4 Reasons Why Blouses With Elbow-length Sleeves Are Fashionable To Wear
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How many of you think that a well-stitched blouse is as important as wearing the saree the right way? Women have a special connection with sarees, it instantly makes them feel confident. But a lot of effort needs to be put in while donning a nine yards saree. In addition to the effort put in for draping it by getting the pleats right, wearing a perfect blouse makes a hell lot of a difference. Don’t you think?
Gone are the days when women used to stitch a plain blouse for their sarees. These days, the saree blouses have become as fashionable as the saree itself. The blouse style includes the various embroidery works that are being done on the blouses, the different styles of stitching them, and the most important — the sleeve designs of the blouses. Be it puffed, kimono, bishop, off-shoulder, butterfly or even the capped sleeves, designing a blouse is definitely important.
And when we talk about the length of the sleeves. The elbow-length sleeves are the current rage. This pattern is something that everybody is going for. This length of sleeves ends just above the elbow folding. And it’s something that every well-known celebrity and even the common girl loves wearing with her saree. But, why is it so popular now? Let’s take a look at some of the reasons why these elbow-length sleeve blouses are a fad these days.
1. The Contemporary Style
If you think about it, the elbow-length blouse is a trend that finds its roots in the eighties era. In fact, it has become a contemporary style among the ‘It’ generation now. We’re sure you’ve seen Deepika Padukone, the Bollywood actress, making public appearances at award ceremonies wearing her favorite Sabyasachi designer sarees with very elegant looking blouses that stop right before her elbows. Oh Boy! She sure does know how to make a style statement everywhere she goes, doesn’t she? We have seen her team it up with Benarasi and Kanchipuram weaves and it looked great.
2. It Helps To Hide The Flaws
The Saree definitely helps you look slimmer. It shows the perfect curves whilst hiding your flaws. But, if you’re arms are on the heavier end (fat and flabby), and you opt for wearing a sleeveless or any cap-sleeved blouse, your arms might gather a lot of attention. In such cases, we suggest that you blindly opt for an elbow-length blouse. If you’re asking why, well, firstly, it will hide all of your arm fat. And secondly, the sleeve design of an elbow blouse is such that it will make your arms look like they are well toned. Now, who thought a saree blouse could make your arms look slim and toned, right? See, that’s the beauty of our ethnic wear.
3. There’s Scope For Design
If you’re a sucker for all things creative, then elbow-length blouses have to be your favorite. This blouse design has more area than any other blouse could ever have. This gives you an ample amount of space to get creative with designs on the blouse. Go for thread work, the Zardari embroidery or some fancy mirror — your blouse will be the center of attraction for sure. A traditional blouse isn’t made by mere stitching, there are definitely certain elements that can be embossed onto it. One can take the help of embroidery to give it that royal, stand-alone impact. And it goes well with all kinds of sarees. If you get a gold colored blouse stitched with sleeves up to the elbows, with some basic zari work on it, it will match with every silk saree that sits in your wardrobe.
4. The Comfort Level Is High
If you’re planning to wear your saree for the entire day, there are probably two things that you’d surely worry about. One is how to drape it so that you feel comfortable all day and the second is which blouse would make your bust feel less suffocated and more comfortable. Our answer to this is the elbow sleeved blouses — they will neither make you feel all trapped like the full-sleeved blouses nor will they make you feel conscious about your underarms with the half-sleeved or sleeveless blouses. An elbow-sleeved blouse is perfect to wear and manage with your saree all day long. If you don’t trust us, wear them once and see for yourself. (winks)
Who said old trends can’t be improvised and made current trendsetters, even the simple ethnic wear like saree blouses can be done that way. Do you have an elbow-sleeved blouse already? Tell us about how comfortable you feel in them in the comments below.
