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desigirl | March 5, 2008

‘Guess who these women are?’ quizzed the hubby.

I took one look at the taller, blue saree-clad figure and thought it must be some hijra person from North India but was blown why it would make news. The shorter figure twigged something in my brain - albeit after closer, deeper looks.

Imagine my shock horror when I finally figured they were the Williams sisters! Oh my eyes! My eyes!

Everyone, please read this excellent article by Deepa Krishnan on sarees and the whys and why nots. I could not put it better myself.

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LOL! I thought of exactly the same thing when I

Compulsive dreamer | March 6, 2008 | 10:00 am

LOL! I thought of exactly the same thing when I first saw them. Only on reading the caption below, did I realise they were the Williams sisters!


Boy am I glad to have company or what? I mean, seriously, WHAT prompts them to don such outfits and make absolute idiots of themselves?
sheesh!

If folks in Bangalooru want to see the William's sisters

Ol' Mate | March 7, 2008 | 1:59 am

If folks in Bangalooru want to see the William’s sisters in saree, we demand to see our women from India to wear scanty clothes when they visit the States.. Hmm.. Oh wait.. They do that in India, rite ?

[...] was so cool that he sang it for us

Shahrukh Khan = Michael Jackson « IndieQuill | March 8, 2008 | 6:58 pm

[...] was so cool that he sang it for us in Hindi. It’s like how the Williams sisters wore sarees for their Indian fans. I am a tennis fan, too,” Babbloo informed us. “My favorite [...]

err.. i have no words!!! and what is with those

the mad momma | March 10, 2008 | 10:35 am

err.. i have no words!!! and what is with those fugly velvet blouses. even my maid doesnt wear them anymore. who dressed them??!!!


Someone who hates their guts, for sure! Velvet blouses? gah!

LOL!! Poor things - They probably have no clue how

d | March 21, 2008 | 3:35 pm

LOL!! Poor things - They probably have no clue how misguided this saree venture was. Feel a bit bad giggling so hard at this picture . But what the heck, they’re so rich and successful we can have a guilt free laugh i guess!!

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