indian weaves and handlooms magic is everlasting and never fails to lure you with its simplicity and elegance indian weavers and designers over the years have worked towards making indian weaves more relevant and trendy and have infused a new life into them on national handloom day today heres how you can wear your handloom pieces in a stylish way aleena mackar pune based makeup and hair stylist and content creatorpunebased makeup and hair artist and content creator aleena mackar who loves to style her handloom sarees in different ways says i think more than styling i want to first urge people to support indian handlooms with more vigour than earlier it is extremely important to support local weaves there are many ways to style handlooms something really smart and elegant would be to take a handloom fabric and make a pant suit of it which i have done parisha arenja fashion designer and content creator indorebased parisha arenja fashion designer and content creator says our country is a treasure trove of crafts and artisans who continue to reinvent handloom while keeping the core values of our heritage alive when you choose a handloom you choose weavers who are struggling for their survival and if we all decide to buy one article from a weaver then imagine what all we can achieve heres how to give a trendy touch to your handloom khadi saree is a timeless piece and quite a versatile one and styling it doesnt require a lot of effort and it looks good on all skin tones here are a few tips on how to wear khadis right for a more contemporary look pairing a khadi saree with hand block printed or a kalamkari long khadi blouse creates a perfect corporate look you can pair it up with terracotta jewellery you can also go for a raw silk blouse and a little heavy jewellery if you want to create a stylish look for a party if youre attempting to create a indowestern look with a khadi saree wearing it with an offshoulder top in contrast colour is a great idea be it a button down shirt or a denim jacket or a simple bralette your khadi saree will look good with everything another way to modernise the look is to drape the saree in interesting ways neck style mermaid style front pallu style dhoti style are some of the styles you can opt for always combine the saree with a contrast colour or a printed blouse or a topyou can use accessories like a thick belt and smart handbag or a pair of sneakers to amp up your look while you can keep your entire face simple and understated you can apply dark coloured lipstick to add some drama to your face a big nose pin or a statement choker will simply make you look more stylish