India Fashion Week Kicks Off After Delay (PHOTO)

A model presents a creation by Indian designers Ashima-Leena during the Wills India Fashion Week Autumn-Winter 2010 in New Delhi on March 25, 2010. India's leading fashion week event opened March 25 after a missing fire permit forced the cancellation of all shows on the first day. (MANAN VATSYAYANA/AFP/Getty Images)

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[katielady]

10:10 AM on 03/28/2010

IS THAT PHOTO IT??? I liked the sari Michaela Sahadi wore to the White House better...

[LMPE]

11:15 PM on 03/27/2010

South Asia just made my day!

[lemondade]

12:57 PM on 03/26/2010

I LOVE THE BRIGHT COLORS FROM INDIA. THE MODEL IS GORGEOUS. WONDERFUL STYLE. I CAN SEE WHY GOLDIE HAWN LOVES INDIA.

[Riss19]

08:13 PM on 03/25/2010

beautiful...gorgeous...love the colors...and she kinda looks related to Kim K....seems like of all the sisters she looks the most middle eastern or Indian...like Princess Jasmine....same nose and lips as the model:)
The garment is gorgeous as well...love love it!

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(thoughts from a redhead)

[levoyageur]

12:18 PM on 03/25/2010

just one photo? come on hp. you are such a tease!

[April Kling]

11:23 AM on 03/25/2010

photoS? I only see one! I'd be happy with a 100+ image slideshow! :)

[Maya Lin]

11:08 AM on 03/25/2010

Which begs the question, how many different wraps can you style using a sari?

[Two Cents]

12:00 PM on 03/25/2010

. . . tons. See:

http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=saris+photos&um=1&ie=UTF-8&ei=B4irS8qsDpy-M8fO4NgP&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&ct=title&resnum=3&ved=0CCgQsAQwAg

There are also other styles for Indian women, esp. in the north and south. The traditional wear for Punjabi women when done well, for example, is absolutely stunning:

http://images.google.com/images?um=1&hl=en&tbs=isch%3A1&sa=1&q=traditional+punjabi+dress&aq=9m&aqi=g6g-m4&aql=&oq=punjabi+dress&gs_rfai=&start=0

[desultude]

01:05 PM on 03/25/2010

Thank you- I was headed there myself. If you haven't been to India, I suppose you might have such prejudices.

Why do we think that "ethnic" clothes are so uniform? India has a billion people, and thousands of ways to wear a piece of cloth or two. And the colors and stitching! And beading. And blouses underneath.

[desultude]

01:07 PM on 03/25/2010

And Punjabi suits (shalwar Khameez)! I have at least a dozen. There is hardly a more elegant and comfortable way to dress.

[Suntio]

09:47 AM on 03/25/2010

Beautiful photo! More, please!