Half and half sarees, or half-half saree, is the latest innovation in Indian ethnic wear. It has revolutionized the traditional saree look for a modern and contemporary casual look.
Half and half saree come with dual colors that are contrasting in nature and they are in different prints and patterns. One side could be solid color whereas the other could be in Polka dots. Therefore, it is called half and half as one half differs the other half may be in terms of color, print pattern, fabric, or style.
Half and Half saree are easily considered to be an extension of the already popular half saree in Southern India. It is also known as Langa voni, pavadai daawani, or langa davani across the South Indian states. It comprises a langa or pavadai i.e. a skirt wrapped around your waist.
Later, a voni or davani is a cloth used as a pallu draped around your blouse. Half saree is worn by young girls between the ages of puberty and marriage. So basically, it is a two-piece saree with another piece as a blouse.
Half saree is divided into two major parts as the pleats and the pallu. Pleats are dyed in one color and the pallu is dyed in another. They are purposely dyed to contrast with each other and similar embroidery can be done on both of the dyed colors.
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Sometimes, pleats could be in entirely different patterns like it could be leheriya art chiffon and the pallu could be in Bandhani style with Gota border.
It is highly applicable with several types of fabric such as silk, chiffon, crepe, nylon, bandhani, and georgette.
For young women who want to impress their friends, family, or office colleagues, this hottest style of draping a saree with a half and half saree is the most trending in today’s fashion.
In recent years, many more alterations to half-half saree with elegant embroidery work, mirror or sequins work, golden or usual zari work, etc.
This type of saree can easily become your ultimate choice for any festive occasion as it portrays design versatility and elaborates embroidery and textures.
Let’s scroll through a curated range of half-half sarees that you can shop at karmaplace.com and get shipped directly to the US at your doorstep.
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VICHITRA SILK BORDER SAREE
This is a heavy designer saree that is made out of 5.5-meter long vichitra silk is made of 0.80-meter art silk fabric with a lace border. Pallu color is a lighter green shade that stands directly in contrast with the darker green of the saree pleats and blouse.
It can be styled with choker necklaces and stud earrings with a round stone ring. You can also be paired with an ethnically designed potli with this silk border saree. It is perfect for festive occasions and dry cleaning is the recommended wash.
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SILK BANDHANI HALF AND HALF SAREES
The complementary color scheme of orange and purple always look so good together. This saree is a hand-dyed bandhani silk that comes with a lustrous zari border. It is specially designed for casualwear occasions and it has a regular weaving pattern.
This saree would be gorgeous with silver alloy chandbali earrings and maybe a simple brass necklace. Machine wash is the recommended wash.
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CHIFFON BANDHANI SAREE
This saree is made of bandhani style and chiffon fabric. Its pleats are in bandhani style pattern and on the other hand, its pallu is purely a leheriya style. It comes with a chiffon blouse in a solid blue blouse with lacework.
This chiffon bandhani half and half saree would go well with stylish pearl earrings and a simple Kundan necklace with Kundan bangles. Also, it would be completely fine if no other jewelry accessory is worn depending on the occasion.
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LEHERIYA KOTA SILK SAREE
This is a casualwear handcrafted leheriya style and shibori print saree. Pallu is made of half printed with leheriya and half shibori with intricate Zari work-based border. Machine wash is the recommended wash for long-lasting maintenance.
This leheriya and shibori half-half saree can be styled with bohemian earrings and necklaces with contrasting shades to the saree. It could also look good with traditional gold jewelry in ethnic style.
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BANDHANI LEHERIYA SAREE
Casualwear saree with multicolor and leheriya style saree with bandhani pallu. It already seems so out of the box. This is the perfect festive wear as well as casual saree as it holds the ethnic design with modern styling.
It is made out of silk fabric with a regular weave pattern. For durable usage, a machine wash is the recommended wash.
This half-half saree can be simply paired with Kundan jhumkas and Kundan bracelets for a contemporary look with traditional accessories.
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ZARI BANDHANI SAREE
This is a handcrafted Bandhani saree with zari work and art silk fabric. It is made aesthetically for casual occasions but it would be also suitable for festivals with correct jewelry. The pink print over the blue color stands out shiningly.
This contrasting pair of colors look so unique when paired with silver necklaces, earrings, and bangles as a complete set. This saree can also be styled with bohemian-style jewelry.
Apart from half and half sarees you can check out the new designs of KarmaPlace sarees.
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SILK WOVEN SAREE
This blue will make you stand out amongst everyone else. It is beautifully designed with a woven border. The Pallu of this saree has sirki work in a light color that is paired with a dark shaded blue. The saree comes in a sea-green color and silk fabric.
It can be styled with dangling earrings and a pendant-style necklace. Bracelets or bangles can also be paired with this saree depending upon the occasion. It is the perfect saree for the upcoming festive seasons.
It is very easy to use and maintain a half and half saree as it is very similar to any other saree. However, it is depending upon its fabric and print work as that would require some other type of wash care.
Dry cleaning is recommended when the saree is heavily designed with sequins and other artwork.
The rest of the time, a machine or hand wash is always preferred. These kinds of sarees are mostly casualwear but they can be easily draped for festivals, special occasions like weddings, public events, or other parties.
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