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TIssue Thavanis...The new look?

Tissue Thavani's, a trend of the bygone days. Thus, I suggest do not wear a tissue thavani, unless you really really have to, cos nothing else matches, and your super thin. Cos otherwise as like the above picture, and from personal experience, no kidding, the thavani will just not mould your body. It will be like a shield, stiff and unflexible, and keep moving to show your navel, skin, etc. A total pain. PLus the fact that the pleats never remain (unless you really sat on it!) , hence causing you to take an hour more to get ready.

For little kiddo's, whatever I said above doesn't count. Because they don't ahve the unconvenient body partas adolscence brings, tissue thavani's are great for them.

I suggest, if you really want the golden look, which looks great, go for the crumpled material as can be seen below (Don't ask me what it's called, no clue!). This material will give you more flex, not make you look like a baboon(especially for fat peeps), and accentuate your features.

There's nothing that unique about this pavadai thavanai. However certain aspects def make it look good. The thick embroidered border is definetely one of the plus points. Even the work, that moves upwards from the border, adds dimension. I also love the fact that the Thavani is the same colour as the body, as opposed to the border ( as is the norm nowadays).

What I don't like is the jewellery, makes her look like sanyasi ( Long is great, these beads[or wht eva they r] arnt!), and I also don't like the golden border on the thavani. It should have been left borderless to mix in with the pavadai.

A thavani on the ramp, and I'm loving it!

I'm not usually one for thick heavy zari work as can be seen in this picture. But I think the colour, and the unique thavani in this half sari give a distict charm.

This is half sari that looks great from afar. Unfortunately, up close, the thavani will not get pass marks. Whilst, the choice of colour for the thavani is great, picking up the yellow shade of the paavadai, the choice to add the border to the thavani is very unco. It does not pick up any colour in the paavadai and is very uncoordinated.

There are a lot of things I don't like about this paavadai thavani. Buth the worst has to be the paavadai. By intending to accentuate the body structure, the tailor has produced something that is not a paavaadai.

You need to have pleats in a pavadai. IT should not be soo tight, that it stretches horizontally as can be seen in the above picture. It just ruins the effect of the paavadai.

The thavani can be draped to accentuate curves. But the paavadai should not be so restricted. The more it flows, the more elegance you get. And I can't understand how this model was convenient in it.....

I like this blue....it stands out, without being too overt about it. Any dully paavadai, will have some freshness with this coloured thavani. And as with the above green paavadai, any overly flourescent colour will also be calmed by this blue.

Same colour Thavani

Wearing the same colour thavani as the pavadai seems to be a trend. To a certain effect it MAY look good. In the above photo, I don't know which part of 'same colour' the stylist did not understand. The thavani is like three shades off the paavadai. IF you cant find the same colour, please don't try to pass it off with a similar shade, because clearly it looks 'orrible.

Below is a photograph, where the same colour has worked well. It is also probably due to the heavily worked paavadai balanced off by the matching same coloured thavani.

Bold colours

I Like this because bold colours look great on thavani. But at the same time it's not one of those flourescent colours that make you look like candy floss( as can be seen below). I also like the way the border on the thavani is done. It takes the colours of the pavadai, but really eccentrifies the thavani. That's how it should be. The thavani should be standing out. Not the Paavaadai.

Sexy Thavani

Whoever said you can't look sexy in a Davani without showing your navel, here is proof that you can.

I generally love Sneha in a half saree. She's such a homely figure and fits the scene of a traditional girl, completely. However if you compare the following three pics of her in a half saree, on epicture stands out above the rest. Having your hair out with half saree is the worst accessory. Even half up, creates a more cohesive look.

A era gone by...

I just love this picture, even though I've never been a fan of MGR. And the reason I love it so much is the romance that is created by the heroine(not the HERO). Apart from the killing look, her attire, the humble dhavani has to be commended for this effect. How come we don't get printed dhavani's these days???? One more cuteness to the picture is the way the munthi of the dhavani is brought forward and inserted at the hips. REally defines her structure. Moreover thinking from a director's perspective adds grace to the particular angle she is standing in.

Kangal Irandaal

Kangalal Irandaal a song driving millions mad across the globe, and the success has to atleast partially go to the gorgeous Dhavani clad Swathi. She Brings us a sense of cuteness, youthness, and nostalgic memories of the days gone by donning the Dhavani. My particular facourite is the purple set above. Sweeps me of my feet.

Pavadai Thavaniyil Partha Uruvama....

Thavani are so back in FAshion....they are a comeback item.

Here's one of my favourites for the inaguration of this blog solely dedicated to Thavanis.