My MIL wants to buy me a saree for mothers day. I have a ton already for a variety of occasions, so this one is just for fun (no specific event in mind). Which should I choose? The saree draping / blouse design would be my choice, just judge based on the material 
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bananas / 9973 posts
Ooh! The 3rd and last ones are so chic! Nice gift! My GF brought me back one from India, but I have to get the top made (and find somewhere to wear one!)
nectarine / 2358 posts
Oh my gosh these are all so pretty! I have to say the pink and green one looks so flowy and ethereal. Gorgeous!
pomegranate / 3393 posts
I love the pink/green combo! Red/white and pink/gold tied for second place
blogger / pomegranate / 3044 posts
@shopaholic: fun! there are old Indian ladies who make the tops everywhere, you just have to find one 
grapefruit / 4584 posts
Pink/green or pink/gold. I don't get to wear my Indian clothing very often, so for myself I prefer (what I consider) more traditional looking saris & salwars. They're all pretty though!
pear / 1698 posts
I love the wine and gold one, but the pink and gray one looks more versatile. Beautiful choices!
grapefruit / 4089 posts
The wine and gold is stunning, but the pink and grey seems less formal and still beautiful. They are a tie for me!
GOLD / wonderful pomegranate / 28905 posts
@beaker: I love love the third one from the top! Love that it has a modern cut / flair to it.
cantaloupe / 6869 posts
They are all sooo gorgeous. I voted pink and gold but you can't go wrong with any of these! What a great present!
persimmon / 1085 posts
I love the first one the best, but all are pretty! I'm too chicken to wear one. I wore lehengas for our Indian wedding.
papaya / 10570 posts
ps - sarees don't look like they did when I was a kid (and I saw my friends' parents wearing sarees). They were not figure hugging like these ones - they were much fuller with lots of fabric and they were always worn with these little cropped tops. I always loved them (so colourful and glitterry!) but these slinky ones are really, really beautiful!!!
This is what they used to look like, in the 80s!
pineapple / 12802 posts
WOW. They are all beautiful, but the pink and grey one is totally stunning! and I don't even normally like pink. WOWOWOW.
blogger / pomegranate / 3044 posts
Looks like pink + grey wins?
@Cherrybee: pretty sure that saris have been the same, its just how you tie it! my MIL actually ties sarees very modestly (with the skirt well above your belly button) and with my hourglass figure I just looked puffy and awful. I spent some time on youtube and now am pretty good at tying it on myself..
ETA: as an example, here's a best seller from the same website.. pretty similar to your 80s one!
eggplant / 11716 posts
@Cherrybee: it's regional, too! South indian sarees typically use much thicker fabrics--fancy ones are kanjeepuram silk which is heavy stuff and not all that figure flattering. North indian sarees are more influenced by bollywood trends, so you get more of those net sarees (the very see-through type) and more bling and more trendy blouse styles (the cropped top you are talking about).
My wedding saree was a kanjeepuram silk saree and they were very modest. Nothing showed! It's just a different regional style. Here's another picture of their back---very modest.
Younger girls tend to wrap their saree lower (a few inches below the belly button) and have shorter, trendier blouses with interesting necklines and open backs. Older ladies have longer sleeves, higher necklines, and a longer top in general.
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