Muga Silk: An Alternative to Gold Zari
The zari of muga silk looks modern and traditional at the same time. Without compromising for comfort, silk enhances elegance and style. As muga stands at the higher end of silks, it is adored with same likeness in India and abroad. The traditional preference for gold and silver zaris is based on their durability and muga zari is no less in this aspect. That is why people consider muga as jewelry, fashion accessory and style signature. For a stylish chic, muga enhances the natural charm of the cupid curves figure manifold.
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.
A fashion expression
when a woman wants to radiate her glamour and charm, she carefully selects fashion accessories to match with her main dress. Muga enhances the feel and look of main dressed as well as accessories when it is carefully crafted by good designers. Its use in fashion accessories such as handbag, stilettoes, jewelry, etc is on rise.
M V Gopinathan, Designer and owner of a silk weaving unit in Bangalore says, Muga is termed as golden silk of Assam for its comfort and durability. It also gels well with decorative items and fashion accessories due to its elegance. Celebrities of all walks of life and top models and film stars wear designer wears with muga silk for movie award functions and glittering fashion shows.
Shines better on each wash
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
Gentle on purse
If appearance, style, texture are attractive, usually the price will be dear in most of the purchases. It is not he case with muga silk. Its expensiveness is comparable to any other pure silk. In fact you need to compare it with gold as the muga zari matches with gold zari in all respects, but costs a fraction of the cost of gold. When you order for gold zari sari, the chances of getting exact value for your money depends on the trust you have on the vendor or weaver. But when you are buying muga, the chances of getting duped are less.
"This is one of the main reasons for Silk Board to encourage use of muga silk. Opting for muga as an alternative to zari eliminates the possibility of consumer getting cheated. Furthermore, muga, the golden hue silk is unique to India and pride of India. It is one of the most expensive silks in the world," says M N Ramesha, editor of Indian Silk, a monthly official magazine of the Silk Board of India.
Become a stylish chic 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.