Demure Drapes: Inception of Demure Drapes with Kerala Saris and traditional Jewelry from God's own country..

Demure Drapes: Inception of Demure Drapes with Kerala Saris....

A fun page for 'us' by 'us'... Demure Dupatta, the name at the inception, was just a platform where we could come together, discuss our dresses, comment on how good we looked for a certain lunch or how well the jewelry piece looked on a certain lady...

Then came this one picture, 

posted by this very dear friend, and Demure Drapes, out of my curiosity to know more about this sari.

Picture posted in a Kerala mundu. Simple explanation of the Kerala Mondu as given by Reina "The mundum neriyathum is the cultural costume of women of the Malayalee community and often referred as Kerala saree. The grace and appeal of the golden borders contrasting with the otherwise plain white mundum neryathum of Keralite women has come to symbolize Malayalee women”

Reina that gorgeous smile of urs beats even Madhuri's flash…

 well that smile sure did the trick. Converted Demure Dupatta into Demure Drapes….

Though there was no format, no formal thought behind the Demure Drapes saga, but the seed had been sown. Thus we had our second share on Kerala saris…

Prasnna in a kasavu mundu......
Mundum neriyathum (set-mundu or mundu-set) is the traditional clothing of women in Kerala, South India. It is the oldest remnant of the ancient form of the saree which covered only the lower part of the body. In the mundum neriyathum, the most basic traditional piece is the mundu or lower garment which is the ancient form of the saree denoted in Malayalam as 'Thuni' (meaning cloth), while the neriyathu forms the upper garment the mundu. The mundum neryathum consists of two pieces of cloth, and could be worn in either the traditional style with the neriyathu tucked inside the blouse, or in the modern style with the neriyathu worn over the shoulder.— with Prasanna Menon.

And then there was no holding us back. The Sari journey had began. Demure Drapes received its third Kerala sari story..

Dashing Dipti in a hand painted Kerala mural painting saree....
“Kerala mural paintings are the frescos depicting mythology and legends, which are drawn on the walls of temples and churches in South India, principally in Kerala. Ancient temples, churches and palaces in Kerala, South India, display an abounding tradition of mural paintings mostly dating back between the 9th to 12th centuries CE when this form of art enjoyed Royal patronage.”

Next on the Kerala sari front was the most gorgeous of them all…

Stunning Shoba in a unique - cut work, traditional Mallu saree…

In Shoba’s words “It is a traditional Kerala saree which is gorgeous n elegant with not much help anyway. But I got an appliqué/cut work done which is very unique n so beautiful:)”

Kerala Jewelry

Jewelry from  'god's own country - Kerala'. I want to share a pictures of a lovely lady, Prasanna, with an awesome jewelry piece... She writes about her neck piece "D necklace worn is called Kaashu Mala. Kaashu Mala is string of round ornanents resembling coins strung together. Kaasu mala usually has Goddess Lakshmi embossed on it. Earring is Jumkhas which we call as Jhimiki(Bell shaped ear drops). To compliment all of it is the Nose stud."

Traditional designs continue to influence present day jewelry patterns in Kerala.
Kasu Mala, Palakka Mala, Nagapada Thali, Karimani Mala, Mullamottu Mala, Manga Mala, Cheruthali, Addiyal, Kashali, Poothali, Jhimki are the hot favourites. Every household boasts of owning at least one of them. Also there are many temple ornaments of Kerala origin namely Vilakku Mala, Erukkumpoo Mala, Sarapoli Mala, Vilwadala Mala, Mani Mala etc. sacredly treasured in major temples as Thiruvabharanam to adorn idols of Gods and Goddesses.

Dress like a mallu...
Some Malyalee brides in an overdose of jewelry..