In India, the loom is the sari, measured to the amplitude of this timeless dress which leaves the loom ready to be worn. If we look at the saree, however, what is it except a length of cloth of five and a half metros? The sari is defined by its wearer, the women whose person it adorns: it takes her shape, is pleated to mold her body, its end-piece, the pallu, floats over her shoulder or is brought across the front. In former times, the choice of saree and its method of being worn indicated clearly her social status and where she came from, the pattern and colors often dictated by tradition and occasion.
