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Easter Celebration at Utsav

UTSAV — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 08:01:06 +0000

As the world gets ready to celebrate the spirit of Easter, we at Utsav are inspired by its deeper ethos. Rebirth, renewal and rejuvenation are the basic themes of life itself…themes that we have woven into our latest collection of Ethnic Indian Wear. So this Easter, watch your friends and loved ones hold their breath as you breeze into the season’s party scene like an Indian Cinderella. Whichever part of the globe you are in; you are never too far away from the Utsav online array, are you?

Coloured eggs. Easter bunnies. And Utsav!

That’s right. It is a beautiful combination of mood and attire that make for perfect festivities. And the best way to take care of both is to choose your new wardrobe pieces from Utsav’s online collection. You may want to get some new sarees in cool georgettes, chiffons and crepes that simply accentuate your feminity. Add the blouse of your choice from the mind-boggling designs on display. You probably prefer to go completely traditional and pick up some gorgeous lehnga cholis with matching jewelry. If salwar kameezes are more your style, Utsav has the latest fabrics, prints and designs put together by our exclusive designers. Men and children will also find an exciting array for themselves. As if doing up your personality wasn’t enough, you can also do up your home with our ethnic home décor suggestions. It’s going to be quite a colourful Easter if you succumb to the fashions of Utsav!

Use discount code: EASTER and enjoy 10% off till 5th April.

Bridal Extravaganza 2010 at Utsav

UTSAV — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 13:31:34 +0000

Utsav - Bridal Wear Collection

Ah, the Indian wedding! A rhapsody of colors, a harmony of sounds – a celebration that virtually lasts a lifetime. Quite simply, an event that is not limited to the bride and groom alone, but spills over into the lives of everyone associated with the beautiful occasion. At Utsav, we will make it even more memorable with the Utsav Bridal Wear Fest starting from February 15.

The Utsav Bridal Wear Fest gives you everything you need to wear the perfect ‘wedding’ look… right at your fingertips. You get the latest bonanza of sarees and lehenga cholis, each item custom-made and exclusive. You get traditional jewellery to match. You also discover the most captivating array of footwear and bags to complement the entire look. And when you order, you can avail of a special discount on the Bridal Collection.

So make the most of the Utsav Bridal Wear Fest this February. For an occasion so special, nothing less will do!

Utsav – Wishing you a very Happy New Year 2010

UTSAV — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 13:19:44 +0000

Wishing all our customers and friends a pleasant, happy, healthy and prosperous New Year!

We look forward to serving you in 2010.

Look stylish with online Video Shopping for clothing from India

UTSAV — Sun, 10 May 2009 11:15:24 +0000

Online shopping has been a popular form of shopping for many years now. However, there are significant drawbacks to online shopping because you never know what size to order, or how the product will look while being worn. Many online stores only offer a view of the clothing from one angle, which can make it hard to determine what the clothing actually looks like. An alternative to traditional online picture shopping is video shopping. Designers and vendors of clothing film short videos of people wearing the clothes so that the customer can see the clothing from all angles and will be able to determine what the clothing will look like when being worn.

One of the best reasons to use video shopping is to see how the clothing will look when being worn. The first stores to start video shopping were in India. Many of the traditional clothing worn in India and other surrounding countries have many layers and pieces that make it hard to visualize in a photo. A video clip showcasing the outfit makes it much easier to see how the clothing looks and flows together. It is much easier to see if a clothing piece will fit in with what you need when you see someone wearing it and moving in a way that is natural and likely to occur when the purchaser wears the outfit.

Seeing the clothing from different angles is a great way to decide if a clothing piece is right for you. Some clothing has different hidden features such as open backs or hidden slits that are hard to see when the clothing is not being worn or shown from all angles. A video clip showing the entire outfit eliminates such surprises when the piece is ordered. These 360 degree video clips are also great for people who do not live near a store that sells such items. Indian clothing is hard to find outside of India, and many people in the United States or other countries who may wish to purchase traditional Indian clothing will find the video clips very informative when making their decisions about which piece to order.

Video shopping has other benefits as well. Not only does the customer get to see what the clothing is supposed to look like, how to wear it, and what it looks like on a moving person, there are many other reasons why video shopping is a great idea. Videos that showcase clothing also help the business that uses them. Since customers can see what the clothing looks like, there will be less customer service calls. People will only purchase the item if they really like it, which will also cut down on returns and complaints. Making videos of products rather than just still images adds many more benefits than it adds complications. Most companies and shopping sites would benefits from the use of a video shopping section.

We were the first site to introduce video shipping. We sell different lines of designer traditional Indian clothing. Each piece of clothing showcased in their video display is a one-of-a-kind piece. Each of our clothing choices are all of high-quality, extremely detailed, and economically priced. Video shopping helps us because many of the clothing items that we sell are long, flowing, and have many different folds and parts. The video shopping makes it easy to show customers what they will be purchasing. Video shopping is a very good online shopping technique that will likely be used in many more places in the future.

If you would like more information about video shopping you can visit us at http://www.utsavsarees.com. Click on our video shopping link to view the products that are displayed by video. In addition to our video shopping selection, there are also thousands of other similar items for sale that are beautiful, unique, and economical. We sell traditional Indian clothing for all occasions and settings. Be sure to visit our site for any Indian clothing that you might need for any occasion. Even if you do not usually wear Indian clothing such unique pieces would make you stand out during any formal function.

Free shipping and cash on delivery to any city in India at Utsav

UTSAV — Mon, 04 May 2009 10:45:15 +0000

Online shopping is so great! One of our customers say, “My friend just told me about the online store, UtsavSarees.com. I have just been using their store for about a month now, but I love it! Suddenly, it is so much easier to shop! They are actually the biggest online clothing store based out of India, and their selection is incredible. They have everything from sarees and lehenga choli to menswear, footwear, purses and other accessories, and even items for your home! And the best part is that they ship any item you purchase to any address in India free! So if you live in a really remote town, you can get the clothing delivered to your door! You can even pay by Cash on Delivery. So if your husband has credit cards, but you only carry cash, you can just pay in cash when your item arrives at your door. That way you do not have to worry about paying in advance for an item you don’t know will arrive in the mail safely.”
The selection is tremendous. We literally have thousands and thousands of different items of clothing for sale. We know that shoppers would have a hard time finding exactly what they were looking for without really good ways to search. So there are countless ways to search for what you are looking for at our store. Search by price, by the newest items added to the store, or by trends for 2009. Search by the kind of fabric you like best, or by the occasion or season that you are shopping for. Looking for burgundy, peach, light purple, golden yellow, or teal? There are twenty five different colors that you can search by!
And the best part is, every time you order, your saree or salwar kameez will arrive perfectly tailored to fit you! When you order, you make a note of your measurements, so that the clothing is guaranteed to fit you! We are expert at making clothing that fits any size. Incredibly petite, full-figured, and full-sizes are all commonly ordered. And it does not cost any extra! The cost of tailoring is included in the price of every purchase you make at our store! Can you imagine a store where every item you look at would fit you perfectly? Finally, you don’t have to worry about skirts that are too tight on the hips and too loose at the waist!
So with free shipping on every purchase you make, and a selection wider than any other online store, We are the best online store in India to shop at! Finally, you can shop in your pajamas in the middle of the night, and don’t even have to walk to your mailbox to get your package when it arrives!

Be an exclusivity seeker with our absolutely unique, one of a kind fashion at Utsav

UTSAV — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 11:43:43 +0000

For awhile, it seemed, fashion was flat and boring. Clothes made in cookie-cutter designs, and it was common to see another woman wearing the exact same saree you had. People who idolized a certain Bollywood star would try to find the exact saree she had worn so that they could wear it, too. But nowadays, the trend is originality! After years and years of women experiencing so much embarrassment when they would spot another woman at a wedding they were at wearing the exact same saree, people began longing for totally unique clothing. Instead of emulating someone else’s style, you can have a look all your own! The world has finally realized that half the fun of fashion is to be able to express your own individuality and unique personality with your clothing. It used to be that only really wealthy people could truly have a one of a kind wardrobe because only they could buy the best fabrics and have tailors sew the clothes to fit them perfectly. Average people had to buy simpler, more affordable pieces of clothing that were generally less exciting and did not fit as well.
But not anymore! At Utsav, we can customize your own saree, skirt, or lehenga choli in literally a hundred different ways! We have an enormous variety of fabrics available to choose from, and we get new sarees in all the time! You can customize the shape of the neckline in the front and back of the blouse, and add sleeves to the blouse if you want to! So change your saree to have a halter neck, or pick a scalloped neckline. You can pick a corseted back, or open tie back. If you were having trouble deciding which saree design you liked the most before, all these extra options will make your head spin! You can also change the fabric, fabric color, embroidery design, and pretty much anything else you want to change!
And did you know that every piece of clothing you order at our website is custom made for you? We do not just have a pile of sarees sitting around in various sizes. When you place your order, you will include your measurements, and how long you want the dress to be. You also tell us if you want any of the customizations we just mentioned. Then, we make your saree especially for you! So, when you get it in the mail, you do not have to worry as to whether or not it will fit you! And there is no additional charge for any of these services! We wish it was this easy and enjoyable to shop at the mall! Most of the time at the mall, you can’t even get an extra long inseam on your pants without having to pay extra!
So with all these amazing extra details, how do we keep its products so affordable? Well, we have exclusive access to some of the biggest and best clothing merchanising factories in India. So our online selection is better than any other store, whether it be online or not. And since there are no middlemen, we can pass on the savings to you! The best part is that at prices so low, you can afford to buy more! We just aren’t sure if all those new exquisite, perfectly fitting clothes will arouse envy in your friends.
We offer everything from the traditional to more contemporary styles. If you are looking for something more Western with an Indian flare, than customize any saree into a dress. When you find material that you just love, you can turn it into a sundress that you design! First, you get to choose what style of dress you want. Pick one with halter necklines, a smocked bodice, or choose a one shouldered dress. Then, decide if you want the dress to be made of one material or two different materials. For instance, you can have the bodice be made of one material and the skirt made of another. Finally, select the exact length that you want the skirt to be. And customization only costs an additionally 25 US dollars each item. We offer everything from clothes for casual wear to the perfect saree for the most important day in your life. When you look good, you also feel good. Having the option to choose the styles that will be most flattering on you is so wonderful! Pick the color that best complements your eyes and skin tone. Choose the material that feels most comfortable on your skin! Choose cuts of fabric that best flatter your silhouette, and details that you love the most. Are you in love with ruffled sleeves? Do you love any opportunity to show off your back? With us, you can design the exact saree that will best show off your assets. There is nothing better than feeling confident and comfortable in your skin, and that is exactly what Utsav Sarees to help all women do! Do you have a ‘dream saree’ that you designed in your head when you were fourteen? Well finally, after years of waiting, we can make that perfect outfit possible!
Once you have the saree picked out, then the real fun begins!

Browse through our amazing collection of footwear, accessories, and jewelry. Even if you are looking for We have over three thousand different pieces of jewelry available at any given time, from inexpensive costume jewelry to real diamond and gold necklaces! We can literally dress you from head to toe! With so many dizzying options to choose from, you had better get shopping early!

Shop at a secure webpage for the highest quality Indian sarees from India

UTSAV — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 10:51:44 +0000

Are you sick and tired of businesses trying to rip you off? You sign up for the internet because a different company is offering a low promotional rate. Then when you get the bill, it is twice what they said it would be and they will not give you the rate they promised. With so many businesses on the brink of going out of business, it seems that they will do anything to stay in the green, at the customer’s expense. This dishonest treatment of reliable customers is both embarrassing and tiring. Why don’t more companies understand that their success is based solely upon their ability to keep their customers?
Additionally, shopping online can be very nerve-wracking for some people. There is no physical store that you can walk into and complain to the manager. If you try to call about your order, it might be hard to be able to talk to an actual person on the phone. And, people can make anything look good on the internet. You have had friends who bought things from a company that don’t even exist before! Scam artists who simply know how to build a professional looking website can sell merchandise that they don’t even have by asking buyers to wire them money. There is nothing they could do when they found out it was a scam. And even when the company does exist, many times, especially with international orders, you have to wait forever to get your package. Or worse yet, it never shows up at all. Too many times in the past, you have purchased something, and that item never shows up at all. And when you try to get your money back, you can’t. Terrible online shopping experiences like these make you wary of ever buying something from anywhere except for a real store again.
We at Utsav know that the thing that worries customers the most about online shopping is being able to have a secure purchase. Because we understand this, we do everything in our power to make your shopping experience both safe and enjoyable. If you purchase something from us and it never shows up, we refund your money. Every item we ship is protected with insurance, so you do not have to worry about getting your money back if the item gets lost in the mail. And if we cannot send you the item that you bought for any reason, we will surely refund your money. Many stores will only offer in-store credit, even though it is their fault that you did not get your item. But we value our customers, and will always refund your money when that happens. If you are still worried about refusing to refund your money, we also give you the option of paying by cash on delivery method if you are located in India. That way, you do not have to pay until you actually receive your order.
There are several trusted methods of payment methods accepted by us. Besides cash on delivery, we also accept Google Checkout and Paypal payments. We are also the only Indian online store to have an HSBC bank account. So you can even deposit a cheque in our account locally. Or, you can conveniently pay by credit card. When you pay by credit card, your payment is processed by a third party merchant. At no point does we actually have your credit card numbers. We just receives confirmation from Visa or Mastercard saying that you have paid, and then we go ahead and process your order. We does not accept credit card numbers over phone, or by fax or email, because it is unsafe to process payments this way. Some people may not like that, but in the long run, it is so much safer to never give out your card numbers in unsecure ways like that. Also, we protect your privacy and will never sell your email address or other information to another company.
Unfortunately, fear of identity theft or stolen credit card numbers courtesy of online hackers is enough to make anyone paranoid when they are online shopping. If you are still worried about whether or not we are a safe shopping site, you should know that we are one hundred percent hacker safe. Our website is protected by McAfee Secure, which protects from identity theft, credit card fraud, spywear, viruses, spam, and online scams. Our website is tested and certified daily to assure that the webpage is safe. We are so safe that it is the only website from India to have the Geo-trust & Network Solution Sitesafe certification.
Finally, we have been around for ten years, and have a customer base that extends across the world. We are primarily interested in maintaining the customers; we have by offering exceptional service for high quality products. For these reasons, the web information company Alexa has rated us as the number one fashion shopping store in all of Asia. Our website also ranks sixth in Google searches.
So now you know that we are a totally safe online shop, and that you will get a return if your item is lost in the mail. But you might still be concerned about the quality of the products that we sell. On the internet, disreputable people can deceivingly edit photos or steal photos from other sources in order to make their product look appealing. When you get that low-quality, poorly made dress in the mail, you are incredibly disappointed. But while we have an enormous selection, every single item we sell is of the highest quality. Real leather bags and footwear, silk blouses covered in sequins, gota patti, kasab and golden zari work, and belts with Kashmiri style hand embroidered details! And the pictures of each item offered for sale are extra large, so you can see the fine details and beadwork in each different piece. After all, one of the main drawbacks of online shopping is that you cannot actually see and touch the item before purchasing it. Isn’t it the worst when the top you get is a totally different shade of green than you thought it would be? But with our high quality, large sized pictures and categorization based on colors, you will know what you are getting before you order. And yet our prices are incredibly low! And, if by incredibly slim chance, you see the exact saree that you just bought from us on another webpage for less than what you paid, we will credit you back the difference in price! Their price match guarantee assures that you are always getting the best deal around!
So finally, you found a website that you can completely trust, and that offers you the best deals around! But the best part is that an enormous selection of merchandise available. We carry traditional sarees and lehnga choli, footwear, jewelry, bridal wear, western-influenced dresses with an ethnic Indian twist, purses, as well as menswear. Even if you are looking for a very specific piece of jewelry to go with a particular saree, we are sure to have it.
You can create an entire wardrobe from the gigantic selection available! And the craziest part is that we add to our enormous selection almost daily! So everytime you go back to the site, it is like going to a whole new store! You could search the internet for days visiting every webpage that carries Indian clothing and accessories and still not find as many different products available as there are on our store. What a wonderful thing to have a store with that much selection that also provides you with a worry free experience. Every purchase you make is guaranteed, and we stand behind all of our merchandise. We offer a safe shopping transaction, worry-free delivery, high quality products, and a tremendous selection. So why would you ever bother shopping anywhere else? And with such a huge selection, you don’t have to!

Become a Fashion Goddess

Utsav — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 00:14:00 +0000

This is true, that there is a fashion goddess in every girl. Give a style to your fashion wardrobe; add some color, energy, attitude and fun factor in it. Groom yourself; sweep the crowd with your fascinating looks.

Become a fashion inspiration: Don’t follow the fashion blindly, create your own. Before moving towards the new trends, experiment with the simplicity. Just go for classy casuals. Don’t shop in the flea market, be picky and choosy. Don’t just focus on one aspect; you should work on your whole look.

Go for different looks: Do keep a check on what suits you most and what not. Try those delicate dresses and become a red carpet diva. Wear a red carpet outfit with focus on the midriff and the waist. Graphic patterns, bold colors, shiny, glossy and playful cuts are going to work wonders.

Make-ups and Hairdos: You can’t think of a Goddess with overdone makeup on her skin, dark circles, and unstructured hair. For the Goddess look, define the eyes with a liner and mascara to give a complete look. Profoundly done eyes with eye shadow and the shimmer effect are in trend these days. For your lips, bare look works great with the neutral shades like caramels, pinks, and soft lilacs. The nude look is apposite. Pulled back ponytails are very much in, in the hairdos. Short layered haircut looks smashing too.

Dazzle with Jewels: Correct accessories are very important, so don’t forget to accessorize. Go funky with hippy or jumbo bags this season. Compliment your goddess look with wedge heels,sleek bracelets and cute earrings. The hot most color is white this season, so go for white metals and pearls. A bit of tribal influence is seen in the jewelry to give a distinct look.

Get an attitude: Let your looks match your body language. Don’t sit with your arms crossed, you can cross your legs this shows etiquettes. Look into the eyes of the person while talking. To show that you are interested in the conversation don’t sit or stand stiff, slightly bend forward. Don’t laugh loud just have an open smile which shows a bit of your teeth. To give your walk a confident look, slightly suck your stomach in, it even shows you taller. Always try to talk of things in general like fashion, weather or something that’s common between. Being fashion Goddess is all about attitude.

Ball Gown Dresses – Customized with Indian fabrics

Utsav — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 23:35:26 +0000

Become the center of attraction of the crowd with this extremely elegant ball gown dress. The tight fit waist line and flary at hem forming a striking silhouette. This innocent, form fitting gown flares into an asymmetrical hem. Spectacular sophistication with couture detailing. Marvelous dress for every woman who wants to look confident and matchless. Also, known as, Evening dress or Formal dress. Crepes, silks and satins are the most suited fabrics for these breathtaking dresses. With our new collection we have filled the gap between the affordable prices and couture ones by creating a bridge line to fulfill those needs.

We’d be delighted to hear from you. By sending your queries give us a chance to select and customize your dress to make you look the true you.

Cocktail Dresses in Indian style

Utsav — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 00:54:09 +0000

It’s a contemporary term for evening dress with décolleté necklines in luxury fabrics like crepes. Cocktail dress that is perfect for so many special occasions, especially for spring and summer season. It’s suitable for afternoon and fancy dinner parties as they are very sensuous and sexy. Cocktail dresses are usually comfortable, short and flirty. These dresses are less formal and are to be worn at cocktail parties.

Drop by to see what everyone will soon be talking about.