Half and Half Sarees – 5 Most Demanding Concept

The Revolution with Half and half sarees

Sarees are the recognizable attire of India. The sarees worn today have got many variations from fabrics, cut concepts, design elements, and more. All being a hot favorite traditional attire, have made it easily acceptable by all age groups of women.

The main basic description of a saree leads to having a 6-yard long saree in a single fabric with more elements adding grace and beauty. Borders being used in different placements and types are a great part of the sarees, and of course what’s better than the embroideries used in its versatility to bring more attraction.

Half and half sarees mandira bedi
Half-and-half sarees Mandira Bedi

The designers today bring new variations of party wear saree, which has been widely appreciated in the industry bringing a new revolution and more utility after its creation, The Half and Half Saree concept. This concept has set the hearts to pride, and all designers create something new by this concept in more focus.

All sarees seen today are majorly the Half- half saree, in fabrics difference, and colors or prints highlighting, and borders used differently to highlight the half-half saree concept. To shop designer Half and half sarees check G3fashion.com sari.

  • Half and Half sarees – A Small Description

This saree is described, in two sectorial parts, the pallu part and the lower drape part (patli).  The saree is crafted in such a manner that the saree looks continuous but different at the pallu and lower drape, bringing the creativity out from it.

Half and Half sarees, sabyasachi half half saree, half and half sari trend,
Styles of half-and-half saree

The half-and-half is normally styles with fabrics of different types and colors and concepts of embroidery, using a velvet pallu with elegant embroidery and using jacquard as the lower drape or brocade. (See the Dual 2 Colour Combination Sarees by Designers That Can’t Go Wrong)

Using net half-and-half as net pallu or lower drape in different types and colors, using georgette and silk together in prints or different concepts.
Styling with a half-and-half saree concept is very creative and much in fashion today.

5 types of concepts for Half-half saree

  • The Kalis styled half saree

The kalis styled half saree
The Kalis styled half saree

The saree in a half-and-half fabric mode separating from pallu drape and lower drape is a cut pattern form used to bring a lehenga like a look, in a half-half sari.

Where the shoulder drapes may be of net or georgette and the lower drape instead of pleats may be pre stitches in kali form in the different fabric of the same type to make this saree.

It is widely famous for weddings and events where it’s easy to drape up and gives a new look.

  • The Paneled half-and-half saree

Sridevi and Rani Mukherjee in half and half Panelled saree
Sridevi and Rani Mukherjee in half and half Panelled saree

This became very popular for using widely different fabrics and colors than one to make a half-and-half saree, where the pallu is kept in the piece and the lower drape is styled with horizontal panels in a different fabric or color concepts.

Even embroidery is added to the panels which make a heavy party look or pleats and gathers are added to the horizontal panel to give a gracious look. You can also learn how to wear sarees like this and in 10 other ways.

  • Normal half-and-half saree

Kalki Kochelin in Nikhil Thampi saree
Kalki Koechlin in Nikhil Thampi saree
Nargis Fakri in half-and-half saree
Nargis Fakri in half-and-half saree

A normal half-and-half conception sari may be crafted with pretty textured fabrics like Shifley net in pallu and georgette drape, or net and net in 2 colors with embellishment and shading variations, or the jute jacquard with brocade to give heavy look is much accepted also at special events.

A new trendy half-and-half saree includes the prints, like the masaba prints, in pallu or lower drape, and opposite phase of solid-colored fabric.

  • Cutwork concept half-and-half saree

Cutwork saree half and half
Cutwork saree half and half
half-and-half crochet saree
cutwork crochet half-and-half saree

This is the most elegant and designer touch creation of a half-and-half designer saree, it will win the hearts of ethnic wear lovers.

Using the beauty of the cutwork with pretty motif designs intricately or elaborately to embellish it and use the fabric at the whole pallu section or a part of it, or perhaps just the large broad border panel around it and vice versa of the lower drape. Using fabrics going rich and elegant in the opposite pat to give a mesmerizing saree.

  • 3 Sectional half-half saree

Three sectoral half and half saree
Half-and-half 3 color saris

Is a theme of using three fabrics or colors or styles in three sections of the same saree.  The lower drape section is divided into its patli section in one style, and after the drape around the portion in 2nd style and the pallu shoulder drape section in 3rd style.

This is more common with Georgette prints sari, which consists of floral and solid colors and stripes imprinted.  A good new trendy style approaching the industry.

Conclusion on Half and Half Sarees

These are 5 different concepts of the half-and-half saree styles which have been a new revolution in fashion, as a massive acceptable change by the fashion industry.

9 thoughts on “Half and Half Sarees – 5 Most Demanding Concept”

    • Hello Kimmy, i think that’s a great idea. You may join your heavy dupatta with net to get the half and half saree, but make sure your re-apply the border on the lower hem of saree as it needs to be all over in the total saree continuously. Using the dupata part as your pallu as the length is appropriate for the pallu drape part and net as the other half part for lower pleats and inner drape.

      Do right back with your own new designer saree and sent us an image of your creative work.

    • Hello Neeti,
      Firstly you need to find the fabric which will go with this, not necessary it may be the same but one which compliments the whole look after combining this. If the saree has holes in the bottom hemline then you may add a parallel fabric in the whole bottom length wise, to make it look like a panel or border fabric. It should be a textured, embroidered so it compliments. The same if it on the pallu edge section, cut if off and add this fabric there and complete it with borders so it looks uniting. That’s it you can fix your sarees by this way.

      Hope this helps Neeti, Thanks on asking our advice.

  3. Hello, I love these ideas. Buy where can I get a pattern for the two/three-way saree? Meaning, where, at what measurement point do I change the fabric?

    Thank you!

    • Hi,
      Well it depends on the kind of fabric an design concept you require.
      You may try adding a 12-15 inch width panel to the whole bottom length wise of saree or you may add the same closer to 1/2m on the outer side of the pallu. This totally depends on how you are styling your saree or if you are mending it need to focus on the damage section and hide or add fabric panels in that calculated phase.

  5. Hi ,
    Im planning to make half n half saree with pallu n pleats using different fabrics..how many metres do I need for pallu and pleats…thanks

    • That depends on the kind of design concept you choose for half and half sarees. Normally a half and half saree has 2.25m-2.5m as the pallu fabric and rest as the lower drape fabric of the saree. This can be changed as per your needs of designing.

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