tying a sari he adds according to kapoor the internationalisation of the sari is a crucial factor the essence of this sari stems from the western look that it imparts to its wearer without compromising on the traditional indian feel he says adding that the trouser sari received overwhelming response especially in the nri community satya paul has a dedicated cell that works to create new forms of the sari im looking forward to madonna wearing this sari to help the indian customer recognise the design strength of our work he says shaina nc who is known for inventing incalculable ways of draping the sari says the reinventions like the lungi or sarong sari are a hit i had one client who converted the drape of her wedding sari into a sarong style and another one who used the pallu of her wedding sari to make a jacket she says the sari has been the designers muse for years but sometimes reinvention has resulted in tragedy with the sari resembling a gunnysack vijai singh katiyar senior faculty at the national institute of design nid and author of the book indian saris traditions perspectives and design says he enjoys the zealous explorations with the sari by design leaders in fashion but believes that innovation needs to support the intrinsic characteristics of the unstitched sari unfortunately in the india of our times it is frequently about discarding everything that is old and making choices from the socalled idioms of modernity and progressiveness he says the sari needs new strategies to make its way into the hearts of the young generation attempts to fuse the sari with other formats helps but designers need to overcome this obsession as early as possible so that their intervention is meaningful he says sari to say but theres still a long way to go mansichoksitimesgroupcom