South Indians take great pride in their traditional clothes. Apart from the rare ‘designer’ saree worn at wedding receptions and the everyday salwar-kameez with dupatta, most clothing trends from the north find it hard to sustain in southern India. Today, the humble salwar-kameez has been baptized to the south Indian cult and comes in beautiful Mangalgiris, Coimbatore and Kanchi cottons. Along the way came leggings and the kurta-leggings combination became the official ‘power-dressing’ attire among corporate employees. When the north went through a Mughal revivalism complete with chandbalis, anarkalis, shararas and ghararas, designers did not expect the south to pick up these trends. However, the anarkali has somehow caught the imagination of South Indians and has established its roots in the region across a period of about five years now. Vasudha, Founder and Editor, Southindiafashion.com , a leading fashion blog, recollects, “One could hardly spot anarkalis in the south duri
