Muga Silk, The Unique Indian Fashion Wear and Accessory Jewelry

by Rohit Rajvansh

Muga silk, the enhancer of the feminine charm is the greatest contribution of Assam to women in India and abroad. When beautiful cupid curves of a women are draped in the silk with muga zari, it gives a feel of jewelry worn throughout the sari.

Designer Gaurav Gupta prefers muga for its grand looks and great feel of touch to the wearer. He feels muga comes first in the list of several kinds of silks. He opines showing up the Indian traditional grandeur intertwined with globalization hues and patterns is possible with muga silk. Though muga is initially used for borders, its use is just like running the serial jewelry across the entire dress, according to Gupta.

Silk enhances style quotient

Muga enhances style quotient of the fashion lover and its use is not just confined to the sari or main dress. Even with accessories like handbag or scarf, its use gives a high class look.

M V Gopinathan, who owns a silk weaving unit in Bangalore, uses muga to give a grand look for silk saris. He loves to use the muga, the golden silk of Assam, for its qualities of elegance, comfort and durability. According to him, it is a silk of celebrities for grand appearances at functions and fashion shows. Even for an ordinary women it brings in the celebrity look.

Glitter goes up with cleaning

The brilliance of muga increases and it shines more and more wash by wash. This particular quality makes it a top choice for famous designers. Muga is no more confined to feminine zone. Even gents are feeling the comfort of muga and started wearing it. Picking up these cues designers are using muga in the dresses of gents as well. When people are used to use denims solely for the purpose of washing convenience, the same logic makes them to go after muga

Gold glitter for silk price

If style, appearance, washing convenience are some of the reasons, there is another most important reason to prefer muga zari. When somebody buyers a gold or silver zari sari, she gets many doubts on the quantity or quality of the gold claimed to be there in the sari. Unless the buyer personally knows the weaver or seller there is no guarantee for that. When something is giving the look and feel or a designer fashion and the zari or border used is the same material as the base fabric you are sure that you are not duped.

“Silk Board is encouraging the use of muga as it is all natural and pure silk unique to India. One will identify herself with the golden thread of Assam. Even on cost front it is just a premium silk but give an appearance of gold for a fraction of its price. You are also sure of getting silk for silk’s price not inferior gold for pure gold’s price, when you go for gold zari, says M N Ramesha, editor of Indian Silk, a monthly official magazine of the Silk Board of India

Feel like a model in Muga silk

If you are a bride, you can stun your life partner as well as the attendees of marriage with your muga zari silk sari. You can make that special day a day of photo finish. If you are a model, you can stand out from the herd of other models. If you are a top women executive, your muga zari speaks all about your dignity, style and authority.

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