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A belt is a trendy and stylish way to hold the sari in place. Photo: Six Yards Plus
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Young Indian women are draping and styling saris in myriad ways, from pairing them with T-shirts and trainers to holding the pallu, or loose end of the sari, in place with a belt. Photo: Six Yards Plus
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Many modern-age brides are styling their wedding saris with comfy trainers. Photo: Shruti Kasat / The Saree Sneakers
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A sari from Save the Loom's Vidhi line, which was originally designed for female lawyers, but has also found favour among other professional women. Photo: Save the Loom
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This image from The Sari Series project for 'Border&Fall' shows Pooja Jagadeesh wearing a casual T-shirt under her stylishly draped sari. Photo: Border&Fall
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Jayanthi Sampathkumar broke the Guinness World Record for fastest running in a sari in a marathon in 2017
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A belt is a trendy and stylish way to hold the sari in place. Photo: Six Yards Plus
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Young Indian women are draping and styling saris in myriad ways, from pairing them with T-shirts and trainers to holding the pallu, or loose end of the sari, in place with a belt. Photo: Six Yards Plus
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/A2CD2DK4PFAANE3L5GWTH3FH5M.jpg?smart=true&auth=93adba2e77596865fe777833d7f0f5ba2f7235f45337e3c3ac1ac0304cf66920&width=400&height=225)
Many modern-age brides are styling their wedding saris with comfy trainers. Photo: Shruti Kasat / The Saree Sneakers
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A sari from Save the Loom's Vidhi line, which was originally designed for female lawyers, but has also found favour among other professional women. Photo: Save the Loom
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This image from The Sari Series project for 'Border&Fall' shows Pooja Jagadeesh wearing a casual T-shirt under her stylishly draped sari. Photo: Border&Fall
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/FKTGVMHS5FDQNLMZVLVGMWEIYU.jpg?smart=true&auth=46360972c6f7f1a2b22e5805240d3172d272cbb2932fca06f18637ed0e439c71&width=400&height=225)
Jayanthi Sampathkumar broke the Guinness World Record for fastest running in a sari in a marathon in 2017
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A belt is a trendy and stylish way to hold the sari in place. Photo: Six Yards Plus
Modern sari styles: casual with a chance of trainers
From casual drapes to T-shirt cholis, the dress is seeing something of a revival among young women
Kavitha Yarlagadda
07 November, 2021
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