09/08/2020
Saree बातें
Antriya-petticoat-inner skirt- saree silhouette
As per Wikipedia, an Atriya is the lower garment from ancient India.
It is a long white or coloured strip of fine cotton cloth, passed through the legs, worn in a way that covered both legs loosely, then long pleats flowed at the front of the legs, to provide maximum comfort and ease of movement.
Does it sound like tying a Dhoti?
👉 Yes, absolutely! Men’s dhoti, which is the oldest Indian draped garment, is the precursor of the traditional saree. Even lungi is evolved from the Antriya.
Do you know?
👉 Dhoti was worn both by the men and women until the fourteenth century?
The Sculptures of ancient goddesses and dancers wearing a dhoti wrap, or the fishtail version validates, this version of history.
👉 The Kaashtha sari (Marathi: नऊवारी साडी) and The Madisar or Koshavam (Tamil: மடிசார்) takes its inspiration from male dhoti?
👉 Antriya evolved & popularly called as a petticoat, parkar (परकर) in Marathi, ulpavadai (உள்பாவாடை) in Tamil (pavada) in other parts of South India, Malayalam: പാവാട,Telugu: పావడ, Kannada: ಪಾವುಡೆ, shaya (সায়া) in Bengali, ସାୟା in Odiya.
👉 millennial call it 'Inner Skirt'
👉 I call it ‘Saree Silhouette’
Check out the stylized Kashta Drape on tights.
PS- Images from my saree styling workshop
