HERITAGE & HEIRLOOMS

SURROUNDED BY BEAUTIFUL WEAVES, HELLO! CATCHES UP WITH FOUR EMINENT LADIES FROM BENGALURU, AS THEY SHARE THEIR LOVE FOR TRADITIONAL, HEIRLOOM SAREES PASSED DOWN GENERATIONS AND JEWELLERY WITH MEMORIES ASSOCIATED WITH THEM

- NAYARE ALI

Chandeliers, luxe wooden accents and marble flooring. At this three-storeyed store in a posh South Bengaluru neighbourhood, home to the House of Angadi’s beautiful sarees and rich collections, we are greeted by old-school opulence. Here, popular fashionistas and eminent women from around the city made their presence felt, on the occasion of a special high tea hosted by HELLO!, in association with Khanna Jewellers.

While the women gravitated towards the brands’ fine, handwoven heirloom pieces and exquisite jewellery, HELLO! got together with four society ladies, each a force to be reckoned with in their respective fields: Sarayu Hegde, brand consultant and fashion and lifestyle curator; marketing entrepreneur Anusha Raj; Swathi Shamanur, owner of SS Convention Centre, Davanagere; and textile revivalist Ambika Ghorpade.

Dressed in the finest of heirloom sarees from label Advaya by the House of Angadi, accentuated by stunning diamond accessories by Khanna Jewellers, the four women shared their love for Indian traditional wear, all while bonding with each other during this joyous interaction.

The first time you wore a saree:

Sarayu Hegde: I think it was at the age of six. Like most girls at that age, I wore my mum’s saree while playing dress-up. My first outing in a drape was for my Class 10 graduation. I still remember trying to walk straight in that white organza saree!

Anusha Raj: I come from the traditional Mudaliar community, where women wear sarees every day even today. I was eight or nine years old when I wore my first one. It was a black Banarasi that I still have in my cupboard. It’s sparingly used, but the zari is still good.