‘There’s something sassy about this’: the reinvention of the sari – in pictures
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Source: Guardian Australia
Published: 2026-03-25 06:00 UTC+10:00
Section: Australian fashion
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Culture & Entertainment, Australia, India, Asia Pacific
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View image in fullscreenThis is an early example of a radical, glamorous sari, says exhibition curator Priya Khanchandani. Tarun Tahiliani designed this for Lady Gaga’s debut performance in Delhi in 2010. It’s made of foil jersey and accessorised with Swarovski crystal chains. Normally saris are draped by the wearer, but here it has been ‘stitched into its draped form’.
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