Maharani Sita Devi of Kapurthala, also known as Maharani Karam, once upon a time was recognised for her style and hence played muse to Schiaparelli's first saree drape style. Published: July 9, 2024 2:35 PM IST By Edited by Maharani Sita Devi of Kapurthala, aka Princess Karam, was known for her unique style and fashion choices. She was not just a powerful women, but a beauty with brains, indeed.
Maharani’s royal elegance inspired the globally recognised Italian fashion house Schiaparelli to draw inspiration from her highness for their saree drape style segment. All About Princess Karam of Kapurthala Born as Sita Devi in 1915 to a Hindu Rajput Raja Uday Raj Singh of Kashipur, Uttarakhand, she was married to Prince Karmjit Singh, son of King of Kapurthala at the tender age of 13. She was honoured to have helped raise funds for the Indian soldiers during the second world war.
During her day, she was regarded as one of the most glamorous women. Her fashion aesthetics and stories of her grace went far and wide, across the globe. At 19, she was given the moniker as the “Secular Goddess” by the American Vogue.
At #14 comes the ‘secular goddess’ Her Royal Highness Sita Devi of . Muse to once considered as the most stylish woman in the world . — Deepak perwani (@DPerwani) Once, she was spotted in the streets of Paris with her husband draped in a saree.
Eventually she built a reputation that sounded of amalgamating traditional sarees with opulent jewels “I prefer them to .
