“I am often asked how a grandmother’s sari and a mother’s blouse can be put to re-use. Chiffon and organza are different I have genuine reasons to have them draped differently.”ĭolly Jain’s online sessions also have question-time earmarked. I cannot teach with one sari and say replicate it with other drapes. “The reasons I give for ‘the extra pin here and an extra pleat there’ is what gets me the people-connect.

The nitty-gritty in every fabric helps have a different drape, she said in the online session. “This dupatta will look like a new pallu to the sari, and so the sari itself gets a fresh look,” she said.ĭolly Jain during her online sari-draping session for crafts-and-weave revival boutique, Madhurya Creations. As an experienced drape artist, I feel it isn’t the sari, weave or the fabric at many times, but the petticoat that plays another key role to having the drape right,” explained Dolly, who has all the details of D-coat on her Instagram handle.Īs with Madhurya’s online session that was a continuous demonstration without a break for 90 minutes, Dolly says, her video tutorials always have the nuances. Dolly showed how a dupatta can be combined with a sari and worn to showcase a new wave in sari-draping itself. We worked and re-worked on it to see people decode their problems of having their drape flowing well.

“This new generation under-skirt evolved after much observation. This year’s special release for women in 2021 is her own brand of petticoats called D-coat. Believe me, people hardly notice the same sari, because draping is an art that opens up the persona of a weave differently.” The professional sari and dupatta draper, based in Kolkata has been in her line of work for 15 years and held an online drape-session for the customers of the arts and crafts revival boutique Madhurya Creations ( in South Bengaluru, where she said, “Even if you have a small collection of saris to be worn repeatedly, get adventurous and wrap yourself in myriad ways to beat the humdrum.

D coat for saree by dolly jain