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{{short description|Combination of sari and lehenga choli}}
[[File:Raima Sen still3.jpg|thumb|Actress [[Raima Sen]] in a [[lehenga]]-style sari]]
A '''lehenga-style sari''' is a modern garment introduced in [[India]] that blends elements of the traditional [[sari]] and [[lehenga choli]]. A lehenga-style sari is normally {{convert|4.5|m|yd|0|abbr=off}} to {{convert|5.5|m|yd|0|abbr=off}} long. To wear one, unlike a sari, one does not have to form pleats but may simply tuck and drape.

Like that of a traditional sari, the lehenga-style sari is worn over a [[petticoat]] (inskirt; ''pavadai'' or ''langa'' in the south, and ''shaya'' in eastern India, Lehenga in western India), along with a [[blouse]] called the choli, which is the upper garment. The style<ref name="Mohapatra">Mohapatra, R. P. (1992) "Fashion styles of ancient India", B. R. Publishing corporation, {{ISBN|81-7018-723-0}}</ref> of [[choli]] mostly resembles that of the choli of a conventional lehenga or [[ghagra choli]]. Sometimes conventional blouses are also matched with lehenga-style sari. The choli is mostly of a halter neck style, deep neck, or backless style. As with choli worn with the sari, these cholis are also embellished with [[kundan]], beads, mirrors, etc.

==Embroidery and embellishments==
Various types of embroidery patterns are used for a lehenga-style sari. Bagh, [[Chikan (embroidery)|chikan]], kashida, [[kasuti]], kantha, sozni, shisha, and [[zardozi]] are some of the commonly practiced types of embroidery in the lehenga-style sari.

Bagh is a special kind of embroidery done by women in Punjab to be worn during festivals and weddings. Bagh embroidery completely hides the base fabric and is a very heavy kind of embroidery. [[Kashida]] is a Kashmiri embroidery type. This is very colorful and depicts Kashmir in its patterns. The other most famous embroidery on lehenga-style saris is the [[kantha]] work and kasuti work of Bangalore.

Embellishments used in lehenga-style saris' patterns include silver embroidery, golden embroidery, metal beads, real pearls, wood beads, glass beads, mirror work, lace work, Kundan, sequins, glittering stones, and zardozi. Mostly rich fabrics like [[silk]], [[georgette (fabric)|georgette]], brasso, brocade, [[chiffon (fabric)|chiffon]], crepe, etc., are used in the making of a lehenga-style sari.

==Indian draping a lehenga-style sari==
Compared with traditional saris, the method of draping<ref name="lehenga style sari">{{cite web|url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abhtkFrjK3Q |title=Lehenga Style Saree Draping |publisher=Indian Wedding Saree |date=10 Apr 2018 |accessdate=16 January 2019}}</ref><ref name= "Boulanger">Boulanger, C (1997) Saris: An Illustrated Guide to the Indian Art of Draping, Shakti Press International, New York. {{ISBN|0-9661496-1-0}}</ref> a lehenga style is relatively simple and hassle-free. The plain end of the sari is tucked into the petticoat/inskirt and wrapped once completely around the waist, similar to wearing a regular sari. Whereas pleats would be formed in a traditional sari, at this point with the lehenga style one continues to tuck in the drape without making any pleats. (In a lehenga-style sari, pleats are replaced with embellished gotas or [[wikt:panel|panels]] at the front, which imparts a flared [[silhouette]] that is characteristic of a lehenga-style sari.) Finally, the pallu is draped over the shoulder like a regular sari.

The only difference between a lehenga-style sari and a regular sari is that the lehenga-style sari does not require pleats to be formed at the front. A few lehenga-style saris come with side hooks to fit the sari snugly around the [[waist]].

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