashion changes rapidly  if you are not on your toes you better be running for it soon. Sitting and waiting for a godfather to come and give you an opportunity will never happen.  You have to take a chance and grab the offer  you want. Gaitonde’s (Nawazudin Siddhiqui) character grabbed the single moment in which he finds his boss alone in a river, even though his only friend Mathu has abandoned the plan and when others things have failed. Make your mark
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