Clothing is perhaps the most visible marker of Indian womanhood. The —six yards of unstitched fabric—is considered the ultimate symbol of grace. Worn differently in every region (the Gujarati seedha pallu, the Bengali flat pleats, or the Maharashtrian kashta), it transcends class. A woman in a crisp cotton saree might be a vegetable vendor, while another in a Banarasi silk saree might be a CEO at a board meeting.