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The Saree Saga: A Journey Through Tradition and Emotion
Let me start by saying: if anyone had told me that finding a saree would become the greatest challenge of my adult life… I would have laughed. But no. Destiny laughed back. All I wanted was to recreate this legendary old picture of my Amma (mother-in-law), looking like the Tamil Vogue cover girl of the century. Simple, right? HAHAHA. No. The Bangalore Mission (aka: The Beginning of My Suffering) Fast forward seven months before the wedding. I flew to India, fully confident, h

Valentina Manduchi
Dec 3, 20253 min read
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